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Here is Polly, she’s enjoying an old-school milkshake with a cherry on top! 9x12 pencil crayon

I did this piece last year, but got hit with some inspiration and have built a collection around it. This is Hank, his family’s portraits are in the works. I really love how pencil crayons feel right now. It’s nice to make something whimsical and soft feeling. Especially right now.

A simple pleasure for me is always a good colour wheel. Today I made one with my favourite core colours. Felt nice.

Winnipeg has provided some whimsical distraction with the amount of hoar frost we’ve had lately.

The holiday season isn’t complete until I’ve watched the original The Grinch and as many Rankin and Bass shows as possible! It feels like there’s always more Rankin and Bass than time allows though.

Today is Robot Appreciation Day! I made it up because I was sad when it wasn’t already on the list. I hope you’ll celebrate by doing something nice and kind for someone, or doing some self care today! Want to celebrate with a postcard? leslie-born-art.square.site/product/post...

I forgot to tell you that my robot sculpture Robot # 5-25-MR won 3rd place at the Red River Ex Juried Art Show!

This is my new friend Robot HS 1! It came out exactly as I saw it in my mind and it’s wild!

Trying to unlock a new skill but I’m a bit rusty - I haven’t drawn cars in a long while. But I’m really loving how the watercolours make them look!

Leslie Born had no intention of drawing robots when she first picked up her stylus and yet here she is with nearly 200 digital portraits of them.

It’s World Art Day today so here’s a bit of what I’ve been working on!

I’ve got to say I’ve gotten pretty confident with my pencil crayons. This project has been in my head since I started with them and I think it’s really neat to now see it on paper. I love this piece so much. Yesterday would have been van Gogh’s 171st birthday.

Hi friends! I’m open for commissions and I’ve really been enjoying making portraits of some beloved toys, and am wondering if you have any beloved toys you want to have immortalized in a portrait? Message me and we can start talking about your special project!!

I hope you’re enjoying these old-timey clowns as much as I am enjoying creating them!

Ever feel like the steps forward are so small you can barely see them or feel them? It’s been a slog. But I got some epoxy sculpt clay that I’m going to play with this weekend and my robot sculptures will be on the table again!!

Somebunny loves you 💕 New wallpaper pack available now from my Ko-fi! 🍰: ko-fi.com/s/6c81a1dbf9 [ #Art #CuteArt #Wallpapers ]

An update on what I’ve been working on. Lon Chaney Sr. in Laugh, Clown, Laugh. One of my favourite actors in one of my favourite movies. The frills are daunting but I’m finding them so rewarding. I’m still on the fence if I want to sell this one when it’s done.

what if a flower slayed #CreateEveryDay #Art #Illustration

I have a bunch of ideas that are all trying to get out at once which is lovely but there aren’t enough hours in the day or places to store them all. If you’d like to give a piece a forever home all my originals and prints are available on my site: leslie-born-art.square.site

I have another new original pencil crayon clown portrait available! This one is 4x6 and is available on my Square site! Or you can see it in person at my upcoming market on Feb 8! I can’t wait to have more and to hear what you think of them!

I’ve found another new love. I have started what is likely to be a fun clown series! I will be adding prints and originals to my website and markets as they get made! This one will be available this weekend at my first market of the year!

One of my favourite things in life is bubbles in drinks and it’s an added bonus of the bubbles make a face. Didn’t this time, but this made me very happy today. I hope you have some bubbles in your day today 🫧

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Judy Garland is complete! I have learned a lot. And I already can’t wait to start the next portrait I have planned. But I’m going to let myself have a rest because I have to get market ready now!

Some new prints that were recently added to my shop! 🖼️: mushroomy.house/collections/... [ #Art #CuteArt #ArtShop ]

Today’s project! I really how this turned out. I’m not sure if it’s finished, but art rarely is, so I’ll sit with it for a few minutes and see. But it makes me smile big looking at it!

I may have a new obsession! 4x6 pencil crayon robots. One of a kind original robots 🤖 $10CAD each, available on my Square site or they’ll be with me at my upcoming markets!

An update. Purples felt too cold so I decided on pinks, which now feels contrite. But I think I’m doing better this time because I am layering the colours differently. The bridge of her nose will get worked in (my little one knocked the table just as I was doing that part 😬).

I prepped my next attempt at a pencil crayon portrait of Judy Garland. I decided I’m going to try white paper and shades of pink this time.

This is Robot No. 1, the first robot who came through the portal. I didn’t know who they were, I didn’t know why they came, but I realized they had a story. I felt funny sharing their stories, because I’d realized that their stories were my stories…more ⬇️ lesliebornart.wordpress.com/supermurgitr...

Things are happening here today!! I’ve been staring at these blank robot skeletons for far too long. It’s time to find out who they are.

Here’s the finished product. This felt like home making it. I needed to make this today. And it felt good. I hope that if you need it you see it. I believe I like it so much I’ll be making prints of it?

Today’s work in progress and sketchbook session. I love Art Nouveau design and I want to start incorporating that more into my art life.

Feeling a little bit all over the place today with all of the projects I want to do, I’m going to have to sit down and do some scheduling so I feel better!

Today’s stuffed-toy pencil-crayon-portrait work-in-progress. I have a total of 14 stuffed toy portraits that I want to do! (As of yesterday) I think this is going to be an awesome series and am trying to not rush it because I’m enjoying it so much!

I also did a proper The Bride of Frankenstein portrait! I’ve been doing a lot of old school horror movie portraits. But I think it’s going to expand to general old school movies too because I really want to draw Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney!

Here’s the (mostly?) finished project. I couldn’t stop thinking about them so I couldn’t really step away. I love how this came together. It’s exactly why I wanted. Soft and cozy. I might add just a bit of shadow around it but I’m also just as happy to call it done!

My work in progress today. I was going to do these in watercolour but since I’ve fallen in love with pencil crayon I am trying them that way first. I’m really liking it so far!

I love my Universal Monster prints so much, it’s hard for me to say I’m proud of things sometimes, but these I really am. (They’re all available on my Etsy and Square sites too!) I’d love to know what you think of them all. leslie-born-art.square.site

hey it’s been a while since i cursed my pals with new followers so here’s a starter pack worth checking out! some friends, some people i admire, some people who make me laugh, some all of the above. it’s a good group!

Today I spent the day doing things my 4 year old wanted to do and it was wonderful. They were so excited each time we said, “yes.” It seems like magic. (And one of the things was sketching together ❣️)

I am going to have to add pencil crayon artist to my resume because I’ve found another new love. Art is so neat and it’s amazing how it evolves.

I treated myself to some pencil crayon specific paper and I’m wondering why it took me so long. I love this paper so much. I cannot wait to make so many awesome drawings!!

#artadventcalendar it was pretty tough to get to this today. Everything schemed against me but I just wanted to draw something. I didn’t care if it was good or otherwise. So here’s to a tiny win!

Where do you find inspiration? I’ve been struggling with an itch to paint but not knowing what. Until today when my little one’s stuffed animals gave me some ideas. I now have a bunch of ideas and I can’t wait to get started!

Two of my little snow peeps haven’t found their forever homes. I’m a little sad but they’re so cute I’m determined to find them nice loving homes. If you know of anyone willing to adopt an easy house snow peep please share with them and let me know!

My Hoggle bookend replica was the first big project I did using my (then newly acquired) 3D printer. I modelled Hoggle in Blender, referencing prop store listings of the actual prop to try and get my Hoggle as accurate as possible.

#ArtAdventCalendar I woke up this morning and felt a strong need to draw a bull sitting comfortably sipping tea from a lovely china cup. I can’t wait to refine it!

I feel like I was in a version of A Christmas Carol this weekend. I was reminded who I was, who I am, and (more positively than Scrooge) a potential future.