Stories

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  Summer Creative Adventure No.1 – It’s Picnic Time

  Art on the Go ,Art School ,Creative Inspiration ,Food ,Travel Journal // creative inspiration, creative prompt, drawing prompt, eating outdoors, picnic, sketchbook prompt, summer vacation, summertime
  

  This summer I’m determined to take the time to have some summer creative adventures. I plan to send out

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  Travel Story – Road Trip Along the Eastern Sierras

  Road Trips ,Travel Inspiration ,Travel Journal ,Travel Stories // 395, eastern sierras, illustrated map, Mono Lake, Sierra Nevadas, travel journal, travel photography
  

  The stark landscape along state route 395 in California and Nevada is so incredible inspirational. Here are highlights from

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  Travel Journal – Charles Bridge, Prague

  Cities to Explore ,History ,On Location ,Travel Journal ,Travel Sketches ,Travel Stories // Czech Republic, history, journal page, Prague, sketchbook, travel journal
  

  The Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic is one of the top sites to visit. This historic bridge spans

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  Art School: How to Draw a Taco

  Art on the Go ,Art School ,Culture ,Food // art lesson, art tutorial, food art, food illustration, How to, How to art project, how to draw, how to draw food, taco
  

  Who doesn’t love a good taco? I make them every week on Tuesday (yes, my weekly meal plan is

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  Digital Travel Journal: Visiting a Llama Farm in Peru

  Countries to Experience ,Culture ,On Location ,Travel Journal ,Travel Sketches ,Travel Stories // collage sketchbook, Cusco, digital travel journal, llama, llama farm, natural dyes, Peru, Sacred Valley, travel journal, yarn
  

  After we left Cusco, Peru. we headed down into the Sacred Valley and stopped along the way at a

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  Travel Journal: Wandering through Le Marché aux Puces de Saint Ouen Paris, France

  Culture ,Neighborhoods to Wander ,On Location ,Shopping ,Travel Journal ,Travel Sketches ,Travel Stories ,Uncategorized // antiques, culture, flea market, France, history, Le Marche aux Puces de Saint Ouen, les puces, Paris, Paris flea market, shopping, travel journal, travel sketch, travel story
  

  There is something so romantic about going to the flea market in Paris– oh the treasures you might find!

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• Art School: Create a Toile Pattern Inspired by Ireland

  Art on the Go ,Art School ,Countries to Experience ,On Location // book review, How to, how to draw, pattern, pattern design, sheep, sneak peek, toile, travel video
  

  Here’s a sneak peek of one of the projects in my book Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration. This project was

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  Art School: How to Draw an A Frame Cabin

  Art on the Go ,Art School // a frame, art lesson, art on the go, art tutorial, How to, how to draw, ski cabin, winter cabin, winter drawing
  

  I love the coziness of an A frame cabin in the woods! I can’t think of a better place

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  Finding Inspiration: Tips for Using Pinterest Effectively

  Art and Design ,Creative Inspiration ,Travel Inspiration ,Travel Journal // creative inspiration, creative prompts, finding inspiration, inspiration, pin board, pinterest, pinterest tips, tips for pinterest, travel inspiration, visual inspiration
  

  To me, Pinterest is the mother of online inspiration! I absolutely love the platform. Well before Pinterest was ever

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  Digital Travel Journal: A Trip to the Coast

  Art on the Go ,Cities to Explore ,On Location ,Road Trips ,Travel Journal // California, coast, digital travel journal, Half Moon Bay, journal page, journaling, Pacific Ocean, road trip, San Francisco Bay Area, San Mateo County, travel journal, travel sketch
  

  I feel so lucky to live so close to the coast yet don’t seem to get there nearly enough.

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