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Come full circle...

 Still listening to Bob Dylan from last time. Spent some time reading and watching the ellipse videos. 

I did the first page of ellipses and am still bad at them. On the left are the new ellipses, and the old ones are on the right. 


I shouldn't be surprised I haven't gotten any better after two years of no practice. I can do more of this while at work. 

I noticed that when I'm drawing ellipses, my arm tenses up. I'm gripping the pen and holding my arm really tight. So that's something to pay attention to. I have to learn to be light, confident, and accurate.

Alright, not much progress, but progress none the less. Time for Dinner.

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