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[Art Inside] Superb Owl Prints, Drawing Unicorns in Times of Trouble, and some Inside Baseball

Published 6 months ago • 1 min read

Short Month, short letter!

Hi Reader,

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Did you guys see the Superb Owl for this year?

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I'm actually really proud of this one. It's so much looser than I usually let myself be with an acrylic painting, like I'm finally letting myself have a little fun instead of having to prove I know how to render a subject.

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The original is on its way to its forever home, but prints are available and through the end of March, they'll all contribute to the Superb Owl donation, which thanks to the Philadelphia Eagles, will be going to the Philadelphia Metro Wildlife center.

What's the Point of Drawing Unicorns When the World is On Fire?

I've been blogging a lot lately, like it's 2006 or something. I wrote a post recently about art as a survival tactic for Interesting times. You can read that here.

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Trust the Process (But Swear a Lot)

Speaking of blogging, I'm taking a little risk over on the Creative Services side of the business by offering a paid subscription blog with an inside look at growing Sharptooth Snail as a business. I think it will mostly be of interest to clients and folks who took my course Make It Real, but for those of you who may be interested in some form of patronage to support my art and design practice, you can do that here.

That's it for now. Looking for more ways to bring the fun like it's my job, because it kind of is.

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See you on the internet,

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—Veronica

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Veronica Guzzardi

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