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You have a million excuses... (― Carrie Kei Heim)

Drawing Time: 20min Daily:)

October 18, 2023

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You have a million excuses. Write anyway.

― Carrie Kei Heim

Welcome to Daily Drawing! Turning your inbox into a habit trigger for drawing every day:) If you missed the welcome letter or are not sure how to get the most out of this newsletter, you can read it here.

And now for your daily drawing references:

Keep it Simple

Simple sketch of an elderly woman in glasses

Simple sketch of an elderly man in a ball cap

Sketch of a humming bird

Keep it Interesting

Charcoal sketch of a young woman

Pen sketch of a 50 year old man

Figure

Figure illustration of a pouty young lady

Landscape

Ink wash sketch of a Venetian canal.

Painting of a tropical beach hut

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News and Links:

Fashioned by Sargent | Apollo Magazine

Portraits by the painter are paired with original garments and accessories worn by his sitters

www.apollo-magazine.com/fashioned-sargent-museum-fine-arts-boston/?utm_source=mutualart&utm_medium=referral

‘It glows’: restorer removes queasy look from first world war painting Gassed

John Singer Sargent picture of soldiers blinded by mustard gas, the most popular at the Imperial War Museum, is seen in new light

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/oct/12/it-glows-restorer-removes-queasy-look-from-first-world-war-painting-gassed?utm_source=mutualart&utm_medium=referral

Nie Jun, Chinese Illustrator

We don't get to see many illustrated books translated from Chinese author / illustrators, but one book that made the journey is My Beijing ...

gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2023/10/nie-jun-chinese-illustrator.html

A Rodin Sculpture Held by the Glasgow Museums Has Been Missing for Nearly 75 Years

An organization that manages Rodin’s art said that because it was a plaster work, it may not have been thought to have been worth much decades ago.

www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rodin-sculpture-glasgow-museums-missng-1234682977

Six paintings stolen from a Dutch town hall left on art detective's doorstep

Arthur Brand, who helped to recover a Van Gogh painting last month, says he was watching a "boring football game" when the surprising delivery was made

www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/10/17/six-paintings-stolen-from-a-dutch-town-hall-left-on-art-detectives-doorstep

Let's Go Shopping!

It's not so long to Christmas, so maybe you should start making your shopping list for plein air painting gear.

mchesleyjohnson.blogspot.com/2023/09/lets-go-shopping.html

November USk Sketchout

8 October, 2023. This month a small group of Urban Sketchers met up at the Fall Fest at the Belger Glass Annex. All manner of glass merchants were on site, as well as glass work demonstrations in t…

justsketches.wordpress.com/2023/10/08/november-usk-sketchout

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