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Anna Now and Then
Once when I was young enough to ask my grandmother blunt questions, I asked her what it was like to be so old. I’m glad I did not know any better than to ask that question because my grandmother’s answer … Continue reading
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An Artist at Torrey Pines State Park
There is something beautiful about the intensity of an artist as they paint. This morning at Torrey Pines I looked over and saw an artist in the distance. She was engrossed in the place and in her painting. I noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, People Learning, Telling a Story, Uncategorized
Tagged California, Landscape, Learning, San Diego, Watercolor
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Man Sitting at Old Town State Park, San Diego
Our figure drawing class met at Old Town State Park today in San Diego. We worked with charcoals and our goal was to show the roundness or three dimensionality of the model by varying the amount of charcoal we placed … Continue reading
View from Mount Soledad
The San Diego Urban Sketchers met this morning at Mount Soledad above the La Jolla coastline. It was overcast with some sprinkles and terrific weather for sketching in sunlight. It is wonderful to sketch with a group and so helpful … Continue reading
Torrey Pines Vista
Our watercolor class returned to Torrey Pines State Reserve and I worked to capture the view through the coastal scrub out towards the ocean. This is a soluble pencil, watercolor pencil and watercolor sketch on multimedia paper.
Thinking at a Workshop
I attended an amazing conference over the past week and had very little time to sketch. In fact, this is the only sketch I did the whole time. I had taken my eyes off the speaker and become diverted by noticing the uniform … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, People Learning, Telling a Story, Uncategorized
Tagged Body Language, California, Emoting, Learning
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October Beach Day
Our watercolor class met today up on the Torrey Pines plateau that overlooks the sea below. We were in the midst of coastal scrub and pine trees with sandstone mesas in the distance. Lots to paint and I painted away … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged San Diego, Urban Sketching, Watercolor
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Deliberate Sketching 