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ignoring equals neglecting equals i’m busy equals just leave me alone

One whore hand and one not. My song for today, just because: Doves ‘Kingdom of Rust’

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niece

I had a lovely morning with my niece Yasmeen yesterday. We went to Jarir bookstore and each walked out with one bag, one canvas and a gift certificate. We went to mine where she drew and I painted. Does it get better than that on a Saturday morning?

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Ghadah said, “I just sketched three drawings about quotations marks.”

I hate quotation marks. For years at school I struggled with the usage of these minute yet highly specific squiggles Do they come after or before a comma? Do I capitalize the word following one, or not? Where and when do I use a period? These tiny, little marks are so specific and rule-heavy I think […]

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new sketchbook } marble sketchbook } eight sketches tonight

The paper in this new sketchbook is sublime. If you enlarge the pictures you’ll see what I mean.

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watercolor sketchbook } a tale of two sisters

Here is a perfect example of overworking a piece. It’s really bugging me. I don’t want to rip either page, but I might glue something over one. I don’t know, I’ll have to see. I killed my gorgeous sketchbook.

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