{"id":194,"date":"2007-05-01T00:15:52","date_gmt":"2007-05-01T00:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2023-12-31T01:19:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T01:19:08","slug":"and-even-more-roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2007\/05\/and-even-more-roses\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2026 and even more roses!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1319\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/rose_steps.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1319\" title=\"Rose Drawing Steps\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/rose_steps.jpg?resize=200%2C367\" alt=\"Rose drawing steps\" width=\"200\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/rose_steps.jpg?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/rose_steps.jpg?resize=163%2C300&amp;ssl=1 163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 85vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rose Drawing Steps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is what I&#8217;m working on right now. 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