Instagram Update--June 16-July 18

More from my instagram!

Journaling is great because it gives you a place to bitch that ISNT the public internet XD #journaling

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The zipper of my notebook/folder took a chunk out of this week’s bullet journal page XD #bulletjournal

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When you get up to use the restroom, you forfeit your seat to the cat. #catsofinstagram #blackcatsrule

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When I decorate my journal entries, I usually only do it at the top above the date, but today I decided to decorate the side as well! I kind of like the effect. Oh, and for those who don’t know, I was inspired to write down my mood/what I was reading/what I was watching/etc by deviantart. XD #journaling #washitape

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Setting up my July monthly bullet journal. My bullet journal pages are very plain I’m afraid but they’re all I need. Using the @bulletjournal system has really increased my productivity, and I could easily adapt it to my loose leaf notebook! #bulletjournal

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My #bulletjournal for the first week of July. Nothing on it yet. As I said previously, the @bulletjournal system has really helped with my productivity and was easy to adapt to my loose leaf notebook system. My bullet journal is very plain compared to other really creative setups I’ve seen, but it’s all I need.

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Rearranged my desk a bit; finally found a place for two Caboodles things I’ve had FOREVER and really wanted to incorporate into my desk. Is it crowded? Yes, it always has been, but I still have plenty of room to work. You can see my notebook Set up.

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Oftentimes my “notebook isn’t actually a notebook. Right now it’s an accordion folder. But I still call it my notebook. ^_^ #stationery

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This spider has been hanging out on my family’s deck for a long time. Maybe it’s my guardian angel ❤️❤️❤️🕷🕷🕷 #spiders #spidersofinstagram

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Just some practice with acrylic paint. I could go further with it but I need to get back to my camp NaNoWriMo project. Drawn from reference that I couldn’t find for some reason so I had to make up the lighting... no big deal i was just trying to practice with the medium a bit, not make a technically correct picture. #sketchbook #instaartist #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram

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Messy weird sketchbook page... just experimenting with making gradients with acrylic paint. #sketchbook

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Instagram Update--May 10-June 15

Time for another month of instagram posts!

Haven’t drawn in awhile, but wanted to try the manga/anime style. #instaart #drawing #sketchbook #manga #anime

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Right on track with my reading challenge! #books #reading #bookstagram #goodreadschallenge

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Forgot to mention the new book I’m reading—The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. #books #reading #bookstagram #currentlyreading #kindle #kindlepaperwhite

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I haven’t felt inspired to draw much lately but flipping through my inspirational scrapbook made me want to do it again (that’s why I keep it around!). And of course I tried drawing my beloved Elsa. #art #drawing #sketchbook #fanart #frozen #instaart

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For a long time now I’ve been struggling to copy a screenshot of Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones. I’m STILL struggling with it, obviously. :/ #art #drawing #sketchbook #instaart #got #gameofthrones

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Journaling on my beloved typewriter. I don’t mind you reading this—I’m just reporting on my family’s new deck. #journaling

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My beautiful character Myra from an upcoming novel. She has textured hair and it’s kinda hard to shade in all the zig-zags. Also, I’ve started a habit of commenting on the sides of my sketches. Oh, and check out my beautiful Rotring mechanical pencil! Got it for Yule last year. #art #sketchbook #instaartist #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram

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Tried drawing that hard picture of Daenerys from memory... just an experiment. #instaartist #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram

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Well, it’s not perfect, but it’s passable. ^_^ Drawn from a game of thrones screenshot. #gameofthrones #instaart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #sketchbook

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Is this not the most beautiful mechanical pencil you’ve ever seen??? So much fun to draw with! #rotring

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Finally used my copic markers again! After viewing some romance art online I felt compelled to make a romantic picture of my own. Features the two leads from the novel I’m working on. I’d rather not say anything more about the story though. #instaart #artistsoninstagram #copicmarkers

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Broke out my watercolors again! I’ve colored this sketch before a couple of times with different media, but this is the first time I’ve used watercolor. Sorry, took me so long to copy my reference correctly that I’m kind of milking the sketch this came from XD #artistsoninstagram #instaart

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More monochrome watercolors! Can you tell I like blue? I was practicing painting fur. #artistsoninstagram #instaart

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Cat in Blue Watercolors

Practicing painting fur with watercolors.

More monochrome watercolors! Can you tell I like blue? I was practicing painting fur. #artistsoninstagram #instaart

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Charlotte Riley in Blue Watercolors

Yet another rendition of actress Charlotte Riley, now in watercolors! Sorry; I'll eventually do different portraits.

Broke out my watercolors again! I’ve colored this sketch before a couple of times with different media, but this is the first time I’ve used watercolor. Sorry, took me so long to copy my reference correctly that I’m kind of milking the sketch this came from XD #artistsoninstagram #instaart

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Ladye Stagsleap's youtube channels:

https://www.youtube.com/user/LadyeStagsleapStudio
https://www.youtube.com/user/LordMoufMouf

From Instagram: March 19-May 8

Whew! It's been awhile since I've posted instagram embeds. Fortunately there's not an overwhelming amount of catching up to do.

Random doodle. #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #instaart

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My journals—two filled ones and one I’m still filling. #journaling #journals

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Trigger warning: Suicide and depression discussion. I drew this semicolon on my arm because I WILL survive this. I am stronger than my depression!!! #mentalhealth #depression #semicolonproject #semicolontattoo

A post shared by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Mar 28, 2018 at 8:19pm PDT

I have Asperger’s syndrome and one of my special interests is floorplans. I have a whole Pinterest board full of them and it’s AWESOME. #autism #aspergers #aspergerssyndrome #pinterest

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Found this awesome statement online; put it in my digital scrapbook/art journal and added a border. #artjournal #scrapbook

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Journaling with the beautiful new Campo Marzio pen my parents brought me from Italy! #campomarzio #journaling #italy

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This is gonna be one of those pens that doesn’t leave the house. #pens #stationery #campomarzio

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I’m trying to edit my manuscript, but Carlson wanted to lay on the keyboard. #amwriting #amediting #catsofinstagram #blackcatsrule

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A year ago, I started my loose-leaf bullet journal! The bullet journal system has really helped me increase my productivity. I highly recommend you try it out! #bulletjournal #bujo #planning

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These hardcover “Barnes & Noble Classics” editions predate the leather bound classics. I love them because their beautiful and build to last but they’re also very readable, which I can’t say for the leather bounds. I think these are still available, at least through the Barnes and Noble website, and I’d love to get some more. #books #reading #bookstagram #barnesandnoble

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Really struggling with Camp NaNoWriMo. I’m writing the outline of a novel, but I’ve been stuck on the same chapter since the beginning. I just can’t decide what should happen next. It’s one thing when you’re writing the draft of a novel you already have outlined; as long as you know what’s supposed to happen next, you can push through the writers block. It’s a lot harder when you’re making up a story as you go along. #amwriting #campnanowrimo

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I love having loose leaf notebooks because I can change my notebook whenever I want! #notebooks

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One thing I like about ebooks is that short stories can be sold as stand alones, often for cheap. Haven’t read this one yet, but I plan to! #books #reading #kindle

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At long last, iTunes made the original “The Omen” available to purchase. And I bought it! To quote Roger the alien: “I am content, yes.” #itunes #americandad #theomen #horror

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Currently reading... #amreading #bookstagram #whitleystrieber #ufology

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Digital Scrapbook Flip-Through

An excerpt from my digital scrapbook/art journal (depending on your definition) full of stuff that inspires me to write, draw, read, etc.

Sorry, this video is REALLY long, but I hope you enjoy it anyway, and I hope it inspires you to create your own digital or analog scrapbook!

Favorite Animated Movies

I made a video list of my eleven favorite animated movies!

Unfortunately, I talk kind of fast. Sorry. I hope you enjoy it anyway!

What are some of your favorite animated movies? Please share in the comments!

By the way, you can view Lady Ice here: https://youtu.be/hrF6V8fjCdQ

Notebook Flip-Throughs: Episode 2

The long overdue second episode in my notebook flip-through videos!

Charlotte Riley in Acrylics

Another speed-painting! As I say in the video, I am determined to improve my skills in acrylic painting, so you'll probably see a lot of similar art from me.



And here's the finished painting:

And done! Drawn from reference. #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #instaartist #painting #acrylic

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Black Cat in Blue

Yet another copic marker picture! This one is done with blue markers, but I did it to study the highlights in a black cat's fur. So... black cat in blue?



And here's the finished picture:

Studying a black cat's glossy coat... in blue. #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #instaartist #drawing #art #cats

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Monochrome Wolf in Copic Markers

Another copic marker video! Sorry, I know I said I wanted to take a break from copic markers, but I have a bunch of paper lying around that is specifically for use with markers, and I wanted to use some. Here is a monochrome portrait of a wolf, done so that I could study the textures of a wolf's fur.



And the finished art:

Practicing the fur textures on a wolf. #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #instaartist #drawing #art #wolf #wolves

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Nathalie Emmanuel in Colored Pencils

Yet another art video for me! This time I do actress Nathalie Emmanuel, portraying Missandei, using Prismacolor colored pencils. Please forgive me--my camera shook A LOT while I was filming this. Hope the video is still enjoyable.





And here's the finished art:

Colored pencil drawing of Nathalie Emmanuel as Game of Thrones character Missendei. #gameofthrones #art #drawing #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #instaartist

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Acrylic Speed Paint--Bella

I'm trying to improve my painting skills, which are, sadly, very poor. but I decided to do a monochrome acrylic painting for my notebook, featuring my character Bella. I turned out what I guess can be considered a "speed-paint" since the final result is very rough, but still gives the general idea. I filmed the process, and here it is!

And here is the finished picture:

A quick acrylic study of one of my characters. Kind of frustrated with how it turned out... Guess I just need more practice. #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #instaartist #art #painting

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Copic Horse Study

Another art video, yay! This time I head into the complicated world of lighting on a horse's shiny coat.




I mention YouTuber LadyeStagsleap in this video. You can find her here and here.

And the finished product:

Another monochrome copic marker picture. This time studying the glossyness of a horse's coat. Drawn from reference. #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #instaartist #drawing #art #copic

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Charlotte Riley--Monochrome Portrait

A speed coloring video in which in color a portrait of actress Charlotte Riley using only the B90 family of copic markers!


And the finished product:

A monochrome copic marker drawing of actress Charlotte Riley. My reference was taken from the PBS adaptation of Wuthering Heights. #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #copic #instaartist #art #drawing

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I'm really pleased with how this turned out. Makes me feel as though my art skills aren't so hopeless after all! :)

Notebook Flip-Throughs: Episode 1

I started a new video series: flip-throughs of my notebooks! Here's episode one, where I show you my first two notebooks.

Various things I mentioned in this video:

Artist Linda Sayegh

Celebrity cats Shorty and Kodi

Artist Goldenwolf

The online game Horse Isle 

LadyeStagsleap on deviantart

LadyeStagsleap on youtube--first channel

LadyeStagsleap on youtube--second channel

My Elsa video

Marisol on the Frozen Wiki

Marisol on the Disney Wiki

The 45th Nail, cover art by me

Significant Characters

There are two animated characters that are not only my favorite characters, but are also important to me on a personal level: Mewtwo, from Pokemon; and Elsa, from Frozen. In these two videos I draw them both and discuss why they are so important to me. Yay life discussions!

EDIT:

Forgot to post the images on Instagram, let alone share them here. Whoops!

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