Since January 2020, I've hardly ever missed a day of drawing. Often it's just a quick observational sketch. Since working with my tutors from Orange Beak Studio in the UK, I've come to especially appreciate how the quick observations and constant practice of seeing and looking inform my illustrations.

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Here are a few of my favorite sketchbook entries. All but one is gouache. Can you pick out the one I drew digitally in Procreate? If so, email me at patty.hoffman.j@gmail.com  and I'll put three entries for you in next month's pet portrait contest. Every month I give away a free pet portrait and announce the winner in my newsletter on the 15th.