I remember sitting in my backyard, watching the bright red cardinals hop from branch to branch. Their vibrant color against the green leaves always caught my eye. Inspired, I decided to try drawing them. My first few attempts weren't great. The shapes were all wrong, and the colors didn't pop like I wanted. However, I kept practicing. I looked up easy ideas online and slowly, my drawings started to improve. The breakthrough came when I focused on simple shapes to form the cardinal's body and…
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Cathy Johns