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Curious Cows
I drew these curious cows with black marker last May while resting during a bike ride in Spain and then put it away unfinished, rest time being over. Today I pulled the sketch out to practice using gouache, my new deliberate learning … Continue reading
Bodega Bay
I used a new paint for me today, gouache paint. Although the paint’s behavior surprises me greatly, I enjoyed using it very much. Compared to watercolor, gouache is heavy and thick. It leaves brush marks that suggest the movement of the wind … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged California, Exaggeration, Gouache, Nonverbal Communication, Splashes of Paint
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Celebrating Tommy
I used to work at a school brimming with energy, dedication, events, and wild wonderful curriculum and I met up with some of its amazing staff yesterday. It was a bittersweet occasion because a longtime teacher was moving on to another … Continue reading
Pensive Moment
This is another of the camping sketches that I did while sitting around chatting with our family. Normally I plan the sketch, do a thumbnail or two, and then stick pretty close to my plan. But for this series I … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Story Creation
Tagged California, Line, Procreate, Splashes of Paint
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The Apple
We were camping under the California oak trees in Sonoma County. As we chatted in the early evening I sketched without planning, just placing the images in front of me into my sketchbook. Later when I looked at this sketch of a woman holding an apple … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged California, In- the- moment, Line, Urban Sketching
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Brooding
This morning I sketched with the North Park Drawing Group. It was a good session because the model put an enormous amount of expression into his poses and it was challenging to capture them. I like this sketch because the model’s slumping posture … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression
Tagged Emoting, Line, Procreate, San Diego, Splashes of Paint
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Groups at a Chicago Restaurant
After walking through Millennium Park in Chicago, which I should have sketched, we stopped at a nearby restaurant for an early dinner, just before sunset. Several groups were enjoying a drink together and I got a chance to sketch some of … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 