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On Taking Risks and Suffering Physical Pain

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

I have never been a risk taker in life. Generally, my attitude has been “Life is about survival and I am going to make it through unscathed.” However, recent circumstances I’ve found myself in over the past year or so have led me to do some rethinking. I’ve realized that a lot of things in […]

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January 2009 Virtual Sketch Date

Friday, January 23, 2009

January 2009 VSD, pitt pens and colored pencil in sketchbook January 2009 VSD, graphite in sketchbook This week I have been preoccupied with other things and I didn’t feel like making a very detailed drawing of the clementine for the January 09 VSD. It would have come out really nice but I just wasn’t feeling […]

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Challenging Myself with Portraits

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Tommy, graphite and colored pencil in 9 x 12 kraft paper sketchbook, 12/28/2008 This is my cousin Tommy. Drawing this was a challenge as his head in the photo was only about an inch high. Also, I’m not too great with drawing children (or smiling faces either). My mother was able to instantly recognize him […]

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Salad in my Sketchbook, and being dependent on technology

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Salad, sepia pitt pens and colored pencil in kraft paper sketchbook, 12/13/2008 I’ve been without an internet connection for the past few days and it has been frustrating. My wireless internet still does not work and I have to plug myself into the wall to get on right now. I’ve been thinking a lot about […]

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