{"id":80,"date":"2006-10-30T05:40:43","date_gmt":"2006-10-30T05:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=80"},"modified":"2010-09-05T20:11:48","modified_gmt":"2010-09-05T20:11:48","slug":"sometimes-the-process-is-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes the Process is the Point"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Walnut<\/a>
Walnut Shells Drawing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These walnut shells are not drawn perfectly. I left out a lot of detail, the shadows aren\u2019t quite right, and my values are off. That\u2019s ok. It\u2019s close enough.<\/p>\n

You can make yourself nuts (excuse the pun) by trying to draw things too perfectly. I think it\u2019s better to have drawn a thing imperfectly than to never have drawn it at all because, many times, the point of drawing is the process of drawing itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These walnut shells are not drawn perfectly. I left out a lot of detail, the shadows aren\u2019t quite right, and my values are off. That\u2019s ok. It\u2019s close enough. You can make yourself nuts (excuse the pun) by trying to draw things too perfectly. I think it\u2019s better to have drawn a thing imperfectly than … Continue reading “Sometimes the Process is the Point”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drawing-inspiration"],"yoast_head":"\nSometimes the Process is the Point - Carol's Drawing Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sometimes the Process is the Point - Carol's Drawing Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These walnut shells are not drawn perfectly. I left out a lot of detail, the shadows aren\u2019t quite right, and my values are off. That\u2019s ok. It\u2019s close enough. You can make yourself nuts (excuse the pun) by trying to draw things too perfectly. I think it\u2019s better to have drawn a thing imperfectly than … Continue reading "Sometimes the Process is the Point"\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Carol's Drawing Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2006-10-30T05:40:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2010-09-05T20:11:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Carol\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Carol\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Carol\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/69e3e3a23184bded388e8c53d3903234\"},\"headline\":\"Sometimes the Process is the Point\",\"datePublished\":\"2006-10-30T05:40:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2010-09-05T20:11:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":96,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6a4d245062c819bedd53d57134797e17\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Drawing Inspiration\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sometimes the Process is the Point - Carol's Drawing Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2006-10-30T05:40:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2010-09-05T20:11:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/2006\\\/10\\\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sometimes the Process is the Point\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Carol's Drawing Blog\",\"description\":\"Drawing lessons and art by Carol Rosinski of Toad Hollow Studio.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6a4d245062c819bedd53d57134797e17\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6a4d245062c819bedd53d57134797e17\",\"name\":\"Carol\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/cropped-sunflower-atc.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/cropped-sunflower-atc.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/cropped-sunflower-atc.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Carol\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/cropped-sunflower-atc.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\"},\"description\":\"I'm an artist, an accidental author, and lover of life. I grew up in Yorktown, Indiana, and I've been writing (and drawing) this website since 1999.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/toadhollowstudio.com\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/69e3e3a23184bded388e8c53d3903234\",\"name\":\"Carol\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6fad2174ae073d601c75c42bbcbd01d1c7bbfc9904ac726b7fdfd581472f2688?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6fad2174ae073d601c75c42bbcbd01d1c7bbfc9904ac726b7fdfd581472f2688?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6fad2174ae073d601c75c42bbcbd01d1c7bbfc9904ac726b7fdfd581472f2688?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Carol\"},\"description\":\"I'm an artist, author, and teaching artist. I've been writing about drawing on this website since 1999 and drawing since I was old enough to hold a pencil. I love teaching others how to draw too.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\\\/wp_blog\\\/author\\\/carol-rosinski\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sometimes the Process is the Point - Carol's Drawing Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sometimes the Process is the Point - Carol's Drawing Blog","og_description":"These walnut shells are not drawn perfectly. I left out a lot of detail, the shadows aren\u2019t quite right, and my values are off. That\u2019s ok. It\u2019s close enough. You can make yourself nuts (excuse the pun) by trying to draw things too perfectly. I think it\u2019s better to have drawn a thing imperfectly than … Continue reading \"Sometimes the Process is the Point\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/","og_site_name":"Carol's Drawing Blog","article_published_time":"2006-10-30T05:40:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2010-09-05T20:11:48+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Carol","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Carol"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/"},"author":{"name":"Carol","@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/69e3e3a23184bded388e8c53d3903234"},"headline":"Sometimes the Process is the Point","datePublished":"2006-10-30T05:40:43+00:00","dateModified":"2010-09-05T20:11:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/"},"wordCount":96,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6a4d245062c819bedd53d57134797e17"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg","articleSection":["Drawing Inspiration"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/","url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/","name":"Sometimes the Process is the Point - Carol's Drawing Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg","datePublished":"2006-10-30T05:40:43+00:00","dateModified":"2010-09-05T20:11:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/10\/walnut_shells_sm.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/10\/sometimes-the-process-is-the-point\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sometimes the Process is the Point"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/","name":"Carol's Drawing Blog","description":"Drawing lessons and art by Carol Rosinski of Toad Hollow Studio.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6a4d245062c819bedd53d57134797e17"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6a4d245062c819bedd53d57134797e17","name":"Carol","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cropped-sunflower-atc.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cropped-sunflower-atc.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cropped-sunflower-atc.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Carol"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cropped-sunflower-atc.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1"},"description":"I'm an artist, an accidental author, and lover of life. I grew up in Yorktown, Indiana, and I've been writing (and drawing) this website since 1999.","sameAs":["http:\/\/toadhollowstudio.com"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/#\/schema\/person\/69e3e3a23184bded388e8c53d3903234","name":"Carol","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6fad2174ae073d601c75c42bbcbd01d1c7bbfc9904ac726b7fdfd581472f2688?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6fad2174ae073d601c75c42bbcbd01d1c7bbfc9904ac726b7fdfd581472f2688?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6fad2174ae073d601c75c42bbcbd01d1c7bbfc9904ac726b7fdfd581472f2688?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"Carol"},"description":"I'm an artist, author, and teaching artist. I've been writing about drawing on this website since 1999 and drawing since I was old enough to hold a pencil. I love teaching others how to draw too.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/author\/carol-rosinski\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1r5dp-1i","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2944,"url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2014\/11\/ink-and-graphite-on-the-easel\/","url_meta":{"origin":80,"position":0},"title":"Ink And Graphite On The Easel","author":"Carol","date":"2014\/11\/04","format":false,"excerpt":"I live for the moment when 3d form emerges on 2d paper, and especially when I\u2019m not expecting it. When I\u2019m drawing contour lines with my pen, they flow close together and meander apart, making hills and valleys where they please. If I add graphite or more ink to accentuate\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Miscellaneous"","block_context":{"text":"Miscellaneous","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/category\/miscellaneous\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Coral Line Drawing","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/onion-coral001-125x125.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2965,"url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2014\/12\/sea-shell-junonia-drawing-grid-drawing\/","url_meta":{"origin":80,"position":1},"title":"Sea Shell (Junonia) Grid Drawing","author":"Carol","date":"2014\/12\/08","format":false,"excerpt":"Shell On A Grid I tired to draw this shell freehand, but because of grumpiness from trying to plot all those spots, I put a photo of it into the Copyit grid app. This a very good app, by the way, and it's creatively inspiring to have your photos and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Observation"","block_context":{"text":"Observation","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/category\/observation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Shell in Copy It grid app for drawing.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/screenshot-125x125.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5408,"url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2018\/10\/two-begonias-drawn-in-graphite\/","url_meta":{"origin":80,"position":2},"title":"Two Begonias Drawn In Graphite","author":"Carol","date":"2018\/10\/20","format":false,"excerpt":"After working on a composition of three begonias for a long time, I couldn\u2019t convince myself that they were the begonias I really wanted to draw. My eyes kept flirting with these two small flowers on the rim of the flower pot instead. They were in soft lighting, slightly out\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Graphite Pencil Drawing Lesson"","block_context":{"text":"Graphite Pencil Drawing Lesson","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/category\/graphite-pencil-drawing-lesson\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Begonia Drawing Finished Carol Rosinski","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/two-begonias-rosinski-300x274.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":41,"url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/08\/drawing-is-the-root\/","url_meta":{"origin":80,"position":3},"title":"Drawing is the Root","author":"Carol","date":"2006\/08\/28","format":false,"excerpt":"Drawing is a solid base. It\u2019s the root of many great works of art. It\u2019s my personal base too. As the world buzzes on around me, if I have drawn each day I am rooted and solid. If I haven\u2019t drawn, I\u2019m carried off by every current of life that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Drawing Inspiration"","block_context":{"text":"Drawing Inspiration","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/category\/drawing-inspiration\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":37,"url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2006\/08\/drawing-from-the-heart\/","url_meta":{"origin":80,"position":4},"title":"Drawing from the Heart","author":"Carol","date":"2006\/08\/21","format":false,"excerpt":"Talking about drawing from the heart is a wonderful way to start out in my new home here at Typepad. Sometimes when you are drawing from life you simply cannot capture the scene. The essence alludes you no matter how many times you try to see it and draw it.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Drawing Technique"","block_context":{"text":"Drawing Technique","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/category\/drawing-technique-48\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2036,"url":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2011\/03\/what-to-draw\/","url_meta":{"origin":80,"position":5},"title":"What To Draw Part 2 – Easy Scenes","author":"Carol","date":"2011\/03\/14","format":false,"excerpt":"I've decided to expand last week's post about finding things to draw in a couple areas so that you'll never have a excuse for not drawing. :) One of the easiest ways to find something to draw is to draw what's right in front of you. This exercise gives your\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Drawing Inspiration"","block_context":{"text":"Drawing Inspiration","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/category\/drawing-inspiration\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Billy And Closet","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/closet-billy1-125x125.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1504,"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions\/1504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}