Hello, my name is Rossana Duran,
and I'm a doodle addict. Portugal

I have always enjoyed drawing, but there was a time in my life when I would feel worried whenever I started an art project. In my mind, I had the perfect vision of how the projects should look like. But in the end, and also during the creation process, they were not exactly like that vision of mine. That would put pressure on me and I felt frustrated. I believe the creation process should provide the feeling of enjoyment and freedom, not pressure or frustration. Recently, I decided to challenge this need for control and just draw, just enjoy the process. Now, I feel free.

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Shann Larsson

Måla paints

thisIZmyMIND

heading for safety (mixed watercolour) - different angles

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heading for safety watercolour

Ndondocha

thisIZmyMIND

DISTORTED PYRAMID VORTEX

Inês Antunes

Binturong, a fluffy animal with even fluffier ears. Really mysterious if you ask me. I made a small comic of this, you can see more on Instagram. On a more serious note, binturongs are fascinating and also a vulnerable species, with a decreasing population (acording to the IUCN redlist). You can learn more about them through @abconservation. :.

Stefania

Inês Antunes

Choose wisely what you want to grow and protect

What really matters to you? Nurture it wisely.

Shann Larsson

section of a larger piece in oil-stick from March 2020

Anne Lotz

I'm coming!

Anne Lotz

thisIZmyMIND

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7 pencil pics

Jeff Brown

Valeria

I am quite proud of this one because it's my first attempt at lineless art featuring Sid from Hey Arnold

Shann Larsson

Mixed media collage for a booklet

Shann Larsson

Mixed media collage

Shann Larsson

Collage on cardboard

Hustle and bustle outside one of Stoke Newington's finest cafes

An article/rant/annotation to an illustration. A #Hackney bar and its flies. This picture is not as sad and blue as it might at first seem, I promise. It is early in the week and the pub becomes the territory of the most outspoken drinkers. Raised somewhere between Churchill and Harold MacMillan, a night such as this is time for them to spin out a yarn of nostalgic fantasy. Encouraged by the lack of a crowd and with space to fill, statements start to fly. In the opening rounds the barman athletically hits back with factual blocks and reality-check haymakers; statistics and personal experiences are given. Two histories cross examined, one where 1982 means Thatcher and the Falklands, the other renders Reagan and the AIDS crisis. Stoicism and national pride vs mental health and realism. In the latter rounds the barman is fatigued, swaying on the backbar, glasses begin to stack up as form begins to drop. The older men seem stronger than ever. The barflies come in close now, they scrutinise his generations work ethic and make wild political comments on poverty, immigrants and the minimum wage. The barman is close to sheer bloody despair, he maintains his defence and focuses on breathing while maintaining his professional stance. But at the end of the night the barman knows HE will ring that bell, they will politely leave and they will return again in a week and maybe, just maybe there will be a change, common ground or maybe at least polite silence. But what these interactions have given despite the salt in the eye is community and an exchange between generations, culture and class of those participating. No home is ever straight forward, no relative without their good and bad traits and in a world where we often slide into echo chambers online or in our physical environments, the pub is still a place where society is family, face to face, pint to pint. Or maybe it's just a room with alcohol on tap?

Valeria

It was fun drawing her :) Another character I will include in the new sixfanarts drawing Speedpaint here https://youtu.be/mD4v-KHdQS8

Valeria

I love broiler hens so why not draw one in a basket with balloons tied to it?up up and away

Shann Larsson

Painted at some ungodly hour on the 28th of February, 2017 – love the textures

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