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Hitching a Ride - Counting Sheep 12

Hitching a Ride – Counting Sheep 12

’Sketching Stuff Exercise and #DoodlewashSept2022 prompt: Music. It may not be music to your ears, but … Did you know that lambs and ewes can recognize each other’s bleats, and that studies have shown they can recognize up to 50 faces, both sheep and human, and remember them for up to two years? I’m posting prompts out of order. Several of my prompt responses this month will show up as examples…

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Tornado

#DoodlewashAugust2022 prompt: Storm Did you know that the widest recorded tornado, which occurred in Reno, Oklahoma in 2013,  was about 2.6 miles at its peak? Hahnemühle Grey-toned Watercolor PaperSupervision WatercolorReference Photo by Nikolas Noonan on Unsplash. August Doodlewash prompts Tools: To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here. You…

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Jumping In Head First

Jumping In Head First - #doodlewashAugust2022 #WorldWatercolorGroup #watercolor #cat #skydiving

For today’s prompt of “Courage,” I made a sketch of a little kitty enjoying a bit of skydiving. The actual thought of skydiving is something that I have to admit terrifies me since I’m not a particular fan of heights. So hurling toward earth at 120 miles per hour before being yanked and airlifted to the ground by a fabric umbrella is not an activity that you’ll find on my bucket list. Yet, the…

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Sunflower

#DoodlewashAugust2022 prompt: Courage. These days the sunflower is a symbol of courage. Did you know that sunflowers are actually thousands of tiny flowers clustered together and surrounded by petals? Each tiny flower has both male and female organs so they can self-pollinate as well as taking pollen from the wind or insects. Eventually, each flower becomes a seed. Huh. Makes me rethink eating…

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Black Bellied Whistling Duck

Black Bellied Whistling Duck

#DoodlewashAugust2022 prompt: Black Bellied Whistling Duck. Did you know the Whistling Ducks have the longest legs of all the duck species? Hahnemühle Cold Press Watercolor PostcardZebra Zensations Technical PenSupervision WatercolorReference Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash. August Doodlewash prompts Tools: To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada,…

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Pitcher Plant

#DoodlewashAugust2022 prompt: Buzz. Things that go buzz had better beware the carnivorous pitcher plant. Did you know that pitcher plants tend to grow in areas with nutrient-deficient soil? They are able to thrive because of their carnivorous ways, getting much needed nitrogen and phosphorous from their prey. Bockingford Cold Press Watercolor paperAquafine WatercolorReference Photo by cyndywill…

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Papyrus

#DoodlewashAugust2022 prompt: Papyrus Did you know that papyrus wasn’t only used for making paper in the past? It was used for ropes, clothes, boxes, window shades, tables, toys, mattresses, and it was also used for food and medicines. Truly, a useful plant! I went for stylization, and ended up with something more like mops than weeds, but ‘eh’, I like it! Hahnemühle Rough Collection…

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The Nautilus

#DoodlewashAugust2022 prompt: Nautilus Did you know that adult nautilus have between 60 and 90 tentacles? Actually, they aren’t tentacles, but are called cirri (the plural is cirrus). Hahnemühle Cold Press Watercolor postcardSupervision WatercolorReference Photo by gapec on Pixabay. August Doodlewash prompts Tools: To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and…

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