Author name: Frances Mariel

The Elusive Habit of Drawing/Sketching in Public like a ‘Proper’ Artist

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Have you ever once fantasized developing these ‘artistic’ habits of going to cafes, parks, etc. with a sketchbook of yours to make these everyday sketches in—and hopefully improving upon your own skills—while casually sipping a beverage of your choice or eating a buttery croissant? You know. Like those artists with a hobby of people-watching and […]

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The Gap Years

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It has actually been quite awhile since I took an unintended break from drawing and posting any art. Long before discovering my website was deleted due to payment issues as mentioned in my previous post. It started with an unexpected diagnosis at the end of 2022 which culminated in a most heartbreaking ending at the

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Here’s to a fresh start and to starting over anew in 2025

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To be specific, here’s francesmariel.com — version 2.0 …as it is certainly not my first rodeo in publishing my works through a digital portfolio on my own website. Due to a payment issue with the host, my website/domain was taken down/suspended, but even after I had resolved the issue with the payment method, I was

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