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Sketching Stuff: Stories Sketched From Life
Charlie O'Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, founder of World Watercolor Month in July, and host of the Sketching Stuff podcast. Every single day, for over three years, he created a watercolor illustration and wrote a short essay about whatever came to mind that day and posted it on his blog. These are some of the collected favorites along with some brand new musings. With over 180 illustrations, this book is part personal memoir and sometimes just a randomly fun romp through the sillier bits of this crazy world we all inhabit. Written to take on the impossible task of inspiring creativity, unleashing your inner child, and instilling hope, it will, at the very least, make you smile and touch your heart.
284 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 22, 2018
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Charlie O'Shields
13 books9 followersCharlie O’Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, host of the Sketching Stuff podcast, and a big kid at heart. For 2,000 consecutive days, he created a little watercolor illustration in his sketchbook and shared a short story about whatever came to mind that day. A selection of those stories and illustrations were published in his book:
Sketching Stuff – Stories Sketched From Life
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In 2016, he founded World Watercolor Month in July, an annual charitable event supporting arts education, featuring the 31 watercolors in 31 days challenge, which welcomes people from all over the globe at any skill level, using any method or style of watercolor painting or coloring they love most!
His true passion is inspiring as many people as possible to sketch and paint and help artists of all ages reconnect with their inner child, natural creativity, and just have tons of fun!
He features artists from all over the world on doodlewash.com and is passionate about promoting art education and all of the wonderful art teachers who can take our artistic passions and turn them into dreams come true.
In 2016, he founded World Watercolor Month in July, an annual charitable event supporting arts education, featuring the 31 watercolors in 31 days challenge, which welcomes people from all over the globe at any skill level, using any method or style of watercolor painting or coloring they love most!
His true passion is inspiring as many people as possible to sketch and paint and help artists of all ages reconnect with their inner child, natural creativity, and just have tons of fun!
He features artists from all over the world on doodlewash.com and is passionate about promoting art education and all of the wonderful art teachers who can take our artistic passions and turn them into dreams come true.
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July 13, 2019
This book is a wonderful stroll down memory lane as well as an inspiration to develop a daily sketchbook habit. Charlie makes it seem doable and fun - inspiring the reader not to worry about skill level, just to do it - to take classes, yes, but to find your own style and a way that makes it fun so you will stick with it.
A very enjoyable read, though not something you sit down a fly through quickly. Like a 4 course meal, it needs to be chewed thoroughly, savored and fully enjoyed!
A very enjoyable read, though not something you sit down a fly through quickly. Like a 4 course meal, it needs to be chewed thoroughly, savored and fully enjoyed!
July 3, 2020
A perfectly delightful collection of stories and doodles.
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