Author Archives: John F Croston III

Drawing Faces

After a friend’s child saw me doing a digital drawing on my iPad we started drawing faces. Since they showed interest in drawing, I purchased them a copy of Ed Emberley’s “Drawing Book of Faces”. So we could both draw … Continue reading

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Enjoying the Extra Writing

Since I started blogging again this year, I have noticed I’m enjoying the writing part. Keeping a daily schedule has been good and bad. My Process I have spent time first coming up with blog post ideas and then outlining … Continue reading

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Coldest Day So Far This Winter

The walk to the Old Town Alexandria farmers market this morning was the coldest day this winter for me so far. I know for those of you up north where it gets cold, this wasn’t too bad. Okay, it was … Continue reading

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100 Day Project

Back on April 6th, 2015, I started the 100 Day Project to do 100 days of something creative. Some people wrote for 100 days, while others drew or made mini-movies, sang, coded, etc. Preparing to Paint I decided it had … Continue reading

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Yesterday’s Inauguration

January 20th, 2021, was an interesting and enjoyable day. As a government contractor, I had the day because the government was closed in the DC area for the inauguration. The bonus was I took an extra day off on Tuesday … Continue reading

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