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Luke Keeps an Eye on Me
I have been enjoying experimenting with charcoal, pastels and water. I am getting a greater range of textures and luminance than when I use watercolor alone. And, the water fixes the charcoal and pastel, eliminating the need for the regular fixative with … Continue reading
Peter Then and Now
To celebrate my amazing husband’s birthday today I am posting two sketches that I particularly like, the first from 1979 and the second from this past spring. My favorite person to sketch over the past 40 some years is my … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, People Learning, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Emoting, Learning
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Happy Birthday Tara!
Turning 30 is a really special birthday and I wanted to make a card for Tara that shows how much love and joy she brings to all of us. The center of this card is Tara herself, looking out at … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Emoting
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Sunset over Downtown La Mesa
The San Diego Urban Sketchers met for a sketch at sundown in La Mesa, just east of San Diego. This is a charcoal and watercolor sketch.
Torrey Pine Morning
It was our landscape class’ fourth and last morning at Torrey Pines State Reserve. I spent most of the three hours on another painting, which was OK, and then got experimental with this one. I began by sketching in the … Continue reading
Sketch with Conté Crayon
Our figure drawing class met for a second time today at Old Town State Park in San Diego. Although this time we worked with Conté Crayon, we still had the same goal as we had last week, which was to … Continue reading
Same Parking Lot, Somewhat Revised
Two days ago I posted ‘Entrance to a Parking Lot’ and since have redrawn it several times as I experimented with using pastels, a new medium for me. Some of the changes are compositional and others have to do with … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Telling a Story
Tagged Color, Landscape, Learning, Light, San Diego
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