{"id":86,"date":"2025-01-03T08:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athertoncustoms.com\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2025-05-14T07:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T13:58:22","slug":"sketch-the-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/athertoncustoms.com\/?page_id=86","title":{"rendered":"Sketch The Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">One of the fastest ways to improve is to <em>PRACTICE<\/em>! Daily sketch practice is always a priority.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0759c396 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-694ead9e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c6aab7f7 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athertoncustoms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/01-01-2025-Coyote.heic\" alt=\"First visitor of the year! #Coyote\" 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