Kaaren Poole
A Long Time in the Making
This poor barn owl and her friend have been waiting soooo long for me to finish their portrait. I think the last time I worked on this...
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Kaaren Poole
Nov 113 min read
Ursa Finished
I’m excited to be finished with a longer term project I’ve been working on and to now be able to get back to several pieces that I’d...
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Kaaren Poole
Nov 41 min read
A Simple Wish for Us All
Sadly, here in the United States, our election has become a time of heightened stress for so many people. It makes me sad, especially...
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Kaaren Poole
Oct 283 min read
Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry Shortcake is now finished! I must admit that this spread makes little, if any, sense, but it’s just what came to me, and...
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Kaaren Poole
Oct 223 min read
Progress?
I’m still working on a project that has a pretty tight deadline, so I haven’t been able to create anything new to share with you this...
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Kaaren Poole
Oct 143 min read
Pale Deer
Deep in my memory is the suggestion of an amazing image—a pale deer. I think maybe it was from Ivanhoe , but don’t quote me on that....
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Kaaren Poole
Oct 74 min read
Out Sick
Illustration from my book A Milkweed Christmas – Sweetbrier Sett WARNING! MISH-MASHY CONTENT! Last Thursday I called in sick to my...
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Kaaren Poole
Sep 303 min read
Experiment
I’m continuing to work on my art journal spread of the deer. Clearly, she’s not a normal deer, but I’m unsure of exactly what she is....
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Kaaren Poole
Sep 233 min read
Deer Fairy
It was so good to work on a new art journal post this weekend, and this time, I reverted to my usual process where I begin with a...
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Kaaren Poole
Sep 173 min read
Dog Park
The very beginnings of this art journal spread sat on my worktable for several weeks before I got back to it. I wanted to finish it, but...
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Kaaren Poole
Sep 92 min read
Colored Pencil, though Unintended
It’s been such a challenge to finally finish my latest book, Found . One of the last tasks was to add color to my drawing for the cover...
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Kaaren Poole
Sep 34 min read
Gentle Rose
This is a scan. All the other images in this post are photos. This portrait is a small piece—only 8” x 10”—but it has a lot of meaning...
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Kaaren Poole
Aug 263 min read
What Kind of Butterfly will I Become?
Or maybe I’ll be a moth. Lately I’ve been feeling like I’m going through a life change. It’s been pretty formless and hard to put into...
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Kaaren Poole
Aug 193 min read
Trillium Fairy
We all have experiences from our childhoods which stay with us our whole lives, and for me, that experience was living a mere two doors...
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Kaaren Poole
Aug 122 min read
Frogs in Need
It’s so amazing to be able to make something from the materials nature gives us. My granddaughter and I, after making needle-felted...
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Kaaren Poole
Aug 52 min read
A Wonderful Week of Drawing
We had our Creative Time-Out last week and it was so fun and inspiring to see what people are working on and to make contact with such...
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Kaaren Poole
Jul 223 min read
Chipmunks to the Rescue
I was feeling pretty down for a couple of days last week. I couldn’t concentrate on much of anything, much less conjure up interest. On...
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Kaaren Poole
Jul 154 min read
Bejeweled
It’s taken a long time, but “Bejeweled” is finally finished. It just took a few more details, but it's the magical part - the part where...
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Kaaren Poole
Jul 82 min read
Fireflies Appear
A lot has been happening in my life recently, and as a result not much has been happening with my art. But I did get a little done over...
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Kaaren Poole
Jul 14 min read
Precious Papers Everywhere
Working in collage changes the way I see paper. Suddenly, everywhere there's paper, and much of it has intriguing images or wonderful...
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