Gretchen Gates
@gretchengates.bsky.social
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I’m an artist hoping to contribute beauty, compassion and tidbits of inspiration
Working on structure. It’s the hardest part for me.
#portraitpractice
#portraitdrawing
#portraitstructure
13 days ago
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#portraitdrawing
#portraitsketching
#portraitpractice
#drawing
14 days ago
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#portraits
#portraitdrawing
#portraitsketching
#portraitpractice
20 days ago
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#portraits
#portraitdrawings
#portraitsketches
#portraitpractice
27 days ago
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#portraitpractice
#portraits
#portraitdrawing
#portraitsketching
#drawing
27 days ago
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#portraitpractice
#portraitsketching
#portraits
27 days ago
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#portraitpractice
#portraits
#portraitdrawing
#portraitsketching
27 days ago
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More portrait practice
#portraitpractice
#portraits
#portraitdrawing
#portraitsketching
#sketching
about 1 month ago
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Some portrait studies. I’m working on learning the blocking in process.
#portraits
#portraitstudies
#portraitdrawing
#blockingin
about 1 month ago
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Watercolor and ink on paper.
#seahorses
#watercolor
#watercolourandink
#sketchbook
#watercolorsketchbook
about 1 month ago
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Tonal doodles with different graphite watercolors.
#watercolor
#watercolour
#graphitewatercolors
#sketchbook
#watercolorsketchbook
3 months ago
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Orangutan. Graphite watercolor.
#watercolor
#watercolour
#valuestudy
#endangeredspecies
3 months ago
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Gazelle. Graphite watercolor.
#watercolor
#watercolour
#valuestudy
#endangeredspecies
3 months ago
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Graphite watercolor
#watercolor
#watercolour
#butterflies
#monarchbutterfly
#endangeredspecies
#valuestudy
3 months ago
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Mixed media on board
#mixedmedia
#mixedmediaart
#collage
#collageart
#mixedmediaartist
3 months ago
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Mixed media on board
#mixedmedia
#mixedmediaartwork
#mixedmediaartist
3 months ago
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Playing with Scratchboard
#scratcboard
#scratchboardart
4 months ago
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Cat study.
#watercolor
#watercolour
#watercolorstudy
4 months ago
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Thistles. Gouache in my sketchbook
#gouache
#sketchbook
#thistles
4 months ago
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Mixed media on paper. After a sculpture by Dan Ostermiller.
#mixedmedia
#mixedmediaartwork
#mixedmediaart
#mixedmediaartist
4 months ago
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Daisies are joy embodied. Don’t you think?
#daisies
#joyful
#joyfulflowers
#🌼
4 months ago
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I’m practicing blocking in portraits. This is my handsome husband.
#portraits
#portraitdrawing
#drawing
#blockingin
4 months ago
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My treasures
#treasures
#mytreasures
4 months ago
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Jack rabbit
#watercolor
#watercolour
#watercolorartwork
4 months ago
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Jack rabbit. Watercolor and pencil.
#watercolor
#watercolour
#watercolorandpencil
#🐇
4 months ago
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Value study with graphite watercolor.
#watercolor
#watercolour
#watercolorstudy
#valuestudy
5 months ago
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My pewter brush jar. Graphite watercolor.
#watercolor
#watercolorstudy
#watercolorsketch
#valuestudy
5 months ago
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Value study using crosshatching.
#drawing
#dailydrawing
#crosshatching
#valuestudy
5 months ago
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I make up these little 2x3 inch designs on watercolor paper and when I have a minute here and there, I fill them in with watercolor and pen.
#watercolor
#watercolordoodles
#miniaturepaintings
5 months ago
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#drawing
#dailydrawing
#valuestudy
#sketching
5 months ago
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Sketchbook
6 months ago
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Portrait
#portraiture
#portrait
#portraitdrawing
6 months ago
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Some more value studies.
#drawing
#dailydrawing
#sketching
#valuestudies
6 months ago
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Thank you Santa Fe. My sign for today’s protest.
#protest
#savedemocracy
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6 months ago
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And a few more drawings
#30daychallenge
#dailydrawing
#drawing
#sketching
#dailysketching
6 months ago
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Doing a lot of drawing lately.
#30daychallenge
#drawing
#dailydrawing
6 months ago
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#watercolor
#watercolour
#watercolorortrait
#portraits
7 months ago
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Bees rock
#bees
#beelover
#beesarelife
#🐝🌷
7 months ago
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Small but fierce. A reminder in these times to stay strong and determined. Watercolor and gouache
#watercolor
#watercolour
#watercolorandgouache
#staystrong
#smallbutfierce
7 months ago
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A little watercolor study
#watercolor
#watercolour
#smallcreatures
#squirrel
7 months ago
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#portraits
#portraitpractice
#watercolor
#watercolour
#watercolorportraits
#humanportraits
#portraiture
7 months ago
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Wishing you a beautiful spring equinox.
#spring
#springequinox
#springequinox2025
#🦋
7 months ago
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Watercolor portrait practice
#watercolor
#watercolour
#portraits
#portraitpractice
#watercolorportraits
7 months ago
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Raven skull
#sketchbook
#dailysketchbook
#ravens
#ravenskull
7 months ago
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Portrait practice.
#portraitpractice
#watercolorportrait
#watercolour
#portraits
7 months ago
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It’s coming along.
#wip
#ravens
#ravenartwork
#mixedmedia
#mixedmediaartwork
7 months ago
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Working on my second raven in this pair.
#ravens
#mixedmedia
#mixedmediaartwork
7 months ago
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Sketchbook tonight.
#sketchbook
#sketchbookpractice
#drawing
#pendrawing
8 months ago
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Homemade accordion book. Laying in some background with collage, ink and paint.
#mixedmediaart
#homemadebooks
#sketchbooks
8 months ago
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I’ve developed a daily habit of doing tiny color studies in my little sketchbook. These are a few playing around with granulating watercolors.
#watercolor
#watercolorstudies
#dailysketchbook
#sketchbook
#granulatingwatercolor
8 months ago
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