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finger painting with watercolor. 

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My first attempt with watercolors.

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Finished piece. (pre-critique) I still have a few parts I plan to tweak, but here is where 12.5 hours of my life went.

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Curious 3,400-Year-Old Canaanite Figurine Discovered by Young Boy in Israel

A 7-year-old boy has made an interesting discovery of a 3,400-year-old figurine in ancient city ruins within a national park in northern Israel. The location is said to be one of the most important excavation sites in the country.

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A total of 8 hours of work has been put into this, I am beyond excited to see it finished and critiqued. 💭✍🏼

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Top two photos: postcard views of Main Street, Sackets Harbor, New York, circa 1905-1910.  Third: postcard view of a cannon from the War of 1812 recovered there, circa 1910. (The American Navy headquartered its Great Lakes operations at Sackets Harbor during the War of 1812.)  Fourth: Sackets Harbor railroad station with New York Central Engine 920, circa 1924.  Bottom:  Main Street, Sackets Harbor again, this time circa 1946.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackets_Harbor,_New_York

http://www.sacketsharborny.com/

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Another two hours put in.

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A new drawing of mine. I'm giving naturalism a try, using this grid method to help train my neurons to pick of every detail, strengthening my eye for abstract shapes. Very difficult and I have a very long way to go.

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Experimenting with lines

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The Marbles Debate is a paper my class and I are working on. What do you think should happen to the marbles?

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Inspiration for my next drawing.