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Judy Shepelak
Dec 31, 20232 min read
A New Year is About to Begin
2023 has been a long year, or was it? I finished moving a garden to a new place which basically was an entire summer of work. My art? I...
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Judy Shepelak
Feb 12, 20232 min read
The Fall of 2022 Brings New Art
Aside from updating art files and computer files and the website, what else was there to do but start some new pieces to work on. And now...
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Judy Shepelak
Jan 6, 20232 min read
New Year, New Works
The end of 2022. Hurray? I guess. December did not see a whole lot of new work because that is the time I begin working on updating all...
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Judy Shepelak
Sep 22, 20222 min read
Colored Pencil Newly Completed
Almost everything I have been painting in the last 3-4 months has included a bit of landscape. Pieces I introduced in an earlier blog...
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Judy Shepelak
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Summer is Waning up North
But my Colored Pencil work continues. I have been so happy with pastelmat paper which seems to blend and cover much faster than other...
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Judy Shepelak
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Summer Colored Pencil and Gardening
I haven't spent as much time drawing these last two months because I've had a few interruptions, mostly attending events. I'm finding it...
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Judy Shepelak
Apr 25, 20222 min read
Pastelmat Experimentation
Lots of people have created beautiful art using pastelmat and colored pencils, but this is still a learning curve for me. I tried one...
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Judy Shepelak
Mar 7, 20221 min read
Ready for a new Challenge. Pastelmat
I finished off a piece I started a couple of weeks ago. I limited myself to five colors hence the name Color Quintet. First I created a...
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Judy Shepelak
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Colored Pencil is a Breeze...
But having to maintain a computer and adding new programs and then trying to relearn everything on the new program that supposedly is...
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Judy Shepelak
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Colored Pencil Update
I continue to work away on the five pieces I started after the holiday. So far I've spent the most time on the two winter scenes. I think...
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Judy Shepelak
Jan 17, 20222 min read
Hallelujah! The Holidays are Over
They were fun, but so much time has to be allotted in preparation that time for my artwork has to be restricted. And I so miss just being...
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Judy Shepelak
Nov 29, 20213 min read
More Colored Pencil
Once again I have been playing with my pencils and not journaling or blogging. I definitely like drawing way more than writing down my...
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Judy Shepelak
Sep 26, 20212 min read
I Draw, I Don't Blog
Oh well, I don't feel an overwhelming need to report what I'm doing to the world. But, I do keep working on my art and trying to learn...
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Judy Shepelak
Apr 27, 20211 min read
Covid was a PLUS for Drawing
Although I am really really tired of being indoors and at home, I sure got a lot of drawing done! I've added several new pieces in my...
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Judy Shepelak
Feb 2, 20211 min read
Three New Pieces to Start the New
The first one is on pastel paper. This might be a challenge because it's the first time I've worked with colored pencils on pastel paper....
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Judy Shepelak
Jan 14, 20212 min read
Lot's of Time to Work During Covid!
Been a little busy with the holidays even though I haven't gone anywhere. Still cooked dinners, decorated the house for Christmas, made...
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Judy Shepelak
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Drew All Day
Making progress on both of these drawings. Colored pencil is so-ooo slow. I think I finally have decided to branch out. I've bought...
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Judy Shepelak
Nov 3, 20201 min read
I Need Someone to Blog for Me!
Can't believe it was September when I last posted something, but having nothing to do during Covid times has not been my problem! So I...
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Judy Shepelak
Nov 2, 20202 min read
New Art Can Be Fun or Maybe NOT
It's been a while since I have posted, but I've been spending time with a new group of artists that I recently joined. Viewing other...
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Judy Shepelak
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Finished! Two pieces.
Diana's Bath is done...I think. Sometimes I let the piece sit for 2-3 weeks before I make the final decision. I'm thinking of starting...
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