Project VI-DAY FREAKIN' THIRTY: Eurasian Lynx

I thought a little sass with full-on dramatic pose was in order to celebrate the final day of the sketching project, so I give you the Eurasian Lynx sporting the I-will-eat-your-throat-for-lunch-look. (It's kinda more of a I-resemble-a-character-from-ThunderCats-look.)

What I learned this go around from the 30 Sketches Project is to enjoy the time spent making. I finally realized that making art isn't about the finished piece that hangs on the wall - it's about the time spent working with the drawing, painting, film, etc. which includes thinking, dreaming, researching, and literally putting the pencil to paper. It's the string of present moments and sacrifices that make up it's creation that is the art, it is still alive when it's in progress. It instantly becomes a ghost of sorts when it is complete or simply a tangible by-product of practice.

Day Thirty: Eurasian Lynx

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Project VII-Day Thirty: Grass

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Project IV Day 25: Hoatzin Nestling

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30 Sketches Projects I-VII

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