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A Surprising and Simple Way to Replace Lost Drawings

January 26, 2019 By Rebecca LP Johnson   8 Comments

Rebecca Payne. Ink and watercolor sketchbook drawing.

Two lost drawings of blooming houseplants and my solution for replacing them. . . .

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Annotations That Increase the Value of a Drawing

December 11, 2018 By Rebecca LP Johnson   3 Comments

mixed media drawing of helicopters in ink, watercolor, and water soluble crayon showing examples of annotations that increase value

This is a mixed media sketchbook drawing that is lost.  I am so happy to have a digital copy of it.  . . .

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5 Ways to Invite a Remarkable Boost in Inspiration

December 4, 2018 By Rebecca LP Johnson   2 Comments

Ideas to invite inspiration

Bottles are a favorite to draw.  Anything with a reflection might fascinate me.  This is an ink and watercolor sketchbook drawing inspired by Danny Gregory's book Creative License. . . .

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How to Wake Up with Your Hair Already Done

September 1, 2018 By Rebecca LP Johnson   3 Comments

There are two ways to wake up with your hair ready to go; the easy way and the hard way... . . .

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Intuitive Drawings Fit Perfectly in All My Sketchbooks

August 21, 2018 By Rebecca LP Johnson   4 Comments

intuitive drawings - ink sketchbook drawings by Rebecca Payne

  An intuitive drawing is made when you let your hand draw and let your mind rest. . . .

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New Drawing Skill: Embrace Mistakes

August 11, 2016 By Rebecca LP Johnson   Leave a Comment

Over the years learning to embrace mistakes has been difficult.  Once there is a noticeable mistake in the drawing I fall out of love.  This is a lesson that I still need to learn. . . .

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What a Difference a Scanner Makes

March 4, 2016 By Rebecca LP Johnson   2 Comments

Bottle and glass jar still life sketchbook drawing done in ink and watercolor by Rebecca Payne. Sketchbook inspiration keeps more drawings coming.

The new scanner arrived and was a breeze to figure out.  I have new drawings that I am still tweaking, and then I remembered this one that I finished, but couldn't scan in its entirety because of scanning difficulties. . . .

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