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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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California Sunflowers
California Sunflowers I went over to a nearby park this afternoon, not expecting to see mounds of California sunflowers everywhere. I had some 6 X 12-inch paper with me which I had previously tinted with a rich blue-green casein. It … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged California Sunflowers, Casein, Gouache, Lake Murray Regional Park, Procreate, San Diego
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Two in One
I am back in San Diego after a trip to Texas for a family wedding. On the way out we drove and took our time. I was able to get quite a few paintings in, although I was not always … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Figure Sketching, Gouache, Padre Island, San Diego
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Windsurfers of Padre Island
We spent the last two days at Padre Island in Texas. Our camping spot is right on the inter coastal waterway, at Bird Island Basin. There are lots of windsurfers of both varieties, birds and humans, and I had lots … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Birds, Gouache, Padre Island National Seashore, Seascape, Texas, Windsurfer
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