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A photograph of an artistic setup on a wooden table outdoors. In the foreground of the image there is a Croquis sketchbook, and to the right of it an assorted tray of colored pencils. Behind the two items is a small, reddish-orange coffee cup and a half eaten pastry.
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Sip N' Sketch

Laura Glanz

My creative work captures a very simple moment of happiness - colored pencils, a sketchbook from my favorite stationary store, hot cocoa, and a peanut butter cookie. While I'm a very untalented artist, I find myself at peace when sketching and coloring. Throughout the pandemic, I turned to art (painting and drawing) as a creative outlet. By myself in my yard or outside at a café, I engaged in this activity when I needed to feel present, or at other times - escape the present into my creations. I don't draw often but I sometimes do when traveling as a way to sit with a new place and sketch what I see. When feeling so isolated and trapped, drawing during the pandemic transported me back to the freedom of coloring while traveling.