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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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Various

Sunday, June 21, 2009

I’ve had a lot on my mind lately and haven’t felt very coherent. I made this sketch of an old woman deep in thought while deep in thought myself. Here are some odd tidbits that I’ve been thinking about: My friend Kimberly Shaw of Kimberly Shaw Graphics had her lovely teacup designs ripped off by […]

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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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Early Drawings

Monday, June 15, 2009

Recently, I’ve been sorting through some possessions that I’ve had stored at my parent’s house. I found a treasure trove of finished sketchbooks and also many loose drawings that I did years ago. I found this drawing that I drew from a photo in a magazine in 1999 when I was sixteen years old. I […]

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Scene from Snow Farm

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Scene from Snow Farm (8 x 10), dip pen and wash on Arches 140 lb cp, 5/31/09 I finished this on Sunday afternoon and handed it off Monday morning to be displayed in an arts fundraiser event being held at my workplace this week. I also donated it to be auctioned off at a silent […]

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Watercolor Flowers for Yiayia

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Yiayia’s Flowers #1, watercolor in 10 x 7 sketchbook, 5/17/09  As a child, my Yiayia (grandmother) was one of the biggest fans of my art. I remember one time we were sitting in a Friendly’s getting ice cream and I made a doodle on a napkin with a hot pink Crayola marker. Yiayia took that […]

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An Account of My First Experience Drawing the Nude From Life

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Norman, Charcoal on newsprint, April 2009 This is Norman, our male model at Snow Farm. I’ve heard before that one’s first time drawing nudes from life is the most difficult, as there is an awkwardness that must be gotten used to. Well, I was very awkward, and never quite got used to it. Sorry, but […]

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Designing my Life

Saturday, May 9, 2009

In general, I am a serious and responsible person. I also tend to be a perfectionist, and perhaps care too much about things that don’t really matter in the big scheme of things. This can be a problem because I feel that I’ve been working hard on all the little things but not having the […]

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Evening Sketches at Snow Farm

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Drum and Table, ink and white colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/27/09 My Evening Companions, ink and white colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/28/09 While I was at Snow Farm, I tried to fill all my awake non studio hours with sketching. After dinner we usually had an evening activity of some sort, like a guest artist […]

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A Lot to Think About

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Self Portrait, watercolor on 140 lb hot press Arches (5″ x 9″), 4/19/2009 I came home from my trip to Snow Farm last night, happy to sleep in my own (king size) bed. I have to say that it was a nice little getaway and a very productive time for me. I thought they ran […]

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