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Happy Friday + Randomness

June 17, 2016

seahorse

Happy Friday! With thoughts of the upcoming Father’s Day lingering in my brain, I dug up a watercolor painting I did of a seahorse a while back (daddy seahorses give birth to baby seahorses — hundreds of them at a time!).

penguins

I also remembered that male penguins keep unhatched eggs nice and toasty while the mama penguins forage for food. I love that, though I can’t help but think the female penguins are getting the short end of the deal here given the harsh climate they have to navigate.

Keepin’ it short this lovely Friday and just wanted to wish you a merry weekend! Hope you celebrate the Dads in your life with panache.

I’ve got new projects
Let’s see if I can do this
Out of my zone, yo*

*I’ve unexpectedly found myself with a number of super fun assignments that are due next week (and they are a little out of my comfort zone), so there’s a chance I won’t be posting as much. You know me, though…habits, habits, habits. Which reminds me, I LOVE reading about all the various good habits from the giveaway post!

Filed in: illustration, watercolor • by sanae • 4 Comments

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  1. Max

    June 17, 2016 at 6:52 am

    Happy fathers day to your little family! This year my older daughter’s birthday is this Sunday too. 10!! Have a great weekend and have fun with the other projects.

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    • sanae

      June 19, 2016 at 5:02 pm

      Fun! Have a wonderful time with the double-celebration, Max!

      Reply
  2. Tracy King

    June 17, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    It’s beautiful Sanae. I’ve been trying to learn watercolor but I’m not a natural artist so it’s hard for me. I will keep going though because I love learning. Seeing your art does give me something to strive for, not for the same but my own watercolor style. Thanks for the inspiration and happy Friday to you and yours as well.

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    • sanae

      June 19, 2016 at 5:11 pm

      Thank you so much, Tracy! You should see some of my first watercolors – so hilariously bad! I’m still nowhere near where I’d like to be skill-wise, but if nothing else, I’m proof that practice definitely helps!

      Reply

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