Mama Cormier

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Funky Frog Friday – March 19, 2021

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….oh Tonguely you should never upset those Wacky Birds

After Tonguely hijacked Wacky Bird Wednesday to wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day he encountered the wrath of some of those birds. Should we feel sorry for him? Do you think he learned his lesson?

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Art in my Sketchbook – Part 1

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…I haven’t posted any art for awhile

I haven’t worked on any large pieces lately. My focus has been mainly on drawing in my sketchbook. I signed up for two classes. One was with Lewis Rossignol called
Sketchbooking and the other is a two week class with Karen Abend called Sketchbook Revival. The latter is a free set of classes with 27 artists that each give a lesson that takes about 30 minutes. Sketchbook Revival is free and you can still sign up. https://www.karenabend.com/sketchbook-revival-2021/

Lewis’s focus is on being loose and not too precious with your sketchbooks. In fact he encourages you to mess up your pages a bit so that it is easier to start drawing. He likes to work in ink, pen, and pencil and he uses collage to add interest and balance.

Here are a few of the sketches that I did after watching his lessons.

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I will post my art from Day 1 of Sketchbook Revival in a post tomorrow.

Greetings From Tonguely

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Mama Cormier

…on St. Patrick’s Day

Normally a wacky bird appears in this time slot but Tonguely just couldn’t help himself and hijacked this page to wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

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Looks like Tonguely got into the green beer a little early today.

Monday Murals Next to the Keele Subway Station

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Mama Cormier

….thanks to Sami for hosting Monday Murals

When the subway train comes out of the tunnel and travels above ground for a ways there are always interesting murals on the back of buildings that are only visible when you’re on the train or if you’re parked in a lot next to one of these buildings.