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So, Let’s Talk About How to…
Our son, a programmer, came home for a few days to help his dad set up some experiments. It is wonderful to have him home and to listen to the collegial talk between them as they work together. I cannot … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Body Language, Emoting, Family, Gouache, Learning
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A Last Sketch from Cuernavaca
I was sketching in a cafe off of Cuernavaca’s city square while my sisters were taking a salsa lesson. When they came to get me I was not quite ready to go. Although I told myself I would finish this … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Cuernavaca, Gouache, Mexico, People
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Zócalo de Cuernavaca
Although we are no longer in Cuernavaca, I still have a few sketches I would like to post, including this one of people enjoying the central square of Cuernavaca. This is an in-the-moment sketch, that is, a sketch where I … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Cuernavaca, Gouache, In- the- moment, Line, Mexico, Zócalo de Cuernavaca
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Cooking Together at Rocio’s
Rocio is one of our Spanish teachers and she offers a cooking class in her home. The participants go and buy the ingredients and then, under her supervision, make a Mexican meal. It was a wonderful opportunity but I found … Continue reading
Sheila Speaks to Students at CONALEP Plantel Temixco
My sister Sheila Polk gave a presentation to students at CONALEP Plantel Temixco, a technical high school near Cuernavaca, and I jumped at the chance to go along. Retired or not I still love going to schools and this one … Continue reading
Back to Cuernavaca’s Borda Garden
Last week I sketched one of the reflecting pools in the Borda Garden in Cuernavaca and I had to go back again today for another sketch. The garden is the kind of place that calls you; it is tranquil, harmonious and … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Landscape
Tagged Borda Garden, Cuernavaca, Jarden Borda, Mexico, Urban Sketching
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Poolside Chat
My sisters are so much fun to sketch as they chat around the pool. I think I have now drawn my sisters and this small pool where we are staying in Cuernavaca from all four sides and am getting the … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Cuernavaca, Gouache, In- the- moment, Mexico, People
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Deliberate Sketching 