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A Tangle

There's a really cool plant sitting next to the sink in the kitchen. The base of the plant looks like twisted wood. Today seemed like a great day to finally attempt to sketch it out.

More than a few times, I felt like I was in over my head. I couldn't get everything in frame. I couldn't decide where to focus my attention. The sunlight was shifting and disappearing. I got lost a couple dozen times attempting fit the tendrils together. This was going to be a disaster.

I silenced my inner-critic enough to put the final marks on the paper - I'm glad I did. The final results don't look like much, but this drawing got me thinking about next time. I asked questions and I challenged myself. Now I can look into solutions and be ready for the next drawing.

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