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Monthly Archives: February 2010

The Whippet Essence

Friday, February 26, 2010

These are some sketches of Reuben and Olivia, some Whippet dogs that I have gotten to know over the past few months. Whippets are extremely fidgety dogs and they have a lot of energy. This makes sketching them while awake both challenging and rewarding. I wish I had more opportunities like this to sketch living, […]

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The Hall of Justice

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

I made this quirky drawing while in the Jury Pool waiting room (it was too big to scan at once so I had to stitch two scans together). I had only been called in for Jury Duty one other time, and not in this particular courthouse. By the time I drove into the city, found […]

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Provenance: Book Review

Sunday, February 21, 2010

In my last post I wrote about how I was trying to spend more time offline. One of the things I have started doing is visiting the library and reading more books. I struggle with books because many that I pick up are duds and either bore me or depress me so I never end […]

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Spending Time Offline

Friday, February 19, 2010

About a year and a half ago I stopped watching TV at home. It was mainly because I moved and the TV was in a very cold room, which was uncomfortable and I had to go out of my way to turn it on. In the beginning it was such a relief not to spend […]

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Bolinas, CA – Virtual Paintout

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Shoreline Highway 1, Bolinas, CA The February location for the Virtual Paintout is the San Francisco Bay Area, to honor Google who made it all possible and celebrate the one year anniversary of the blog. I have to say that originally February’s location wasn’t horribly inspiring to me. I’ve never been to California before and […]

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Emotional Maintenance

Friday, February 12, 2010

Today I am feeling a bit thoughtful, so please forgive me for launching into a discussion on mind-body interactions. (But hey, you might find something useful here though.) First, about the drawing. I drew this from a photo I snapped while visiting Cape Cod this past October. I took a ton of photos of seagulls […]

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Lake Eden

Friday, February 5, 2010

I’ve been taking it easy for the past week or so because I’ve had a case of TMS crop up. After two years of being mostly pain free, it’s come up again, because I’ve been doing a poor job of handling my stress. This time it’s affecting my right elbow and every time I grip […]

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