Hello lovely peeps,
How are your holidays going?
I have finally managed to get your December deep-dive video done, which was quite the adventure because I somehow consistently manage to underestimate how hard it is to get work done while I'm visiting my family.
I started this last week and barely managed to finish it today T_T (Working with a software that is not in the language I am used to and has none of my keyboard shortcuts set up is an interestin...
2022-12-30 20:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovely peeps,
I was hoping to get this post out to you last week but I was quite ill all week and barely managed to package all your rewards and send them out as it was.I thankfully got better in time for my flight back to France, so I am now writing this from my parents’ home in Grenoble, where I will be for Christmas and a couple weeks after that.
As I was working on packaging and sending out all remaining physical rewards for 2022, I realised I had not shared wh...
2022-12-20 17:39:54 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovely people,
I'm working on catching up to print designs for October, November and December, and I wanted to run the December print design by you.
I recently completed the two small paintings I want to put in the small golden diptych frame, and I was thinking of making the duo...
2022-12-02 15:26:53 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
Here's another batch of Daily Doodles!
A tell-tale sign that I am trying to get back into sketching more is when I get out my coloured pens and start doing pose studies...XD
I have been trying to use slightly challenging pose references from Pinterest for my doodles in this batch, to train my eye to perceive proportions better.
By using pens, I have to pay close attention to the relationship between my shapes and volumes in order to replicate the pose c...
2022-11-30 12:45:18 +0000 UTC
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Hi lovely peeps,
Here is your video for November!
I promise I will work harder at getting those to you earlier in the month in the future.
This video is different to the others in that it is not a timelapse of a painting, but rather a deep-dive into my thought process while exploring a concept I would like to create a big painting with.
The video is in two parts :
1) I analyse my older sketches during which I came up with this...
2022-11-29 18:16:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello my dears,
While I did not manage to paint as many of these little guys as I was hoping to this week (my expectations of myself are too much to live up to most of the time, and yet, I haven't learned to adjust them), I did complete a little over half of them, so here they are!
As I men...
2022-11-25 14:07:50 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovely peeps,
As promised, here is a little breakdown of the concepts I have decided upon to fill all the little frames I shared with you a few weeks ago.
I am trying to have a mix of challenging and more comfortable concepts, to make sure I don't exhaust myself with each painting and keep the whole process fun. I need to have all these pieces ready for the market I am doing in December, so the time I have to work on them is limited.
2022-11-10 17:37:16 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovely peeps,
Here's a Daily Doodle Diary batch for you!
I haven't been on top of it lately. I keep thinking I will pick it up more consistently again, that I will find the energy somewhere to do all the things I need to do, but I am finding it hard. Is anyone else struggling a little to keep going at the rhythm you used to?
So much is going on everywhere, it feels overwhelming and I am struggling to keep up sometimes. It will be ok, but I can't help but feel gui...
2022-11-09 13:40:50 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
As per my previous mini-poll, my patreon in is need of a bit of a freshening up, so I will be thinking about changing up rewards that aren't working too well in the coming months.
The first one I want to look into changing are the Process Videos. The videos have been getting fewer and fewer views, which is leading me to think that they might not be the most interesting reward for you, so I would like to experiment with other things that may b...
2022-10-27 17:26:32 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovely peeps,
Here is your October Process video :)
This one includes a voiceover in which I talk a little about the piece and also update you about some life events. I will have a written post with those updates for everyone to read soon also.
Thank you for watching,
I hope you are all well,
All my love,
M
2022-10-26 14:04:32 +0000 UTC
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Hi lovely peeps,
This is a quick little update post as well as a sale announcement!
As you know, I always have an end of year/holiday sale, and you guys always get an extra 5% discount on top of the public discount, so here's your code for this year's sale!
Use
FIRE25
for 25% OFF everything in my online store!
That includes all originals and new products. :)
IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ
2022-10-24 13:39:18 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
It was difficult to fit art making into this last week, but I did manage to make some progress on a couple of the pieces I have on the go, so here is a small update.
The one I have been focusing on most has been my Stranger Things painting, and I made a fair amount of headway on it.
Here's where it was at the last we spoke :
And h...
2022-10-15 13:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
So I am working on improving my Patreon and changing some things around, and I had a few questions, if you have a minute to spare?
This is the first of a couple of tiny polls, and for this one, I am interested in knowing what appeals to you the most about supporting me on here/ what you would be most interested in seeing more of in the future.
This isn't about specific rewards (yet), but more about general themes.
Let me know by voting below! (You can p...
2022-10-14 15:05:27 +0000 UTC
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Hi lovely peeps,
This week has been ridiculous, and time to make art scarce, so I apologise for the lack of Daily Doodle updates. I haven't been very good at keeping up with that exercise in the last couple of weeks.
But here is my latest batch :)
One thing I have learned in my years of doing this little exercise is that if I am struggling to show up for it, it's usually because I have started setting my expectations for it too high.
It is usually a good time to re...
2022-10-14 14:36:22 +0000 UTC
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Hello,
This post is a bit, well, random. But I thought I'd share this with you for the fun of it, so here we go.
I have a market coming up in December (well, I applied, we'll see if I get in), and I wanted to have a few mini original pieces for sale there, so I've been scouring my local charity shops for little frames, and here's my haul!
I found the golden oval frames f...
2022-10-08 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
The last couple of weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind because of the calendar launch, uploading a Youtube video and doing a livestream, so not much painting happened, but I did manage to get back into it this week, so here's my progress.
I focused on the Stranger Things piece as I would really like to have it launched before Halloween.
It's also a less scary piece to paint than the other gazillion ones I have on the go...XD
2022-10-07 11:50:15 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
I once again upload this video by the skin of my teeth, I am so very very sorry.
This timelapse does not include a voiceover, I hope that is ok, I didn't have the energy for it this time.
I am looking into changing up some rewards in the coming months by the way, and since these videos don't tend to be the rewards that do the best, I am considering changing them a bit, so if you have any ideas as to the type of thing you would prefer to see instea...
2022-09-30 16:41:04 +0000 UTC
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Hello lovely peeps,
I am very nearly done with the design for my 2023 calendar, so I thought I would share what I have so far with you, and also ask for your input on the few things I still need to do!
This calendar is going to be A4 and wire-bound this year (as opposed to the square staple-bound ones I did in previous years).
The artwork included will not be exclusively Inktober work either, nor will it be art I create for this year's I...
2022-09-20 14:30:56 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here is my latest batch of Daily Doodles!
It consists of a lot of quick practice to warm up in the mornings at the moment, and working with fineliners and pens. I'm trying to improve my perception of form and get better at jotting down volumes and shapes quickly.
2022-09-17 16:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Hi lovely peeps,
I've taken a short break from the 3 big pieces I have been sharing with you in previous posts to do a little ink work in advance of Inktober.
I don't plan on doing Inktober next month, this year has been really tough as it is, and I don't have the resilience for such a challenge this time round, but I do love and miss ink, so I thought I'd do something adjacent.
I will be doing a throwback of all my past inktober drawings for each day of October ...
2022-09-16 15:32:51 +0000 UTC
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While I did start painting this piece already, there are a few things I still need to iron out before I jump into the more in-depth aspects of the painting.
Namely, the colour scheme and the lighting.
I could decide to be spontaneous, and figure it out as I go, but this often doesn't pan out and generally heightens my stress, so it is best that I try to make decisions before I jump into the meat of it.
Working digitally is ...
2022-09-13 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Last week was tough for a bunch of reasons so I didn't manage as much progress on the paintings as I was hoping, but here are shots of them so far.
I inked about as much of The Beach as I needed to ink before I start painting :
I did a couple more layers one The Forest (all these titles are placeholders by the way, they will probably change by the time I am don...
2022-09-12 14:10:03 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here are the rewards for September!
I hope you are all doing well :)
Take care, M
2022-09-07 15:38:27 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
I have been making slow but sure progress on the several big pieces I have on the easel, so here's a small update!
I am working on all 3 paintings at the same time, as I am still in the beginning stages (finishing the sketches, transferring, inking) and jumping from one to the other is helping me not get bored as well as keep a fresh eye.
This first piece is obviously a Stranger Things Fan Art painting.
My very ...
2022-09-02 13:52:17 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
So this week hasn't been particularly successful art-wise, which I am trying to not feel too down about because, to be fair, it's "that week" of the month and my body and mind are doing all they can to put spanners in the works.
I am trying to be content with the fact that I kept going anyway and still gave it all a go. While I do feel like I didn't produce much I can do anything with, if I am a little more analytical and pragmatic about it, I did learn some ...
2022-08-27 11:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here is your Process Video for August!
This one of one of the small paintings I created for the Gallery Nucleus Show.
The format is vertical which I hope is ok, as it is easier for me to film my process with my phone and an overhead set-up, especially with small pieces like these.
The video includes a voiceover.
I hope you will enjoy the watch, and leave any questions you may have below and I will get back to you!
All my...
2022-08-26 15:39:36 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here's another batch of Doodle Diary sketches!
For some reason my brain had a hiccup and I completely forgot to sketch for a few days. That hadn't happened for a while, hahaha, daily doodles have become pretty anchored in my daily routine now, so not sure what happened then!
Anywho...
2022-08-26 11:12:13 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here are the rewards for August!
These will all be Patreon exclusives.
Stickers have been sent out to those of you at the sticker tier already. :)
As always, thank you for being absolutely wonderful and supporting me on here. You are currently the only reason I can keep doing this, so I appreciate the hell out of each and every one of you!
2022-08-22 14:04:52 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
Here are a few of the pieces I have been working on in the last few days!
The first image is a scan of the preliminary sketches for 2 of the 4 little paintings I have on the easel right now.
[This might get confusing so here's a quick rundown : I planned 4 pieces to submit to Gallery Nucleus, painted 2 of them and failed 1, which I shared in a previous post. I had one sketch leftover that I didn't know what to do with, and it became...
2022-08-18 17:42:27 +0000 UTC
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Hi peeps,
So I managed to finish 2 of the small paintings before the deadline I needed to hit in order to submit to the Gallery Nucleus show I was aiming for.
I did also work on the 3rd piece but didn't quite get to a point I was happy with, so I ended up only submitting the 2 hand paintings to the show.
I don't know when I will hear back but I will obviously update you with the results!
So here are Star Crossed, and Entwined!
2022-08-10 09:27:33 +0000 UTC
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