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Happy Fourth

Saturday, July 3, 2010

To all my American readers, I hope you all have a wonderful Independence Day weekend. And to everyone else, I hope you have a great weekend as well. For myself, I hope this year is as good of a time for me as last year was. I will try to get some good sketching time in. […]

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Recent Workshops, Part Two

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

This is the second part to this post, where I write about two separate one day (10 am – 4 pm) workshops I recently took. This workshop was on the subject of Matting and Framing. I learned a lot of valuable info, even though I would have liked some things about the class to be a […]

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Stacks

Monday, June 21, 2010

This sketchbook page gives you some clues to a subject besides art that interests me quite a bit. (Hint: I take my nutrition seriously.) I got a lot done yesterday, both on the art front and the chore front. You will see the fruits of my labor later on this week. Have a nice Monday […]

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Monsoon

Thursday, June 10, 2010

It was pouring rain when I drew this (from a window). It was getting into the evening and the light was dimming, when all of the sudden the rain stopped and the sun came out. Everything turned a sort of golden color for about five minutes, then it promptly started pouring again. It reminded me […]

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Backyard Vignette

Sunday, June 6, 2010

I hope everyone is having both a relaxing and productive weekend. Continuing on with my pen and ink experiment, I sketched this yesterday while sitting in the backyard. The drawing is about 7 x 7 and I spent about forty minutes on it. I was trying to be looser and less rigid than I am […]

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Various Thoughts and Impressions

Saturday, June 5, 2010

This is one of the windows in my house, with floor length sheers that blow in the breeze when the window is open. I just got back last night from spending some time visiting with my family. It was a nice time, although I didn’t spend any time drawing. I did however, get out onto […]

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What can I do with a black pen?

Monday, May 31, 2010

I am trying something new, starting today. Lately, I have been feeling overwhelmed, and easily distracted. My sketchbook, a place supposed to be a well of inspiration, has become filled with disjointed, half finished sketches. I have become sloppy and have lost my concentration. I can’t seem to decide what or how to draw things […]

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Seashells, interior and exterior

Sunday, May 23, 2010

I put off posting earlier this week, not because I had nothing to say, but because I had so much other stuff going on. On Friday I had my first acrylic painting class (which I will write a separate post on). I have also been doing lots of other painting and drawing.  Partly because I had […]

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Pond View: Czech Republic VPO

Monday, May 17, 2010

I did this more than a week ago for May’s VPO and even though I do like how it came out, I kept telling myself that I was going to start over and do another version that I liked better. I have so many things that I want to paint and draw these days that I […]

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Practicing with Portraits

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

There’s no denying that portraits are a tricky business, but after practicing for many years now, I feel that I have mastered the basics. Fine tuning is always necessary, but I rarely make drawings that are so bad I have to tear them up anymore. I have a new challenge coming up though – a […]

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