<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:07:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@kristenbruce/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Narwhal Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of pages from my sketchbook. Have been drawing a lot of sea creatures recently for a project! 💦Narwhals are adorable 💕]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/narwhal-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/narwhal-love</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 22:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWQ3icyhgG5Jiu1e9Qr8mRFxRuBNeGAEt4hhW9KwRCPHT9eFVveKC4kEoZhNXghrU87RyQq7t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mugged by a Monkey!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another page from my travel sketchbook, here is a cheeky wee expletive from Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, Bali. Scroll down to see me be the victim of a crime as a minion monkey steals from me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/mugged-by-a-monkey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/mugged-by-a-monkey</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaR2kq8UAautKzHRKQbEJEq1HLbv4KM1RUG3KKd59tahmPMb8tqWe7a2q63JvQE48DECph5Twxvse6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art vs Artist]]></title><description><![CDATA[I decided to jump on the #artvsartist bandwagon...So here's my mug next to some of my work 🐌 Life has been wild recently but I'm hoping to start posting more frequently asap! ! !]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/art-vs-artist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/art-vs-artist</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:48:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yTLaXYkw31VcQPy1UqmoHL9NKdk8kBRi4mg8tMgyrBKcZxEGVHZQpt967ApCqd9pP1FzB631U29sXkwyUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did I mention I loved Bali?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bamboo bridge in Bali. More travel sketchbook pages coming soon, I'm still processing all the inspiration 😅😍]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@kristenbruce/did-i-mention-i-loved-bali</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@kristenbruce/did-i-mention-i-loved-bali</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvo9DcapnHBNQVK5LyDD2zmZQxDXyrFmeUVi3DxNCnVVFzJ2r2fJ412Wowk6SP6JET3C2mr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel Sketchbook: Balinese Temple]]></title><description><![CDATA[While in Ubud, we noticed that many statues were wrapped in black and white checked fabric, and even some trees were too. Curious, we did some research and found out that this fabric, named Saput Poleng,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/travel-sketchbook-balinese-temple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/travel-sketchbook-balinese-temple</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 22:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVU2LQaqnMuFsZQVwKnP1GWvk7SdnwLnWPrKDWGyWoSKWD366pbRrvyUe3w2VTHmf3tXhAaeCasa9JnRhUUVk2b89N4N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sketchbook Diaries: Otterly adorable]]></title><description><![CDATA[💦 Visited the otters at Loch Lomond a few days ago to do some research for a new project. Any excuse to spend hours watching cuties like this! ❤ They were such inquisitive and interesting creatures,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/sketchbook-diaries-otterly-adorable</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/sketchbook-diaries-otterly-adorable</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqCMBgFS2q76vDjr7ZFbbdpyVy1NduUgJQFF1jU4Vu6sHMEaqXYczERpDxu1hud1U5tngNUJrcjEuL57sDjhp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel Sketchbook: Spirits of Bali]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without a doubt my favourite place I've ever been... Bali really blew me away. One of my favourite sights was the beautiful statues, most of which have moss growing on them. These statues were already]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/travel-sketchbook-spirits-of-bali</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/travel-sketchbook-spirits-of-bali</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 22:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVNx2EKdC3fxq5Bkxfiti6uR7WfbgEaPvfNASjzUU4b8j7oqvpbiaPJA5uN3Epfi65immiGFvsCsDpF22CNi4kP2YdeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel Sketchbook: A Quiet Corner]]></title><description><![CDATA[A super quick gouache painting of a corner of a block printing workshop in Kutch, a region of Gujarat in India. I think there should be more purple buildings and turquoise doors in Scotland!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/travel-sketchbook-a-quiet-corner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/travel-sketchbook-a-quiet-corner</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:57:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqeS92xY4CbaCXCDSJvrKcR1eWfF3ZYz27vAVoWwUcUwxgvRMsDxp69R2GWma9zPGGtkVETwAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uni Diaries #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Enjoy this completely unrelated picture of me reflecting over the Mekong River in Phnom Penh..) Hello. This strand of my blog has come into existence to document my journey through life as an illustrator,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creativity/@kristenbruce/uni-diaries-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creativity/@kristenbruce/uni-diaries-1</guid><category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:24:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8p9YXkk1AZXQCSq9fiUPUt29LgLASedK89mjpBKgVnrm9Wq7RV5kVQJkBqRyLaubE5UEYRCB8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setting time limits is so helpful!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I gave myself an hour to paint this lovely cow I met in India. Forcing myself to work quicker than I usually would is something I really need to do more often, as in this case I was pleasantly surprised]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/setting-time-limits-is-so-helpful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/setting-time-limits-is-so-helpful</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWNpFs9Uth5CyLXeuK2SMx9ABMMNLcja1UiMGg1kcuXkiHSr7BPcZL32KNMVmoew9eNACp15Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Netflix Binge...]]></title><description><![CDATA[In case you didn't work it out yet, sketching characters from shows is how I justify to myself the bingeing of said shows... This time it was Top of the Lake, which I thought was great! Haven't seen season]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/another-netflix-binge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/another-netflix-binge</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGeA2sFY8qB9wiJoE1fiFBU8xxipn3EL7EBuKPHEGdkwyhLLmPciUFZrEcM4ukST9sgUHog7VwrVCdfPSSi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some more bears!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I sketched these guys while visiting the incredible Natural History Museum in NYC. I have a huge fear of bears (somewhat irrational since I live in Scotland...) and I've been trying to sketch them to become]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/some-more-bears</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/some-more-bears</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 07:30:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCqwA5wbVj6xkuzCg2xaJ8GpjWeUEqkAzcwCuvpUq1N7ndZBsJz4fHJQSG1hPSt2Fkf7sFwDiBm9rLM7FAZ4KJToWkA4bvrSns1e1keNbATKaS18r9dgC1ckh6ywZcqtEWi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sketchdates are the best!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Nicola and I have started organising sketchdates for ourselves, where we will go out somewhere and sketch the day away. This is always such a fun day, and so interesting as although we are often]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/sketchdates-are-the-best</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/sketchdates-are-the-best</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2dk9p1up2LqJMcpYsa52L3i41AuWApGqFbFSpxjsRPbyrRzyJdvsjsEBkM4unse4378hALLXVu3pwe3SuR6E3Udt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone else love Ozark?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did a sketchdump recently while watching Ozark on Netflix. I've heard mixed feelings about the series from others, but I thought it was really great! I love series' where the location really plays into]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/anyone-else-love-ozark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/anyone-else-love-ozark</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 06:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2R6N7BCf2E4rinV9PiL5oRbgSCfatzJfz1HRXM6HjPaXKcHYDppBWtWxz7saSPGSkkCygqDZxBRifGWxWVpyCfE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My first mural]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little look back at my first ever mural, which I painted in Pai, Thailand a few years ago. This was such an exciting thing for me and I felt so lucky to be invited to paint it. The mural was for Sunset]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/my-first-mural</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/my-first-mural</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 16:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdC9uFYs1YLbP7vQULKZAVLMUVdXiQjz7arE9sjt3DKYSmc8uWbTxWHbfFbDvFXi6LYGQiNZyrsPhhcKvoyadtdmkzWqo7J6PZX8J6CoF71k3D3aGjML42xkPjbJtZppqNmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My first ever animation! - Natural History Museum Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Uni I had to create a display and three promotional items for the Natural History Museum in London. I chose to create a display about the Sumatran Tiger, and it's stalking & hunting process. This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/natural-history-museum-project</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/natural-history-museum-project</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjodFqc4mQGbZ3Uk313qAP6ti2pFYuzzH3Rm9VBk6WHtZoAfizxwDevvdjAYCYtyM1tzja4N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mr Bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a life drawing session at Science Lates at the Glasgow Science Centre. We did warmup sketches of a skeleton, and in this case the rule was not to look at the paper while we drew...funnily enough he]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/mr-bones</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/mr-bones</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 04:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCJvK3rJEJ8XCkSzKVPiLWgC7v5yr95Ejm6NXzrzP4v3ZEL7ShY8w5rEsZus9CsYytoy7YcWso6M6FR9coSvdAZYmM6Xm5LW6kxffDuuX1FFpC3DQL8j2SySj7fN6D2nY8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing from life...kinda!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took some inspiration from Aaron Blaise and spent an hour sketching from a live Alaska Bear Camera. These guys were so beautiful! 😍 Will definitely be doing this again...it was beary inspiring! 😉]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/drawing-from-life-kinda</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/drawing-from-life-kinda</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:17:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2Pq2sx9o6PyDTxR42gtrzSewpdjS6VGgHL9qh62wtA25ef3XcwHFWh6kqBkEFT1ibPVUcPabkr6f5samfZpZdoNn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lovely commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Frankie asked me to create a family portrait of her animals! This was so much fun to do! I really enjoyed the simplicity of using only black and grey pens...definitely going to try this again]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/a-lovely-commission</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kristenbruce/a-lovely-commission</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kristenbruce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy9Ebi6RrJFa2nDy6n8pGLbCs6ENCqKhap9BsRNXQYBdFv6Gpob895LoVpxjJNK88iPEgZetW6oJw3754AwGJBYeQ4iDc3uwNt5k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dream project..part three!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my third illustration created based on one page from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. 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