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Nautical is the prompt for today’s ICAD

July 9, 2021

Sunflower sun over the sea

Pencil sketch with Sharpies. Sunflower sun over the sea. Makes no sense, but it’s colorful and was fun to create!

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Billionaire space race is hot and happening

July 8, 2021

If Sir Richard Branson sent a postcard, it would be this

Postcard from space

Sir Richard Branson hands this postcard to an assistant and say, “It needs a stamp.”

Postcard to Earth

This was fun to imagine into existence. I learned the Kármán Line is an attempt to define a boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and outer space. So it seemed as good as any place to originate a postcard, which is today’s ICAD prompt.

Sir Richard Branson is scheduled to launch this 11 July 2021 on the Virgin Galactic as Astronaut 001 among a crew of six others, beating Jeff Bezos by what appears to be ten days.

We will be watching.

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Quick pen and ink for ICAD today

July 6, 2021

Treehouse

The prompt is ‘treehouse’ and birds live in trees, right? The objective of ICAD is to create something every day, even it’s a quick something. Micron pen.

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Index card as prototype for real sign

June 29, 2021

Sunflower block for a barn quilt

Quilt block

Today’s ICAD (Index Card A Day) prompt is ‘quilt.’

I’ve been designing ideas for a 3’x3’ barn quilt sign to hang in my front yard so today’s prompt gave space for some practice.

Sunflowers are top on my perennial list of favorite flowers, even though they’re annuals. And I’ve always loved barn quilts, so the match seems favorable. This is a rather sloppy watercolor pencil rendition and there are a few more patterns I’ve been considering.

You can read more about the history of barn quilts, hex signs, and quilt trails at West Virginia Mountain Mama’s website.

Until tomorrow! xox

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Maple is the prompt for today’s ICAD

June 25, 2021

I went with an October Glory maple leaf

Maple leaf in acrylics

This maple leaf from a previous ICAD fit today’s prompt of maple. The October Glory maple is one of my favorite trees.

Acrylics.

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Bex Hall

Her writing has appeared in various online and print publications, most recently in Kerning, a literary magazine, and in the Stories of Hope Collection in Transplant Living. Her artwork has appeared and sold through the Grayson Gallery. She blogs here about creative life and creates in Studio BE overlooking the Ohio River. Her work in progress is a memoir about the secret life of objects.

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