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Indulge in American Sweet Treats And Colorful Garden Critters Illustrations

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Indulge in American Sweet Treats And Colorful Garden Critters Illustrations

Freelance illustrator Patricia Jacques shares two concepts for jigsaw puzzles based on two atmospheric watercolor paintings depicting an intricate, ethereal botanical garden illustration and a batch of favorite American desserts.

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How to Make Empanadas: Easy Peasy Illustrated Recipe

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How to Make Empanadas: Easy Peasy Illustrated Recipe

Freelance illustrator Patricia Jacques shares an ethereal, watercolor empanada recipe illustration, plus a poster with recipe instructions to celebrate slow food and National Empanada Day.

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Atmospheric Watercolor Paintings: Koi Galaxy Mural Concept

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Atmospheric Watercolor Paintings: Koi Galaxy Mural Concept

A behind-the-scene look at the making of the intricate and atmospheric watercolor mural illustration concept, Koi Galaxy, inspired from a slow traveler artist visits to Como Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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MCAD Art Sale Returns In-Person!

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MCAD Art Sale Returns In-Person!

ANNUAL MCAD ART SALE 2022 RETURNS

This year marks the return of the annual MCAD Artsale to the in-person, salon-style art fair format we all love after two years online. I’m super excited because the art will be again, hung on every available wall surface imaginable, from wall to ceiling!

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The Case of the Missing Tiramisu & The Recipe Planner

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The Case of the Missing Tiramisu & The Recipe Planner

  These days, I find myself spending a lot more quality time in my kitchen. I’m either prepping food for the week ahead or starting meals from scratch. I’m always trying out some new recipes (on the fly, mind you) and wishing I had a recipe planner to keep track of all of them. At some point, I do write them down – on random pieces of paper. The problem is that I scatter them among my cookbooks or tuck them away in notebooks. And so, they eventually get lost in the shuffle. Exhibit A: A Missing French Recipe Leads...

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