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Aaah Jane, that is music to my ears! Have you done any of the talks yet? I’ve got a penguin talk on my calendar for 3:30 today an am excited to listen and draw along. It’s such a fun, organic way to find character inspiration, while creating your own unique sketchbook spreads. I’m so glad you’re enjoying it! ✨

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Thanks for this. What an amazing resource. I shall be visiting often.

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My pleasure! I look forward to a drawing session where we can all chat about our favorites. 😬

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I'll go first!

The animals that I'm most excited to draw are orangutans, lemurs, penguins, and raccoons!

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Aug 25, 2023Liked by Beth Spencer

Beth, thanks for the tour on Zoolife and your beautiful illustration process! It has made my day! 💕

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Oh, Núria, that makes me so happy! Thank you! 💖

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I signed up and went straight to the Orangutans in Toronto...I want to visit the zoos on Zoo Life once a day and choose different animals daily.

Thanks for this demo...I have to install it on my ipad because I think it'll be better than my iphone.

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Oooh yay! It works well on my iPad, and it’s ancient and hasn’t been updated in years! I love the orangutans at the Toronto Zoo! Wali is seriously the cutest and I love when he steals his mama’s food! 😆 Are you going to visit them in person?!

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I may go for a visit soon, that would be a great day out! Maybe when all the schools have gone back!

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Aug 25, 2023Liked by Beth Spencer

A zoo retreat sounds amazing!!! Loved this demo and art, Beth! Thank you!

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You’re so welcome, Kristin! I had a blast making the video. It’s so fun not know what the animals will be doing! 😂

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What a fun and inspiring post! I have never heard of the Zoolife and curious to learn more about the live tours. Thanks for sharing

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I’m hosting a zoolife drawing session September 21! https://bethspencer.substack.com/p/drawing-sessions

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Aug 25, 2023Liked by Beth Spencer

What a great idea! I hadn’t thought of using animal webcams this way!

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Just watching and drawing animals is super inspiring. 😄

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Omg, Beth, thank you! I signed up for Zoolife, what amazing fun. I got on this morning to draw some turtles "just to warm up," and looked up 90 minutes later...

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What a treat to hear, Alison! I think I need to spend some time with those turtles soon! 🐢

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Saw Aaron Blaise do a similar thing during his live stream the other week. And got insperation to do it myself. Have not gotten that far yet myself. But is sure is a good practice!

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How fun! Thank you for sharing these resources & inspo :)

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