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Recharged

Monday, September 7, 2009

I haven’t been doing much drawing lately, but I have been recharging my batteries with great success. I have been spending lots of time cuddling and having long conversations, resulting in an all around good feeling (you know the feeling). I went on a mini excursion to New Hampshire and spent time shopping for new […]

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Sketching Lakeside

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

I like being around bodies of water, and found myself around a very nice one in Vermont this past weekend. It was really the perfect time for me. I was a passenger on a very scenic drive, I did a lot of sketching, and I spent time with my relatives. I took many photos and […]

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Personality

Saturday, July 18, 2009

This past week I made no art. Instead, I talked to new people, went out places, and was instructed in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I have decided that I have been a hermit far too long. I will soon be back to business though, but with some extra fun things thrown in, to make my life […]

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Independence Day, 2009

Sunday, July 5, 2009

New Englanders are fortunate that we have a lot of lakes, and I am lucky that I got to spend some time at one for the Fourth of July. I think I will be finding excuses to be there often. We built a fire right next to the water and watched people shooting off illegal […]

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In it for the Long Haul

Friday, July 3, 2009

I was recently reading this article which discusses two types of creative individuals. There are the “Conceptualists,” or artists who create their best and most innovative work early on in their careers. Afterwards, they often seem to burn out and fizzle, never matching their early success. The other group is made up of “Experimentalists.” These […]

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Me on the Mid Year

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Having just finished my mid year review for my regular job, I knew it was time to write my art mid year review as well. So far this year has been one of my best ever, and I am very excited about the rest of it. For the first time in my life, I feel […]

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Losers and Keepers

Saturday, June 27, 2009

I’m in the process of going through my possessions, deciding what to keep and what to purge. I made this sketch showing some books I’ll be holding on to and some that I’ll be forgetting about. Books are special objects to me and I often connect their ownership to certain people and circumstances. It was […]

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The Power of Less

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Blind Contour David. Ballpoint. 2005. It’s not normal that I post a book review here, especially a non art related book. I recently finished reading The Power of Less by Leo Babauta (author of the famous Zen Habits blog) and I found it so helpful that I thought someone else out there might appreciate it […]

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Sketching Our Clutter

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

All of these glasses belong to the same person, not me. They are of all different prescriptions, and most of them aren’t even used anymore. I wandered around the house collecting these and there were more than could fit on one page.

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Nose Jobs

Friday, June 5, 2009

Confound the nose, there’s no end to it! (Thomas Gainsborough) -aged 13, at the Vatican Museum… There must be a cave somewhere with all of the noses. (Nicholas Brown) You can find a massive collection of art quotes on Robert Genn’s Resource of Art Quotations. I’ve been thinking of starting to make some portraits again, […]

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