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Pour yourself a cup of tea and come into my studio under the palm fronds. Today I want to talk about a moment many women know well. You pick up a pencil, and what appears on the page doesn't quite match the picture in your mind.

That gap has a name. I call it the mind to hand gap. In this episode I'll show you what it is, why it exists, and what closes it for good.

It isn't about practising more, and it isn't about positive thinking. It's something far more fundamental that almost no one is talking about.

In this episode:
🌿 Why practising more can actually make things worse
🌿 The one word at the heart of every drawing breakthrough
🌿 What you already have inside you that no one has ever told you about
🌿 Why the mind and the hand have to learn to trust each other
🌿 What becomes possible once the gap is closed

Would you like to keep going? My book '12 Colored Pencil Techniques' is a lovely place to start, one small step at a time. https://amzn.asia/d/0dzA80Tl

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Drawing doesn't begin in the hand. It begins in the mind, the heart, the emotions, first.
I've watched so many women, over 35 years, who couldn't draw more than a stick figure, go on to draw a self portrait so real it takes their own breath away, in just 12 weeks.
In this episode, I take you into exactly how that happens, long before anyone ever sits down at a table.
It begins in the wonder, the curiosity that was set aside because there was never time for it.

What you'll discover:
— The step almost every beginner skips, and why it matters more than technique
— My exact approach, and why it looks nothing like an ordinary art class
— What happens in the garden long before you hold a pencil in your hand, and why it matters more than technique
— One simple thing you can do today that's already the beginning of an original artwork

🌼 Ready to begin your creative journey? Claim your free Gold Daisy Coloured Pencil Drawing Experience at DrawPJ.com/gold-experience — free, no credit card, instant access.

🎨 Ready to keep going? Join Cindy's Drawing Club, my yearly membership where you'll learn step by step to draw and colour with me; one guided drawing at a time. drawpj.com/cindys-drawing-club

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Most people never find out what it really takes to learn to draw in retirement. This episode changes that.

In this episode I talk about the ember, about hope, and about what it actually takes to fan a tiny glimmer of wondering into a full, roaring creative life. Because there are some very specific things that help a woman genuinely learn to draw, and most of them are never talked about.

What you'll discover:

— Why hope carries us when belief isn't strong enough yet
— What the Four Comparison Skills are and why you're already using them
— The fundamental principles handed down from the great masters
— Why specific, kind, personal guidance changes everything
— How all of these things come together to help you draw faster than you ever thought possible

🌼 Ready to begin your creative journey? Claim your free Gold Daisy Coloured Pencil Drawing Experience at DrawPJ.com/gold-experience — free, no credit card, instant access.

🎨 Ready to keep going? Join Cindy's Drawing Club, my yearly membership where you'll learn step by step to draw and colour with me; one guided drawing at a time. drawpj.com/cindys-drawing-club

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