Little ballpoint pen face study sketch in my sketchbook!

Just finished the 5th sketchbook for 2025
For a long time I was totally convinced that I was not able to draw a portrait. I've tried many times and the results were quite bad indeed, so I eventually gave up on it.
Then, quite recently, I decided to give it a go again and to my big surprise, the results where not as bad. I would say, quite acceptable.
Something must have happened in my brain in the meantime.
#Illustration#Drawing#SketchBook#TraditionalMedia #AcrylicMarker#Acrylic #ink#InkDrawing#Portrait#liveDraw#liveDrawing



Second ever timelapse video of my sketching!
Some glitches in the video and I didn't know I could lock exposure and white balance, but much improved focus!
Bobcats are basically big kitties!

Random art I made:
Acrylic on paper, a path in Leigh woods.

The other day, I posted a few thoughts on the blog about how I layout my sketchbook pages, featuring flowers from my balcony:
https://juliabausenhardt.com/how-i-layout-sketchbook-pages-botanical-sketching-edition/
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I caught this sneaky little guy taking a swim in my rain barrel last year. Painted him in Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper #Sketchbook #TraditionalArt#Nature#Animals

More apple blossom sketches and a look at how I choose colors for painting these:
https://juliabausenhardt.com/choosing-colors-for-apple-blossom-sketches/
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