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View from the Lighthouse
We stopped for the day on the Azores Island, Praia da Victória. I was able to get in a quick sketch as we rested on our way up to the lighthouse.
At Sea
We are three days into a trip across the Atlantic, from Fort Lauderdale to Copenhagen. Sixteen days to sketch two of my favorite subjects, people and seascapes, what good fortune I have. Here are a few sketches from these past … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Gouache, In- the- moment, Plein Air, Transatlantic Cruise
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The Flower Fields at Carlsbad
I went with friends today to Carlsbad, a small coastal city about 30-minutes north of San Diego. This time of year the commercial ranunculus flowers fields with their rows of bright colors draw people from all over. We spent the … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged California, Carlsbad, Flower Fields of Carlsbad, Flowers, Gouache, Plein Air
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In the Hallway
This is the last of the large sketches I did this past Thursday. The model, in red, posed with a kind of waiting attitude and I imagined that she looked like she was standing in a long line. Later when … Continue reading
Soaking in the Spring Sun
Soaking in the Spring Sun This figure is of our model from my Thursday sketching group this week. For this pose, she sat with her face lifted, as though she was relishing the gentle warmth of San Diego’s spring sunshine. … Continue reading
An Epidemic and a Flower of Hope
Today at my sketch group, our model worked hard. When it was time for her last pose, her tiredness showed and I was reminded of a woman I see occasionally at an underpass near our home. The woman has companions … Continue reading
Getting Ready for Holy Week
Getting Ready for Holy Week My Wednesday sketching group met at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in San Diego this morning. It is a beautiful and busy complex with many tempting choices for interior and exterior scenes. And, with Easter in less … Continue reading
Posted in Interior, Telling a Story
Tagged Casein, Gouache, Saint Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego
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