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Today, my Facebook friend Genevieve Crabbe, of &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/AmaryllisCreations"&gt;'Amaryllis Creations'&lt;/a&gt;, shared this great link to Carla Sonheim's art blog. &amp;nbsp;She has just published a free ebook, named &lt;a href="http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/free-zine-ye-olde-book-of-blobs/"&gt;'Ye Olde Book of Blobs'&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;This is a very handy tool to have around your drawing desk if you are stuck for ideas. &amp;nbsp;I couldn't resist diving into those blobs and giving one my own interpretation. As you can see below, this is how 'The Bee Man' was born! Make sure you check out &lt;a href="http://www.carlasonheim.com/"&gt;Carla Sonheim's website,&lt;/a&gt; it's well worth a look.&lt;/div&gt;
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The other night while sitting in my little 'nest', surrounded by the tools and equipment I have collected over the years, I found myself wondering what would happen if I applied the tip of a hot soldering iron to a chunk of polystyrene. Well, did, and something AMAZING happened! As the tip of the soldering iron hit the polystyrene, it instantly melted away with a lovely crackling sound, allowing me to carve very delicate designs into the surface with ease. Now I know after reading this you will instantly begin digging through the tools in the garage and hunting through your house for bits of polystyrene. &amp;nbsp;However, please be warned, it does give off a particularly evil smell, which I would think is very toxic, so please &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;wear a mask and only try this in an extremely well ventilated area&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. &amp;nbsp;I wouldn't want any of you to be overcome with fumes, and be found&amp;nbsp;unconscious&amp;nbsp;in your small craft studio, because of me. Also, the soldering iron can get very hot, so don't burn yourself, and have a fire proof surface to put it on when you are not using it, or if you have switched it off and are letting it cool down. &amp;nbsp;There are probably some better/safer heating tools available &amp;nbsp;which are made for this sort of thing, if you do a search online.&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway...the possibilities? &amp;nbsp;Well you could make these into stamps of course, but you could also use them in mixed media artworks as interesting surfaces to cover with paint, tissue paper and glue, glitter, all sorts of things. You could also make some interesting sculptures or decorations using the different 3D shapes you find at the art/craft shop. This is only the beginning...I'm going to take this further, so watch this space.&lt;br /&gt;
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Just taking it slowly with this painting/drawing. &amp;nbsp;I worked on it a bit last night...as you can see I have made a tad more progress. &amp;nbsp;The slowness could be explained by all the colour printouts of some of my &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAAD988F6B2501110"&gt;'Dangerous Doodles'&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;you can see on the table...I just got the new (well, new second hand) laserJet printer all set up and have been enjoying myself 'testing' it out. The colours are so bright and shiny, they distract me so! I'm still trying to decide how to utilise it...cards? A4 prints? Stickers? Scrapbooking paper, notepaper, book labels, booklets, or colouring books, perhaps. &amp;nbsp;Decisions, decisions. What do you think?&lt;br /&gt;
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You can read more about this mixed media piece in my &lt;a href="http://miraculousmosquito.blogspot.co.nz/2013/02/work-in-progress-painting-on-particle.html"&gt;previous post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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I'm enjoying the feel of my &lt;a href="http://miraculousmosquito.blogspot.co.nz/2013/02/prettying-up-studio-paintbrush-holder.html"&gt;new paintbrushes&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;They are not the most expensive ones, but quite ok for what I am doing. &amp;nbsp;I might get just a couple of really excellent brushes soon, though, because I want to be able to get really fine lines and these cheapo ones are just not cutting it in that department. This is a freehand doodle using &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdhqviDv-xk"&gt;white gesso paint&lt;/a&gt; on particle/craft board. &amp;nbsp;I have started to add some colour using &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=engJDm4FYF4"&gt;prismacolor pencils&lt;/a&gt;. I'm not sure how this one will turn out, I am just having fun experimenting. &amp;nbsp;What are your favourite type of paintbrushes? Any suggestions? Please comment below :)&lt;br /&gt;
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I am currently working on editing a new video, which shows a tour of my little 'studio' (previously a bedroom). &amp;nbsp;As I sit here I feel like I am in a cosy nest surrounded by all my&amp;nbsp;paraphernalia.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Hopefully I will have that video up on my &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/miraculousmosquito?feature=mhee"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt; soon, and you will understand what I mean. &amp;nbsp;In the meantime, I have been prettying things up a bit and having fun upcycling some bits and pieces as I organise. &amp;nbsp;I just bought a new set of paintbrushes, and thought they deserved their own container. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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I found this bottle which used to hold capers, threw on a bit of girlie paper, ric rac, ribbon, and lace, and voila! My paintbrushes are happy and they won't get lost in all the other stuff on my desk. I am also in the process of&amp;nbsp;converting&amp;nbsp;an old metal baking tray into a magnet board, covering it with some very used ex-library Asterix comic books. &amp;nbsp;I will post that when it is finished. &amp;nbsp;Do you have any other good upcycled storage solutions? &amp;nbsp;I would love to read them in the comments below!&lt;/div&gt;
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Did you guess the answer? Thanks to everyone who commented. &amp;nbsp;I think this was a fairly easy one...I will try and make them more difficult. &amp;nbsp;I have a few really interesting ones up my sleeve. Make sure you subscribe to my blog or facebook page so you don't miss any.&lt;br /&gt;
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This will be the first in a series of a new game I want to begin. &amp;nbsp;When enough people have tried to guess (either in the comments below, or on my facebook page) I will reveal the answer! &amp;nbsp;The photos will be from objects around where I live. &amp;nbsp;Don't worry about if your answer is correct, just guess and have fun! &amp;nbsp;The idea is to learn to appreciate and observe all the interesting patterns and objects around us. &amp;nbsp;Life is much more interesting that way.&lt;br /&gt;
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Spoonflower is a very cool website where you can design your own fabric and then they will print it and send &amp;nbsp;it to you (or other people can buy it too). &amp;nbsp;I have been working on a &lt;a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/miraculousmosquito?sub_action=designs"&gt;small collection of designs&lt;/a&gt; for a while now, and learning a bit about how to make repeated patterns (sort of like the same way they make wallpaper patterns).&lt;br /&gt;
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One of my favourite designers at the moment is the very talented Valentina Ramos. &amp;nbsp;You can see her work &lt;a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/valentinaramos"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. I could just look at her designs for hours.&lt;br /&gt;
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Designing fabric is really quite interesting, and a lot of fun once you learn how to do it. &amp;nbsp;You can take a single object, and change it about, coming up with many different colours and combinations. &amp;nbsp;Don't worry if you are not good at drawing, either...amazing things can be done with a digital camera or a scanner. &lt;br /&gt;
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I have opened a&lt;a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/miraculousmosquito?sub_action=designs"&gt; little shop&lt;/a&gt; in Spoonflower, and my goal is to get some designs ready for sale. &amp;nbsp;The catch is you have to order a fabric swatch of every design you want to sell ( I guess it is sort of like a test to see if it will look good on fabric). &amp;nbsp;I would appreciate your feedback if you have time to take a peek at my Spoonflower shop. &amp;nbsp;It's the first time I have done this sort of thing, so any advice would be very welcome.&lt;br /&gt;
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While organising my new little 'nest' (the room I have now taken over with all my stuff) I found a box of very neglected painting gear. &amp;nbsp;I used to do so much painting, but with three small children around, I sort of gave up for a while until I had somewhere I could leave work in progress out. &amp;nbsp;There is nothing that kills my enthusiasm more than having to put it all away every time we eat a meal, or every time a little hand reaches up and tips the dirty painting water all over the floor. &lt;br /&gt;
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Now I have my own room (YAY!!) I feel ready to paint. I think I have to get some new paintbrushes, though, the ones I have in that box are so wrecked that they paint three lines instead of one. &amp;nbsp;Anyway I have started this painting to get my painting skills back in practice, and it is feeling so good. &amp;nbsp;I really love to paint. &amp;nbsp;I have filmed this piece so far, so make sure you subscribe to my YouTube channel if you want to see it. &amp;nbsp;Should be done soon.&lt;br /&gt;
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Had a bit of a stressful day today? My guess is most of you have in one way or another. &amp;nbsp;Look at you, sitting there all hunched up with your eyes too close to the computer screen, crouched over the keyboard (or clutching your tablet or phone with that vice-like, sweaty grip). &lt;br /&gt;
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Stress can come in many forms. &amp;nbsp;If we are not feeling anxious about having too much to do, then we are bored and restless. &amp;nbsp;When we don't have enough money, we worry about the bills piling up. &amp;nbsp;When we have a lot of money, we worry about that too...we never seem to have enough no matter how much we get. &amp;nbsp;We humans are just never satisfied! &lt;br /&gt;
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Well whatever has been getting you tense these days, forget about it for at least six and a half minutes, take your fingernails out of the dashboard, ungrit your teeth, un-furrow your brow, roll your shoulders out a couple of times, sit back and enjoy this relaxing drawing video I made just for you. &amp;nbsp;Maybe it will inspire you to pick up a pencil and draw, the next time you feel things are getting you down. &amp;nbsp;It's a much better solution than all the other bad things you could be doing instead!&lt;br /&gt;
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'Remedy for a Stressful Day' Click on the video above, relax, and enjoy!&lt;/div&gt;
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Hi Folks! Tonight I have been busy painting this cute children's bookcase we picked up from the school next door to us. &amp;nbsp;Perfect for three&amp;nbsp;home schooled&amp;nbsp;children who love books. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Today has been a really book themed day, actually. &amp;nbsp;I took my children to the little local library and they signed up for 'The Great Reading Race' competition which the library are running at the moment. &amp;nbsp;Then the kids chose about a million books to take home (hey, I'm not complaining...I would rather they read books than watch DVDs) &amp;nbsp;and then on the way home, we passed the primary school next door and lo and behold they were getting rid of all this school furniture. For free! Most of it was pretty useless, but we grabbed this cute little book shelf. &amp;nbsp;It even has cubby holes in the back to put more stuff inside!!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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My husband said 'We can just stick it in the garage to store things, it's pretty ugly'. &amp;nbsp;'Oh no', I said, 'I will paint it!'. &amp;nbsp;'Yeah right' he said, looking at me sideways with a smirk. &amp;nbsp;My husband knows my bad habit of not finishing things. We have a lamp sitting next to our bed with a half finished painted design on it that has annoyed him for years. &amp;nbsp;However, this time I was feeling very inspired. &amp;nbsp;I grabbed the paint, rolled the bookcase out on the grass under a tree (it has wheels too!) and my two eldest and I began to throw on some paint. &amp;nbsp;They (aged 4 and a half and 6) both now have pale purple acrylic tinges in their hair and the youngest was almost completely covered in paint splodges when he finished, but we had a great time. &amp;nbsp;It's all part of the homeschooling experience, right?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Anyway Once we got the main colour on and they all went to bed, &amp;nbsp;it was brought inside for some details. &amp;nbsp;Here is what I have come up with so far. &amp;nbsp;What do you think? &amp;nbsp;I was aiming for a sort of 'books flying through the clouds and off into the distance' sort of effect. &amp;nbsp;These are just the outlines. &amp;nbsp;Now I need some advice. &amp;nbsp;What should I do next? &amp;nbsp;Should I add more details, some shading, some different colours? Should I paint over it and start again? Or should I just leave it the way it is? &amp;nbsp;I really am a bit stuck and need some inspiration, to prove husband wrong and finish the project. &amp;nbsp;Waiting eagerly for your comments!!&lt;/div&gt;
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Hi everyone...Long time no blog! I have been making things, though. &amp;nbsp;Perhaps not the sort of thing that you are used to seeing on Miraculous Mosquito...but I thought I would show you anyway.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;The pear needle book I made&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;"&gt;We have been going a bit 'felt crazy' around here lately (by we, I mean myself and my 6 and 4 year old). &amp;nbsp;I recently paid a visit to my favourite shop in the whole world, called 'Pete's Emporium'. &amp;nbsp;It used to be a tiny little shop in Porirua (just north of Wellington) jam-packed full of all sorts of bits and pieces. &amp;nbsp;Now it has moved across the road to a bigger space, and good ol' Pete has expanded his range of items, in particular the art/craft/fabric/sewing section which I spend most of my time in. &amp;nbsp;There I picked up a whole lot of felt in many different colours, then on my way home I dropped in at my local library where I grabbed the reserved books they had kindly saved for me. &amp;nbsp;One was a book about how to make felt toys and other groovy things.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;This little guy turned out kind of cute, I thought :)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;My kids just borrowed a book from the library called 'Jolly Olly Octopus' I think&lt;br /&gt;
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These clouds are just flat, stitched around the edge, with a white side and a blue side.&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Recently I have been spending a bit of time in the hospital with my daughter and son who both have asthma and have had some nasty attacks lately. &amp;nbsp;There's not much do do there while you are cooped up in a small curtained cubicle waiting for the next inhalation of&amp;nbsp;Ventolin. &amp;nbsp;Beforehand, waiting at home while the ambulance was on its way and I was making sure I had everything packed in my overnight bag, I decided I was not going to spend another night in the children's ward with nothing to do but play games on my phone while my eyes turned square. &amp;nbsp;I grabbed the felt toy book, a bag of felt, and some needles and embroidery thread. &amp;nbsp;At least I could teach myself to do something while I was there. &amp;nbsp;I made a really cute felt needle book with a pear on it which, although not perfect by any means, didn't turn out that bad and I was happy with it.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have always been a bit scared of sewing for some reason, but now I am really starting to enjoy it, and my children also ask if they can do some as well when they see me stitching away. &amp;nbsp;Encouraged by that mild success I decided to make something a bit more detailed, and when I got home from the hospital I decided to make an interactive toy for my children. &amp;nbsp;I made some fish, an octopus, and a few clouds, which I am somehow going to make into a sort of picture which will either be attached to a wall or made into a 'quiet/soft book'. &amp;nbsp;The kids will be able to attach the fish and other objects onto an ocean themed fabric/felt background wherever they want, with snaps and velcro. &amp;nbsp;I've got a few more ideas...a guy fishing in a boat...a giant clam with a pearl inside....etc etc! Now to actually FINISH it....that's my REAL challenge !! &amp;nbsp;If you have been reading my blog since the beginning, you will probably know that finishing things isn't exactly my speciality, but I'm getting there.&lt;br /&gt;
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A quick painted doodle in my Moleskine Experiment series. &amp;nbsp;A fancy heart. &amp;nbsp;Because we all need a little love :) &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfxZATWlOT4"&gt;Watch me painting it here&lt;/a&gt;....or better yet, &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVjlXCtRiGs&amp;amp;list=PL8DE4434A7B9E25FE&amp;amp;feature=plcp"&gt;watch the whole playlist&lt;/a&gt; just for fun!&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;As part of my &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVjlXCtRiGs"&gt;Moleskine Experiment series&lt;/a&gt;, I doodled this particular one on a recycled cardboard folder, using 'gesso' paint which had been watered down so that it flowed just so.&amp;nbsp; What do you think about this design...should I use it to paint on my Moleskines? Let me know in the comments below...and don't forget to watch the video and share it with your friends. &lt;/div&gt;
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I was staring at that great big blue pencil on my blog banner the other day and suddenly decided...It's time for a change!&amp;nbsp; I was feeling in a mostly black and white mood that day and so, voila!&amp;nbsp; I snapped my fingers and lo and behold, I found myself looking at my new banner and background.&amp;nbsp; As you might already know, I'm the sort of person who gets lost in details.&lt;br /&gt;
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Details... I just had a flashback ! I remember my Dad asked me to paint him a sign for a garage sale one day when I was a teenager.&amp;nbsp; His words to me were 'Daughter dear, could you paint me a sign for our garage sale....oh...and please...just plain writing this time....don't EMBELLISH IT!!!'.&amp;nbsp; Well, yes I did make that sign, and I tried my very best to make it plain so that it was easy to read from a passing car.&amp;nbsp; However, my Dad made that fatal mistake of leaving me alone too long with a paintbrush in my hand after the words 'garage sale this Saturday' were carefully and neatly painted.&amp;nbsp; I mean, a few curls and swirls here and there couldn't possibly hurt anyone, could they?&amp;nbsp; Doesn't everyone like a bit of decoration in their life?&amp;nbsp; Surely those big lovely bold letters were meant to be embellished?&amp;nbsp; When my Dad came back to check my handiwork he laughed, rolled his eyes and shook his head. 'You just couldn't help yourself, could you!' he sighed.&amp;nbsp; 'It's OK Dad, you can still read the words on it....just...hehe' I answered sheepishly.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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It was the same in classes at high school.&amp;nbsp; I would often hand my notebook into the teacher and get the same written comments when my book was returned:&amp;nbsp; 'A beautifully decorated notebook...it must have taken you hours to do this.&amp;nbsp; But where's your homework??'&amp;nbsp; It was the same with assignments.&amp;nbsp; And exam papers.&lt;br /&gt;
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The other day I made a chicken and vegetable pie with homemade pastry.&amp;nbsp; It was delicious...I wish I had've taken a photo of it to show you.&amp;nbsp; I was going to actually, but by the time I had turned around to get the camera it had been sliced into pieces and served onto everyone's plate.&amp;nbsp; Anyway I think the main reason I go to the trouble of making a pie with homemade pastry is so that I can doodle on it.&amp;nbsp; This one looked great.&amp;nbsp; It had hearts, flowers, swirls, dots....the lot! All sculpted in pastry and coated with a layer of beaten egg to make it go extra crunchy on top.&amp;nbsp; I think I spent more time decorating the top of it than it took me to make the actual pie.&amp;nbsp; It was so much fun though.&amp;nbsp; Edible doodles...now there's a thought!&amp;nbsp; Maybe I should get into cake decorating or something, I could really go overboard with my embellishment addiction with that hobby. &lt;br /&gt;
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Oops!&amp;nbsp; That was a long flashback.&amp;nbsp; Get to the point, I hear you shout.&amp;nbsp; Ok well, the blog's new look.&amp;nbsp; I spent some time thinking about making it sleek, stylish, and shiny-looking, sort of minimalist and nice and simple.&amp;nbsp; A place to rest your eyes, a vacation from the craziness that is the internet.&amp;nbsp; I really did try.&amp;nbsp; But it just wasn't me at all.&amp;nbsp; Who am I trying to kid? So instead, I went in totally the opposite direction and crammed as many doodles in as I possibly could.&amp;nbsp; Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!&amp;nbsp; That's better!&amp;nbsp; Glad I got that all out of my system.&lt;br /&gt;
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Let me know what you think about the new look, in the poll to the left (if it is still there by the time you read this article).&amp;nbsp; Or better still write a comment below.&amp;nbsp; I would love to know what you think :)&lt;br /&gt;
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First of all I want to give a big HOWDY to all the new MM blog subscribers.&amp;nbsp; You have probably found yourself here because you are a keen doodler like me, or maybe you just like to look at all the pretty pictures.&amp;nbsp; Whatever the reason, I am glad you are here in my little corner of the internet.&amp;nbsp; Welcome to the workings of my brain hehe.&lt;br /&gt;
Anyway, I'm not sure if you have discovered it yet, but over on my YouTube channel, I have a playlist just fort the serious doodlers out there, called 'Dangerous Doodles'.&amp;nbsp; Make sure you check it out if you haven't already, and feel free to leave comments and share with your friends.&amp;nbsp; Hope you like it!&lt;br /&gt;
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I thought it would be nice to bounce back from my long online absence with a bit of an experimental painting video.&amp;nbsp; So many things have happened since my last post, including moving our family to a different house...stressful to say the least!&amp;nbsp; However, it has all been worth it, we now have more space (including more space to do our artwork...YAY!) It meant moving a bit further away from the city, but it is to be expected...cities are not really designed for families, are they.&lt;br /&gt;
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This little painting experiment is the next in a series I am doing, as I prepare to paint on some lovely Moleskine notebooks, as well as a Moleskine drawing book with beautiful paper, that I picked up from the local art shop. The books have darkish coloured covers, so I wanted to experiment on some similar surfaces before I tackled the actual Moleskines.&amp;nbsp; As always I recorded it all on video.&amp;nbsp; I did quite a few different experiments which I will be posting soon, so if this is your kind of thing, make sure you subscribe to my blog, facebook page, twitter and all the rest of the thingies I am attached to, so you don't miss out on any new videos.&lt;br /&gt;
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A few weeks back, my family and I went for a nice break in the countryside.&amp;nbsp; We stayed in a great little cabin which was connected to the main 'camp' by a small forest which featured a fast flowing stream which we crossed over a little bridge.&amp;nbsp; It was so nice to just be able to stop, listen to the sound of the forest, and look closely at all the different plants and insects.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is interesting how, in the city, the animals are wary of the humans and don't hang around for too long when we are about.&amp;nbsp; It is often difficult even to hear them...but it is a different story in the forest.&amp;nbsp; The forest is theirs and as soon as humans arrive, you can hear the birds all calling loudly to each other to announce that there are intruders.&amp;nbsp; They are quite bold and come close on the nearest branch to check you out and then fly back to their mates and report what they have seen.&amp;nbsp; I can just imagine what they are saying: 'Hey, I just saw the strangest birds...they are as big as a tree...and one of them has such a huge beak, if you can call it that.&amp;nbsp; It's the funniest thing I've ever seen...HAHAHAHA!!'.&amp;nbsp; Then there are the animals of the eight legged variety.&amp;nbsp; 'Hey, Bob...let's wait 'til it's nearly dark, build a huge web right across that pathway, and then one of us will sit in the middle of it and see what happens when they walk through it...I feel like a good laugh!&amp;nbsp; Why don't you sit in the middle?...you're bigger than me.'&amp;nbsp; You really get the feeling that you have walked into another world, and I love it.&amp;nbsp; My children love it too because everything is amazing to them.&amp;nbsp; They notice the smallest details, too.&lt;br /&gt;
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In this beautiful forest were the most amazing ferns, I had never seen them before, and I am not sure what they are called or whether they are native to New Zealand...perhaps someone out there might know more...please let us know in the comments.&amp;nbsp; I have shown them in the image above.&amp;nbsp; On each leaf there are hundreds of tiny capsule-like bumps, and if you turn them over you can see that these hold small brown seeds.&amp;nbsp; If you run your finger along them you can feel an interesting texture, a bit like reading braille.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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My daughter was obsessed with collecting these leaves and we ended up with them all over our cabin, so one night I got out my sketchbook and drew one, which you can see in the image above.&lt;br /&gt;
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Do you have any nature sketches/artwork you would like to share?&amp;nbsp; I'd love to see them!&lt;br /&gt;
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Happy drawing!&lt;br /&gt;
Regards,&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Two days ago I decided I needed to draw an online comic strip, and...Voila!&amp;nbsp; 'GARDENABLES' was born!&amp;nbsp; Here is the first exciting episode, entitled 'Trev's New Look'&amp;nbsp; (exciting? Ok I will leave that up to you to decide hehe).&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway it's just a bit of fun, and I hope you enjoy it.&amp;nbsp; It's the first time I have ever done an online comic strip, so I would love to hear what you think of the first episode.&amp;nbsp; Please add your comments, ideas, and helpful suggestions below.&lt;br /&gt;
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Should I keep going and make episode #2?&amp;nbsp; Or should I just kill it now and put it out of its misery?&amp;nbsp; Perhaps you have suggestions for characters or storylines?&amp;nbsp; Let me know.&lt;br /&gt;
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I have also recorded the drawings and will be posting them on my &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/miraculousmosquito?feature=mhee"&gt;YouTube channel&lt;/a&gt; very soon. &lt;br /&gt;
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Oh...and make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out on any of the fun! &lt;br /&gt;
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Happy reading!&lt;br /&gt;
Regards,&lt;br /&gt;
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The other day I paid a visit to a place in Wellington called 'Uncle Bill's'.&amp;nbsp; No, he's not my uncle...just one of those shops that you can buy just about everything from at a very inexpensive price.&amp;nbsp; Buy at your own risk, mind you, and make sure you check that everything works before you leave the shop.&amp;nbsp; I went there to buy gel pens, but ended up buying everything else instead, as I tend to do in this type of shop.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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They had some interesting art equipment there...not the sort of thing you would expect you to last a lifetime, but I bought myself a pretty decent paintbrush.&amp;nbsp; It's called a 'Taklon Liner' and it has really long, thin bristles which are great for doing fine curly flourishing lines.&amp;nbsp; Once I got the hang of it I just couldn't stop, and began painting everything in sight with some white gesso I found at the back of my art cupboard.&amp;nbsp; I will have to work out how to fix the paint on somehow, perhaps some spray varnish will do the trick...otherwise the whole lot will just scrape off.&lt;br /&gt;
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As you can see, my art journal with its smooth black cover was just asking for a spruce up.&amp;nbsp; I have video recorded some other little curly paintings I did on some dark surfaces with white paint, and when they are all nicely edited I will post them on my YouTube channel so you can see how I did them.&amp;nbsp; I can't wait to show you.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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In the meantime, I have posted a video about the materials I used to decorate the cover.&lt;br /&gt;
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If this takes your fancy, make sure you subscribe to my blog and YT channel so you don't miss out on the rest of the series.&lt;br /&gt;
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While checking my email this morning I received a pleasant surprise!&amp;nbsp; As my eyes scanned through the list of inbox subjects, on in particular caught my eye.&amp;nbsp; One of my YouTube subscribers had sent me a message of congratulations for winning the Shoo Rayner Drawing Competition!&amp;nbsp; Then I found a message from Shoo telling me I had won his competition, and asking where to send the prize.&amp;nbsp; WOW!&amp;nbsp; I never win anything...hehe.&amp;nbsp; I hardly ever enter competitions.&amp;nbsp; However, I enjoy Shoo's entertaining drawing videos so much I felt keen to submit something this time...and I'm so glad I did!&amp;nbsp; I won, among other things, a signed copy of one of Shoo's children's story books that he wrote and illustrated himself.&amp;nbsp; I will enjoy reading it to my children, who also love to watch his drawing videos.&lt;br /&gt;
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You can view Shoo's contest announcement video above, which shows all the great entries that he mentions (make sure you visit them all and give them a 'thumbs up/like' and a comment).&amp;nbsp; Below is my own video, and the winning drawing.&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks soooooo much to all who watched and 'liked' my video, I'm sure it all helped me to win the competition.&amp;nbsp; Welcome, also to all the new YT and Blogger subscribers who have recently discovered my little corner of the internet, I hope I can continue to make more videos that you can enjoy.&amp;nbsp; I have so many ideas in my head...if only there were more hours in the day!&amp;nbsp; Right now it's 1am in my part of the world (the only time I get any peace and quiet in a house with 3 children aged 5 and under hehe)...staying up far too late...AGAIN!!!&amp;nbsp; But it's worth it when I receive all your wonderful comments.&amp;nbsp; Thanks again!&lt;br /&gt;
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To give me a better picture of how many people are interested, I have added a quick and easy poll on the left sidebar of this blog.&amp;nbsp; Please cast your vote, share this article with as many people as you can think of, and hopefully this will help move things along a bit.&lt;br /&gt;
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By the way if you haven't already seen the DD tutorials on YouTube, you &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/miraculousmosquito?feature=mhee#g/c/AAD988F6B2501110"&gt;watch them here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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