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S.R.Pierce Art

100% Organic Human. Children's Book Illustrator. Cryptid Enthusiast.

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How to Make the Most out of Drawing Challenges

Artists Advice August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 by Shelbi Pierce

Like I’ve mentioned before, as artists we’re always looking for ways to connect, improve, and challenge our creative practice. I’ve participated in my fair share of drawing challenges, so I believe I have enough experience to help other artists get the most out of them. With the approaching footsteps of art challenges this autumn ( …

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My Favorite Art Drawing Challenges

Artists Advice July 21, 2021August 2, 2024 by Shelbi Pierce

As an artist we’re always looking for ways to connect, improve, and challenge ourselves in our creative practice. The arrival of social media and subsequent art challenges has fulfilled this opportunity for many of us. Over the following weeks I’ll be doing a two-part series on art drawing challenges to help fellow artists who are …

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Inhabit submission

The Liminal Space Between Wild & Domestic

Artist Updates June 28, 2019May 28, 2021 by Shelbi Pierce

While I wait to hear back on whether my piece made it into Manifest Gallery’s Inhabit juried show, I thought I’d share a bit more backstory on my drawing I submitted. The jury process isn’t over until sometime in July so I won’t have to wait that much longer. Fingers crossed! The drawing I created …

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Tools of the Trade: More of My Favorite Pens!

Art Materials May 23, 2019July 26, 2021 by Shelbi Pierce

It’s been a hectic May :/ I’ve been working a lot of overtime at my day job and its been draining my mojo for art-making once I make it home every evening. I’m trying to decide which one is more important, getting a decent amount of sleep or working on my current project into the …

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Tools of the Trade: My Favorite Pens

Art Materials April 19, 2019July 26, 2021 by Shelbi Pierce

Happy Friday! This week I wanted to share a few of my favorite tools of the trade (pens) and what I like most about them. I love experimenting with mediums so this gave me a good excuse to make little swatch cards for each to test them all out (I am not a scientist). I …

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