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Monthly Archives: November 2010

The Last of the Apples

Friday, November 12, 2010

Last week we bought a bag (1/2 peck) of apples and I had the intention of drawing some of them, but I kept putting it off for another day. Until yesterday, that is, when I noticed that there were only three left! I finally drew them before they disappeared for good. And then I drew […]

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Leaves Peeking Out

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Yesterday it was very raw and rainy out, so I felt that I needed a colorful boost. This painting is based on a photo I took on a sunny July day in 2009. I am glad that I have a folder of reference photos on my computer for times like this. It’s not raining today, […]

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Baby Sketch 2 and Updates

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Last night I made another drawing of a baby for practice. I originally wanted it only to be a quick sketch but ended up spending much more time on it than I intended, probably because I almost never draw babies and I’m out of practice. Also, I actually know this baby in person and I […]

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Rough Cat Sketches

Sunday, November 7, 2010

I was busy yesterday with a small family get together. I did get to see my favorite brother cats though. Here are some (rough) sketches, unfortunately done from photos after the fact. I could have taken out my sketchbook when I was there, but whenever I get a chance to spend time with my family […]

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Twitter Art Exhibit

Friday, November 5, 2010

This is a view of the Connecticut River as seen from the French King Bridge, one of the many special places in Western Massachusetts. I reworked this colored pencil sketch from last year to make this painting. I do a lot of work in ink and watercolor but this was definitely an experiment in a […]

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Late Night Portraits

Thursday, November 4, 2010

I did some portrait sketching last night of Ujwala Prabhu and Serena Lewis for Julia Kay’s Portrait Party. In the background, I was listening to the Escape from Illustration Island Podcast. The podcast is geared towards freelance illustrators and I’m not quite used to all the lingo they use, but I have gotten a lot […]

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Distractions

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I did a lot of artwork, but nothing really turned out well and I ended up wasting a lot of paper. It’s probably because I am preoccupied about the election. I distracted myself by watching the documentary Helvetica (see below clip). I never really liked the font because it always reminded me of big cities. […]

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New Sketchbook and New Month

Monday, November 1, 2010

Yesterday I had a bit of a mishap. Do you know the sketchbook I was talking about wanting to finish last time? Well, it got finished a little sooner that I had hoped thanks to a spilled cup of tea. Thankfully, the pages I had already worked on were spared. I was really mad at […]

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