<?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[77]]></title><description><![CDATA[7:7 Creative Recovery]]></description><link>https://www.77sketchbookjourney.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:13:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.77sketchbookjourney.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Permission to Paint]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many years I owned a beautiful set of oil paints that I did not use. An old boyfriend bought them for me one Christmas. He knew that I carried a deep yearning to become an artist, and it was his way of saying he took that seriously. The paints were artist-grade oils in a handmade solid mahogany case with brass fittings and a leather handle. When you opened the case, a lift-out tray revealed orderly rows of colour: vivid cadmiums, earthy ochres and umbers, each tube sitting neatly in its...]]></description><link>https://www.77sketchbookjourney.com/post/when-the-paint-protests</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c3e1e3149f4fed5651d97b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:18:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/41730f_c11739e25b69453fb9f5eac8eb6724a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ali Hodgkinson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>