Like many of you, I’m feeling a bit lost right now. I’m holed up at home, grateful to be here with someone I love. I’m able to work from home a little. I’m also making more time for art every day, because it’s fun, and it’s calming. I’m fortunate to be part of a really amazing Facebook group where lots of artists have gathered for an online course, and the support there is truly incredible. (If you’re curious, check out Lilla Rogers’ MATS website, where she’s got some amazing classes. And some freebies.)
This is a hard time for everyone. It’s a time when we need to stick together, and be good to each other, and care for our community. It’s also a time when we need to reach out to one another, and be there for each other, and know that we have a support system.
I feel like I’m not in a position to do much, but here’s what I can do. I’m drawing every day, and I’m sharing some coloring pages that you can download, for free, every day that I can. (I’ll shoot for every day, but I might miss my deadline now and then. Life’s a little bananas right now. But I’ll do my best.)
Click here to download your first bird pages.
Each day, I’ll post new coloring pages on a special webpage on my site. I’m also going to post updates and other useful links over on my Facebook page. (It’s my artist page, not my personal one.) I’d love to use that page as a creative space where we can talk about the fun, inspiring, creative things we’re doing and making with each other in the coming weeks. (Did you color a page? Share it! Did you find a link to an awesome learning tool for kiddos? Share it there. And come say hi–I’d love to hear from you.)
I know some of y’all are looking for fun, free activities for your kids (and for you, too!) to keep calm and have a little normalcy right now. I’ve been seeing some great resources in the last couple of days, like virtual tours of museums, free art museum coloring books you can download, and even celebrities reading our favorite books. I’ll post those things on my Facebook page, and you can post what you find, too. I’d love to use that page as a place where we can share resources, talk about creative things, and support each other.
The next few months might be really, really hard. Harder for some of us than others. We might be in isolation for a little while, but we don’t have to be alone. Come check out my page, and let’s make the most of this together.
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SEPTEMBER UPDATE: Thanks so much for visiting here! I’ve left the first free download to coloring pages in the link above. After lots of drawing, and lots of free downloads, I’ve collected my favorite 10 pages into a bundle that you can purchase over on my Etsy page. I’ve also added some other fun downloads there, like color-it-yourself birthday cards that you can print yourself, and some colorful Zoom backgrounds, and some cute illustrated letters about animals and their weird little habits. Your interest here inspired me to keep drawing through a really difficult time, and inspired me to design more greeting cards and make more prints (I had not done that in a while—sigh…). I’m so grateful for all of you who visited here, and popped over to my Etsy shop, and bought cards and other pieces of art to support my small business. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 💗
