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Along Nebraska State Highway 2
The landscape along the Nebraska highways has a storybook quality. Attempting to capture the feeling of its open spaces with its somewhat rolling hills and textured fields is a great way to spend a day driving across this large state. … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Gouache, Landscape, Nebraska
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Action Sketching along I- 80 in Nevada, Utah and Wyoming
Although learning to accurately sketch is a long standing goal, composing pictures from what I see is an important goal too. Action sketching requires a kind of imaginative planning that I find difficult. Drawing real people who move about in … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Action Sketching, Highway, Landscape, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
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As the Conference Ends
Well, the conference is over. This is a last sketch on an iPad of worn out participants from yesterday evening.
Presenting to the Group, version II
This is based on a black and white sketch I posted two days ago. I used two apps on my iPad, Procreate and Snapseed, to crop it and add color and texture. I notice that it adds more emotional value … Continue reading
Posted in Facial Expression, People Learning, Telling a Story
Tagged Procreate, Snapseed
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Day 3 at the Conference
Today is the third day of the conference and basic pen drawings are all the sketching I can fit in. While I miss using color, I do enjoy just quickly jotting down what I see. These three sketches today … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Learning, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Body Language, Learning
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Three More Sketches from the Conference
Today I used the app Procreate on my iPad to make sketches of the presenters and participants at my conference.
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, People Learning, Telling a Story
Tagged Procreate, Sketches of People
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Looking to the Side
When I was a principal my days were packed and often the only sketching I could do were quick little drawings. I am reminded of this today as I am volunteering at a conference through the end of this … Continue reading
