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My Journaling Materials -- Part 1

My Journaling Materials -- Part 1

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Journaling Rules I Routinely Break

Journaling Rules I Routinely Break

9.8K views 2 weeks ago

Keep a Travel Journal Without Getting on A Plane

Keep a Travel Journal Without Getting on A Plane

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The Power of Journals, Pens, and Zines

The Power of Journals, Pens, and Zines

10K views 2 months ago

Your Life Is Extraordinary--Explore it in your notebook

Your Life Is Extraordinary--Explore it in your notebook

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Refresh Your Creativity: Moving from week 1 to 2

Refresh Your Creativity: Moving from week 1 to 2

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Creativity Reset Introduction, Details & Supplies

Creativity Reset Introduction, Details & Supplies

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WHAT IS YOUR SPORTS STORY?

WHAT IS YOUR SPORTS STORY?

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How to Curate a Lifetime of Journals

How to Curate a Lifetime of Journals

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JOURNALING ARCHETYPES and books to inspire everyone

JOURNALING ARCHETYPES and books to inspire everyone

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MAKE A HABIT OF WRITING IN YOUR JOURNAL

MAKE A HABIT OF WRITING IN YOUR JOURNAL

19K views 5 months ago

How to Start a Travel Journal You'll Actually Keep

How to Start a Travel Journal You'll Actually Keep

29K views 6 months ago

How to Begin a Written Journal -- with prompts, quotes, and advice for making the habit stick

How to Begin a Written Journal -- with prompts, quotes, and advice for making the habit stick

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KEEP A JOURNAL WITHOUT FEAR

KEEP A JOURNAL WITHOUT FEAR

311K views 7 months ago

I kept a journal for 42 years and this is what happened

I kept a journal for 42 years and this is what happened

1.7M views 8 months ago

How I found a CREATIVE RESET in Los Angles plus two sketchbook flip-throughs

How I found a CREATIVE RESET in Los Angles plus two sketchbook flip-throughs

3.6K views 8 months ago

I made art with Gouache for months and this happened...

I made art with Gouache for months and this happened...

16K views 9 months ago

Highlights & Intentions in a New Sketchbook PLUS Spoonflower Project Update!

Highlights & Intentions in a New Sketchbook PLUS Spoonflower Project Update!

2.2K views 9 months ago

Paint a Lionfish with Me- a step-by-step process video for painting with gouache

Paint a Lionfish with Me- a step-by-step process video for painting with gouache

834 views 10 months ago

Quiet Art Week -- Search for Sketchbook Inspo with me on the streets of NYC

Quiet Art Week -- Search for Sketchbook Inspo with me on the streets of NYC

1.1K views 10 months ago

Paint a Sparrow with Gouache -- a step by step process video

Paint a Sparrow with Gouache -- a step by step process video

1K views 10 months ago

Paint Cozy Holiday Cards with Gouache - From Your Sketchbook to Final, an easy step-by-step tutorial

Paint Cozy Holiday Cards with Gouache - From Your Sketchbook to Final, an easy step-by-step tutorial

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Paint & draw like Ruth Asawa in your Sketchbook

Paint & draw like Ruth Asawa in your Sketchbook

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Paint a Cozy Autumn Landscape -- Step by Step with Gouache

Paint a Cozy Autumn Landscape -- Step by Step with Gouache

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From Sketchbook to Spoonflower -- An Easy Step By Step Process

From Sketchbook to Spoonflower -- An Easy Step By Step Process

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Create Gorgeous Patterns in Your Sketchbook and Sell them on Spoonflower

Create Gorgeous Patterns in Your Sketchbook and Sell them on Spoonflower

24K views 11 months ago

September 2025 Sketchbook Tour (and a Big Announcement)

September 2025 Sketchbook Tour (and a Big Announcement)

3.1K views 1 year ago

Moths & Butterflies in Gouache

Moths & Butterflies in Gouache

901 views 1 year ago

ARTIST VLOG -- Sketching in my Art Journal at Squam Lake: Capturing the Landscape in Acrylic Gouache

ARTIST VLOG -- Sketching in my Art Journal at Squam Lake: Capturing the Landscape in Acrylic Gouache

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Exploring Color with Gouache

Exploring Color with Gouache

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Starting an Art Youtube Channel at 50+ -- Reflections on my First Four Months

Starting an Art Youtube Channel at 50+ -- Reflections on my First Four Months

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Exploring the Color Wheel with Watercolor & Collage -- Art Journaling for Beginners Part 8

Exploring the Color Wheel with Watercolor & Collage -- Art Journaling for Beginners Part 8

416 views 1 year ago

R&F Drawing Oils

R&F Drawing Oils

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Art Class Lover: Which Class Will You Take Next?

Art Class Lover: Which Class Will You Take Next?

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Create 10 Minute Abstract Patterns in Your Sketchbook Today

Create 10 Minute Abstract Patterns in Your Sketchbook Today

2.6K views 1 year ago

Capturing Home - Art Journaling for Beginners #6; Join me! Sketch Where You Live!

Capturing Home - Art Journaling for Beginners #6; Join me! Sketch Where You Live!

400 views 1 year ago

Paint a Simple Abstract Landscape in Your Art Journal

Paint a Simple Abstract Landscape in Your Art Journal

934 views 1 year ago

Throwback Sketchbook Tour: Inspirational Walk Thru of Favorite Art Journal for Anyone Just Starting

Throwback Sketchbook Tour: Inspirational Walk Thru of Favorite Art Journal for Anyone Just Starting

1.7K views 1 year ago

Art Journaling for Beginners -- Part Three: Drawing Our New Bernadoodle

Art Journaling for Beginners -- Part Three: Drawing Our New Bernadoodle

855 views 1 year ago

Artists Talking to Artists Inaugural Episode: The Art Advice You Didn't Know You Needed

Artists Talking to Artists Inaugural Episode: The Art Advice You Didn't Know You Needed

285 views 1 year ago

Art Journaling for Beginners Part 2 -- Take a Line for a Walk and "Currently" Writing Prompt

Art Journaling for Beginners Part 2 -- Take a Line for a Walk and "Currently" Writing Prompt

1.5K views 1 year ago

Painting a Still Life in My Art Journal | Flowers, Fruit & a Curious Pup

Painting a Still Life in My Art Journal | Flowers, Fruit & a Curious Pup

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Art Journal 101 -- A Beginner's Guide to Art Journaling: Essential Supplies and Inspiration

Art Journal 101 -- A Beginner's Guide to Art Journaling: Essential Supplies and Inspiration

8.8K views 1 year ago

Timelapse Acrylic Gouache Painting of No Name Harbor (Key Biscayne, Miami) | Sketchbook Art Process

Timelapse Acrylic Gouache Painting of No Name Harbor (Key Biscayne, Miami) | Sketchbook Art Process

329 views 1 year ago

SKETCH CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH AT THE MET #artdate #sketchonlocation #museumsketching

SKETCH CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH AT THE MET #artdate #sketchonlocation #museumsketching

234 views 1 year ago

March 2025 Sketchbook Tour

March 2025 Sketchbook Tour

2.1K views 1 year ago

Alta - Spring 2015

Alta - Spring 2015

475 views 11 years ago