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 * Feb 27, 2024
   
   Don’t let your doubts clip your wings. Be like a puffin—dive into the sea of
   creativity with boldnes. With just a pencil or stroke of graphite, you can
   create worlds that have never been seen before. Embrace the adventure!
   Rendered in pencil (2B and 4B) using the Pentel Graphgear 1000. #sciart
   
   

 * Feb 25, 2024
   
   Had a fantastic time at Artawa’s event at Ottawa Art Gallery. Enjoyed
   catching up with podcast guest Kina. Sketched a watercolor mouse & started a
   graphite puffin among 20-30 art lovers. Creativity flourished in 2.5 hours!
   
   

 * Feb 20, 2024
   
   Started with just two little frogs and couldn’t stop there – had to give them
   a whole crew of colorful companions! 🐸 Each marker-made frog has hopped out
   with its own vibrant personality. It’s amazing how one splash of color leads
   to another, creating a whole ecosystem of art.
   
   

 * Feb 14, 2024
   
   Absolutely loving the playtime with the Brush Sign Pen Twins from Pentel
   Canada 🎨✨ Not my go-to medium since I’ve never dabbled in markers, but these
   beauties made the experience super fun and straightforward! Etchr cold press
   Perfect Sketchbook #sciart
   
   

 * Feb 13, 2024
   
   Are you an urban sketcher looking for inspiration? I pulled a dozen episodes
   of my Drawing Inspiration podcast into this starter pack. Enjoy!
   drawinginspiration.fm/start/

 * Feb 13, 2024
   
   Morning sketch session with my favorite subject, the black-capped chickadee!
   ✏️🐦 Kept it simple today, focusing on our little bird and leaving the tree
   texture for another time. Want to draw together? Watch this space for more!
   🌿👀
   
   

 * Feb 7, 2024
   
   Kicked off my morning with a graphite sketch of an alpaca that’s been waiting
   in the shadows. Tackling the diverse textures of its hair was daunting, but I
   embraced the challenge! 🎨✏️ Created using a Pentel Orenz Nero .5mm with 4B
   lead and a 2.5mm 6B clutch pencil.
   
   

 * Feb 3, 2024
   
   🐸💙 Meet the vibrant ambassador of sustainable living, the blue poison dart
   frog, captured here in watercolor. It was certainly a challenge mixing these
   blues and doing it on-site at Equator Coffee in Almonte. I’ve come to rely on
   the QoR watercolors and the Pentel water brush for this work.
   
   

 * Jan 31, 2024
   
   Rising with the dawn, sometimes my mornings are dedicated to creation amidst
   the quiet hum of a coffee shop. Today, my early efforts were rewarded with
   this serene camel, its stillness mirroring the peace of an untouched day.
   
   

 * Jan 25, 2024
   
   Turned waiting time into sketching time and brought this majestic hippo to
   life with my pencil. 🚗✏️ While my car was getting its oil change, I was busy
   giving this large, gentle creature a bit more of a smile. Remember, every
   moment can spark creativity. 🦛✨
   
   

 * Jan 17, 2024
   
   I painted this wasp with some new friends at the Kanata Art Club Open Studio
   last night. Just under 90 minutes of work. I absolutely love drawing and
   painting insects. I think that rendering their wonderful mix of textures and
   values helps to improve my skills as an artist.
   
   

 * Jan 13, 2024
   
   Mourning dove today in a coffee shop. Sketching while my daughter did some
   homework. I also started a wasp ;-)
   
   

 * Jan 8, 2024
   
   This woodpecker landed on my sketchbook this morning for my coffee stop. My
   first day back to work in two weeks. Of course, I had to leave early to stop
   and paint on the way into the office.
   
   

 * Jan 7, 2024
   
   A little snowy today. I spent a little sketching in a local coffee shop.
   Pentel brush pen, QoR watercolours and an Etchr hot press sketchbook.
   
   

 * Jan 2, 2024
   
   Some African penguins I sketched while in a local coffee shop. A young one in
   the background. Parents having some time together 😊
   
   

 * Dec 22, 2023
   
   Art vs. Artist 2023
   
   As the colors of 2023 blend into the canvas of memories, I can’t help but
   feel grateful for the incredible journey this year has been. 🌟
   
   Thank you for being part of this journey. Here’s to a colorful and creative
   2024! 🌈👨‍🎨
   
   

 * Dec 6, 2023
   
   Owl you doing today 😊 Here’s the output from this morning’s coffee session.
   
   

 * Nov 30, 2023
   
   Finished this little walrus party this morning. Pencil in a Moleskine
   sketchbook.
   
   

 * Nov 29, 2023
   
   We have so many blue jays where I live. They have unique personalities and
   are quite gregarious.
   
   I decided to paint one this morning over coffee. Simple and quick. Hope you
   have a great day.
   
   

 * Nov 26, 2023
   
   This was a challenge. New subject, bright colors and small scale. Happy with
   the result but took more time than I thought. Certainly pushed my watercolor
   skills to edge. Yes, more bettas to come.
   
   

 * Nov 26, 2023
   
   An American pika in my watercolor sketchbook. Yes, coffee shop work. A fun
   recommendation from a follower. Oh yes there will be more to come.
   
   

 * Nov 15, 2023
   
   Today’s coffee shop sketching session turned into an unexpected journey into
   the world of birds. I tackled a red-footed falcon, a stunning creature known
   for its striking red legs and talons. Rendered with watercolor and a Pentel
   brush in an Etchr Sketchbook Reference courtesy of Edwin Butter
   
   

 * Nov 9, 2023
   
   I find it so hard rendering bees with watercolor. I spent some time before
   work and at lunch to finish this one off. Gotta love my travel kit.
   
   

 * Oct 5, 2023
   
   Morning coffee shop sketch
   
   

 * Oct 3, 2023
   
   I have decided to end my Patreon and Newsletter (on Convertkit). You can now
   find me regularly posting content for free and paid subscribers on my new
   Substack page mikehendley.substack.com I am hopeful you will continue to
   follow me on my journey.

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