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Day # 75
Theme: Medium Challenge: Colored Pencils
Time spent: 1h





Comments: Just a quickie today.
I haven't used my colouring pencils in ages!
They don't work well on the smooth paper I use for my markers.

Day # 77
Theme: Mermaid / monochrome orange
Time spent: 1h





Comments: Not finished but I've had a very busy day eating ice creams on the prom.

Day # 79
Theme: Church
Time spent: 2h ish






Comments: Eglwys Newydd - St Michael and All Angels Church - Hafod Estate
So, I stumbled upon this church one day more than 20 years ago whilst out exploring. It is quite literally in the armpit of nowhere, tucked into the head of a valley on the Ystwyth River that runs down to join the coast at Aberystwyth. The views are nothing short of spectacular. The church is part of the Hafod estate which; in the mid 90's when I first visited it, was mostly unloved and overgrown. Now it is a popular destination for walkers and tourists and has been adopted by a conservation group who are slowly re instating the original walks and vistas that were built there by Thomas Johnes in the 1790's and 90's.
The church pre-dates this. It was built in 1620 but underwent several makeovers throughout it's history.

There is nowhere that I feel more calm and peaceful than here.
And my scratchings do not do it justice at all.
I need to get out and draw properly again!

Day # 81
Theme: Word Art
Time spent: 1h





Comments: Shroooooooooom

Day # 83
Theme: Medium Challenge: Uncommon II (pastels, clay, crochet) FIMO!
Time spent: 2h trying to fix my dried out clay, 1h sculpting, .5h baking





Comments:My fingers are wrecked, my clay was like sand whee
I have ordered a pasta maker so I can fix it!

It's been a long time since I Fimo-ed, I'm massively out of practice but now I know I can revive my dead collection of clay without having to replace it all I might do a bit more smile

Day # 85
Theme: Moose
Time spent: 1.5h




Comments: Moooooooooooooose!

Day # 87
Theme: Medium Challenge: Crayon (watercolor crayons)
Time spent: 1h ish



Comments: In a house with three kids you would think there would be a massive selection of crayons. WRONG!
I found a box with half a dozen rainbow crayola twistables which were great fun for writing but impossible to colour with, about 40 ancient chunky crayolas which squeaked and snarled across the paper and a limited selection of 'gel wax crayons'
So I tried the gel wax ones and omg it was like drawing with lipstick xd
So, this evening you have some badly drawn fruit and a horrible phone picture because there is no way on gods green earth that I'm putting this stuff in my scanner; it's will stick and I'll probably never be able to scrape it off!

Day # 89
Theme: Rose
Time spent: 1.5h





Comments: Had my second covid vaccine yesterday so I'm feeling crappy today.
And I managed to stab myself in the right index finger with a drawing pin and it's swelled up like a balloon sad
All that red has give me a headache.