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My latest milestone was to step out of my comfort zone and enter some art competitions.

I have one tomorrow - LIVE painting at the Art Battle City Championships...Im really nervous.

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All the luck to you for tomorrow’s Championship!! You are awesome Char 💕

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Thank you so much Citla!

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You’ll do great! Can’t wait to watch and cheer you on. I’ve already registered to cast my vote! 👏😬

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Wow, that's amazing. I'm sure you will do wonderfully. I just checked out the website -- very cool. Please let us know how it goes.

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I don’t have any to post yet, but I am here ready to cheer everyone on!!!!!!

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Your milestone from a few months ago is definitely worth a mention! It really spoke to me and may have inspired this page in some ways. 👏😄

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Hahaha, you are amazing! Somedays, just getting out of bed is a milestone! :)

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Beth, thanks a lot for this space!! This year I launched my substack newsletter and now I have more than a 100 subscribers!

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Whoo hoo! And we’re happy to have found you!

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That makes me happy too!!!

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That’s incredible, Citla! Your newsletter is one of my favorites and always full of so many amazing resources. So glad you’re here! 😬

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That’s amazing! And now you have one more.

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Yeiii, I’m so happy you are there now ☺️☺️

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Congratulations. Just signed up. I draw my ⭕️ wide. Can’t wait to delve in.

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Thanks so much, Linda! I love your work and just subscribed. 💖

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What a lovely post! I am working on a new course design plus trying to get to grips with Substack... plates are spinning!

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You’re doing great and the course looks fantastic! Feel free to drop a link here so folks can check it out! I’m also very excited about the DOG drawing session you’re having soon! 💐🦮💕✨

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You are so lovely Beth! I'll pop the link for the course here "Introduction to Illustration & Visual Storytelling" https://www.hollysurplice.co.uk/courses

And if anyone wants to come and draw Support Dogs next week, https://www.hollysurplice.co.uk/sessions

Thanks Beth xx

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This is a lovely idea Beth, that reflects your kind heart ❤️ i am very proud that I ended the 100 days project this year with my project of little paper cutouts and recently started a new adventure with linocut and making stamps! 😊

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Ooooh lino cut stamps sounds delightful! I really loved your papercut 100-day project. 100 days of anything takes so much dedication! Well done, Teresa! 👏😬

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Thank you Beth 🥰

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Jun 23, 2023Liked by Beth Spencer

Firstly thanks for adding me.

I don’t know if it’s a milestone but I’m going to try my first live drawing session with Beth. I’m deaf so I’m not sure how it will go but I’m excited. I just have to work out the time zone difference to uk time.

Beth thank you for adding me I’m doing this for mental health and pain management some days are hard but I try and do something. And when I post on instagram and get just one comment in means so much. You can find me on instagram and see my good /bad/ cock ups @margoslingartforfun

So thank you again I look forward to seeing everyone’s work 🤗❤️🤗

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I'm so glad you're here, Mary! And honored that you're attending on Friday as your first live session! I look forward to your feedback.

I will post all the instructions in Zoom session chat, so you'll have the image times and information. I'll share a screenshot of where to find that in a chat thread for you and anyone else who might be new to Zoom. Are you reading this on the Substack app or do you usually use a browser to look at these posts?

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I’m thinking about more visuals here in time for summer hols and what that might bring - maybe some more video too - a toolkit released over a few days... eeeek! Well done everyone!

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Sounds like a solid plan for achieving a creative milestone! Excellent work!

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And congrats on yours too!! ✨🫖

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A painting I completed last year in a painting class was honored during the 37th annual League for Innovation International Student Art Awards, which highlights the best artwork by community college students in North America. Woot woot!

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That's amazing! You just continue to impress me, Maria! Well done!

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That's Incredible!

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Beth Spencer

Thank you Beth! I have been doing a creative practice each day for the past 22 days! I have been exploring drawing from photos, doodle designs that give me peace of mind, and continue to play with paints and colors.

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That's wonderful, Gina! Practicing 22 days in a row takes dedication. Way to show up for yourself! ✨

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Jul 7, 2023Liked by Beth Spencer

This is amazing and inspirational!

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After a few unmotivated weeks I'm on a super productive streak :) I've finished a couple of new illustrations, sketched a banner for #kidlitart and opened my online print store!

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That's incredible! I think weeks like that can be like springboards toward creative breakthroughs sometimes. Way to go! Feel free to share your online print store link here so we can all shop!

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This is so so lovely! Thank you Beth for making this space and for modelling celebrating small wins - I'm terrible at that and constantly need to battle my internal voice around not doing enough or not being quick enough. I just managed to post my first post on Substack and am excited to keep going, really hoping I can practice what I preach and post the not so good drawings as well as the slightly better ones! Also managed to finally make progress cleaning out my spider webby shed yesterday which will eventually be great for more equipment storage - I tried to imagine myself as a short Welsh Indiana Jones and rewarded myself with a mint choc chip ice cream cone afterwards!

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Way to go, Sarah! 👏😬

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Woot woot!!! Congrats, Beth! This is a HUGE milestone!

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🎺 Love your Substack. Congrats!

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I’ve just had feedback from Bloomsbury on the three rough spreads i sent in for my asssignment - and they really liked them. Gave me some great suggestions for development, and said they look very French - which is a huge compliment!

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Oh la la! I love your characters and am not surprised you got such brilliant feedback! 👏😬 Can't wait to see when you're able to share!

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Jul 30, 2023·edited Jul 30, 2023Liked by Beth Spencer

Hi Beth & everyone seeing this :)

On 29th July,2023 I took a leap of faith and started my Patreon Page- https://www.patreon.com/Shivam_Choudhary. And sending you a lot of love and gratitude for becoming my first ever Patron, wohoooo!!!💜

I am excited to see where my Patreon journey will lead me. I'd love to come back year later on this post and share my experience of my Patreon journey with everyone. 🥳

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Yay, Shivam! I'm so glad you posted this, so I can shout it out in our session today! I want everyone to know what a wonderful, supportive community you're creating. Looking forward to messes and happy accidents! 🎨

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Hi all, so excited to be here! Just launched my newsletter yesterday and joined this Drawing Club today, 2 milestones I know will help me create and play more frequently like I crave. 😊🎉

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Well done on your newsletter! How's it been going?

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Thank you so much!! I have been drawing a ton this month, so I think it is a good motivator in the back of my mind. Looking forward to sharing more on here soon.

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Oh good! It's lovely to draw loads, hooray!

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Hi Kim! Happy 1-month-Substack-aversary! ✨ 💐😸 How are you liking the platform and Drawing Club? Let me know if there's anything I can do to help!

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Hi Beth! Aw, you're so sweet! Thank you! I am loving this platform and your wonderful club. So inspired by all of the work everyone shares. I haven't been able to attend any live drawing sessions yet, but I plan to attend the Fast Faces one this weekend! Looking forward to it.

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Read your first post, it’s really good! Keep going!

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Thank you so much, Tamara! Very kind of you.

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Nov 15, 2023Liked by Beth Spencer

I’m doing Folktale Week, not yet posting but decided to keep at it anyway. So I’ve read, researched, experimented, and kept going with the challenge. And most important, enjoying it as a process!

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Yay! I love that you're participating and using this as an opportunity to learn and stretch yourself. I totally agree that enjoying the process is most important! Even if you never post your work, this is a brilliant milestone! Thanks so much for sharing! 💐😸 I look forward to shouting you out and sending a sticker!

Feel free to email bethspencerforever (at) gmail (dot) com or DM a mailing address! 😊

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Thanks Beth! I’ve posted 4 pieces, and I’ve enjoyed it a lot more than I thought. I got totally sucked into the process and storytelling.

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