allysiadwinkler
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Finding My Groove Again
I am genuinely excited to say that in just one short weekend, I can feel my artistic groove coming back to me. When I first started this sketchbook, everything felt a little shaky and a little rusty. My lines were not confident, and I felt that familiar pressure creeping in, the need for things to…
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Rediscovering Play: A 100 Portrait Challenge
Recently, I rediscovered artist Jess Karp on YouTube. I remember watching bits of her vlog about five years ago, and somehow she found her way back onto my feed. I am genuinely grateful she did. Lately, I have been waking up around 4:30 in the morning and putting on one of her videos while I…
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New Year…new me?
Starting without a plan I bought a new sketchbook at the start of the year with no expectations attached to it. No references, no pressure to make anything finished or presentable. Just a place to show up and see what happens. I have never been great at keeping sketchbooks. I buy them with good intentions…
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A Day Off, a Broken Car, and Oranges
Today didn’t go quite how I planned. I was supposed to be at the SUNY Delhi Holiday Bazaar, table dressed and ready, smiling at people as they walked by. But yesterday my car decided nope, and officially tapped out. So instead of panicking (okay, maybe after a little panicking), I let them know I couldn’t…
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Tackling the Limes… Again (And Why I Didn’t Do the Color Theory Exercise)
Ok, hear me out. In my last blog post, I said…very confidently, that I was going to complete the exercise from the color theory course. And… for a couple of reasons, I absolutely did not. Reason one: I wanted another round with the limes before they completely dried up. I felt like there were greens/yellows…
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Snow Day, Color Theory, and a Still-Life Meltdown
Today was a snow day, luckily I brought home my work, which happened to be stuffing 500 envelopes. All. Day. Long. But honestly, I didn’t mind because I had something to keep me company: a color theory course I had stumbled upon on Facebook. I’ve been hunting for a solid color theory class, so when…
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A Fresh Start: Returning to Oils, Letting Go of Commissions, and Finding Joy in the Studio Again
Yesterday, I made a decision that I’ve been avoiding for a while: I officially announced that I’m no longer taking on commissions, starting next year… well, starting now, really. And the moment I hit “post,” it felt like a weight slid right off my shoulders. Truth be told, I’d been irritable all day and couldn’t…
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Looking Ahead: Why 2026 Will Be My Year of Oil Painting
As this year winds down, I’ve started thinking about what I want next year to look like, what I want to create, how I want to grow, and the kind of artist I want to become. One thing keeps coming up: I want to get back into oil painting. And with that comes a big…
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Limited-Time Pre-Order: Celebrity Portrait Pint Glass Collection!
I’m so excited to share my newest release… six of my favorite celebrity digital painting portraits, now printed on 16oz pint glasses! Each glass features one of my original digital paintings, professionally printed to capture every color, highlight, and digital brushstroke. This collection brings together six iconic faces that have inspired me artistically, each one…
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A Festival, Fresh Notebooks, and a Wild Surprise
The Delhi Harvest Festival was such a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the community came out in full swing, and I got to spend the whole day surrounded by amazing artists and vendors. I set up my booth with my newest creations—my notebooks—and they were a total hit! I sold quite a few, along…