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Lauren K. Jones

@laurenslatestproj.bsky.social

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I always have a project going. Artist from Mesa, AZ 🌵 https://laurenkjones.com https://cara.app/laurenslatestproject https://youtube.com/@laurenslatestproject?si=oQv0v8espFPeR65C

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Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 8d

My video journal about my #Inktober preparations this year: youtu.be/NvibmXPNH0Q?...

#Inktober2025 #Inkwash #IndiaInk

Inktober 2025 Preparation - No Prompts This Year

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Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 22h

Inktober Day 7. Progress at one week. I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere.

#inktober2025 #inktobernoprompts #inktober #ponderosapine #fabercastellpittartistpens

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Jennifer Smart ♠️ Commissions open! @jaesmart.bsky.social · 1d

#inktober day 7: starfish 🌟
The Starfish Sentinel

#inktober2025 #art #fantasyart #horrorart

An ink drawing of the underside of a many-armed starfish. In the center of its body is a Roman-style mask with a despondent expression. The mask is surrounded by eyes embedded in its flesh.

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稻奇 Darch @darch2df.bsky.social · 1d

#inktober2025
8. Reckless

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Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 1d

Inktober Day 6. I got through a few more inches of bark. Now that I've figured out how to keep my place, it's getting a bit easier.

#inktober2025 #inktobernoprompts #inktober #ponderosapine #fabercastellpittartistpens

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 2d

Inktober Day 5. Trying not to get lost in the bark. I feel like this naked tree has very expressive arms.

#inktober2025 #inktobernoprompts #inktober #ponderosapine #fabercastellpittartistpens

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 3d

Inktober Day 4. I finally got to start ink!

#inktober2025 #inktobernoprompts #inktober #ponderosapine

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 4d

Inktober Day 3. I finally finished drawing everything in. I love the bottom part of this tree. Tomorrow I will begin the ink and I am so happy about that.

#inktober2025 #inktobernoprompts #inktober #ponderosapine

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 5d

Inktober Day 2. I thought I might get to inking today, but I didn't quite make it. The crown of the tree is complicated and I had to redraw things a few times.

#inktober2025 #inktobernoprompts #inktober #ponderosapine

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 6d

Inktober Day 1. I am doing one big ink drawing this year and I am not following any prompts. I completed part of the pencil sketch and I hope to start ink tomorrow.

#inktober2025 #inktobernoprompts #inktober

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 8d

My video journal about my #Inktober preparations this year: youtu.be/NvibmXPNH0Q?...

#Inktober2025 #Inkwash #IndiaInk

Inktober 2025 Preparation - No Prompts This Year

YouTube video by Lauren's Latest Project

youtu.be

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · 8d

Getting ready for #Inktober2025

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thank you!

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Apr 1

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 31. Last day! This restaurant opened recently and has had this giant "Grand Opening" balloon up for a couple of weeks. It looked like it would be fun to draw, so I decided to do some urban sketching.

Pitt Pens and watercolor on mixed media paper.

#urbansketch #pleinair

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Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 31

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 30. I really thought I would have this one finished today. When I started filling in all of the tiny little circles, I realized I had a ways to go haha. I will post the completely finished version of this in a couple of days.

#watercolorpencils #pleinair #pittpens #art

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 30

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 29. Tonight I drew the remnants of our takeout on the patio.

Pitt Pens on toned gray paper.

#urbansketch #sketchbook #tonedgraypaper #art #pittpens

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 29

They always show up when you least expect it! And they always have to cross the road haha.

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 29

Thank you!!

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 29

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 28. I got a new "Plein Air" set of Sennelier oil pastels at week ago and today was the first day it was cool enough to take them outside. After a very gray day, we had a nice sunset.

#pleinair #oilpastels #landscape #art #artiest #ducks

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 28

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 27. I drew some Palo Verdes that were blooming in the Papago Park parking lot. I used water soluble Pentel markers for most of the drawing and added some metallic gold flowers at the end. My favorite part of the drawing is the quail.

#urbansketch #urbansketching #pleinair

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Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 27

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 26. I drew in the details w/ micron pen and then waited for the sunset to paint the sky. I had enough light to see color at first, and then it got dark so I had to start guessing what colors I was using. Luckily, I didn't paint any purple bushes haha.

#pleinair #desert #art

Watercolor painting of Saguaro at Sunset

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Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 26

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 25. Today, it hit 96 degrees outside. It was totally surprising and unseasonable. As a result, I decided that today would be a good day to wait until the evening when it would cool down and sketch something on my patio.

#watercolor #pleinair #stilllife

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 25

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 24. Today I had to go to the post office, so I decided to draw it. I wanted to play with two sets of pens and two sets of colors-- highlighting some things with color and leaving everything else in grayscale. I'm pretty happy with it!

#urbansketch #urbansketching #pleinair

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Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 24

Day 23 of #DesertPleinAirMonth. Today I went to Usery Mountian Regional Park to draw some close-ups. I love the texture of cactus skeletons, so I had to include both a cholla skeleton and saguaro ribs. I plan to finish this page another day this month.

#pleinair #watercolorpencils #cactus #desert

Pen and watercolor pencil drawing of saguaro ribs and a saguaro.

Pen and watercolor pencil drawing of a cholla skeleton.

Pen and watercolor pencil drawing of desert marigolds.

Hand holding a drawing in front of a dead saguaro.

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Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 23

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 22. Having some fun drawing with Posca markers on black paper. The ASU building in downtown Mesa has interesting lighting designs that change throughout the evening. They made a fun backdrop for the Mesa Public Schools building in the foreground.

#urbansketch #pleinair

Lauren K. Jones @laurenslatestproj.bsky.social · Mar 22

#DesertPleinAirMonth day 21. It was not a peaceful drawing session. I had a large dog barking at me endlessly from the yard behind me, a motor bike whizzing by, and finally a maintenance truck that came up the path and forced me to move completely. Not my day, hahah.

#pleinair #urbansketch #trees

Watercolor and Micron Pen drawing of large trees by a canal.

Hand holding a pen sketch of trees by a canal.

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