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Small Girl in Pink Rides the Bus
I sketched in pen while riding the train and bus today, lots of bumps but lots of fun. This was my last sketch of the day and a tiny girl in pink, holding onto the bar and her father’s hand, … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, Line, Urban Sketching
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Sunny Road
It takes about an hour to drive down to Be’er Sheva from Jerusalem. I did several quick sketches as we drove there Sunday morning. The light was bright and the colors beautiful. These are composite sketches. Each time I would … Continue reading
Man Reflects on Injustice of Parking Ticket
There is nothing like a parking ticket in a language you have trouble reading to make you feel wronged. Especially when you bought a parking pass, displayed it on the dashboard and departed fifteen minutes before it expired. It does … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Color, Exaggeration, Line, Nonverbal Communication, Procreate, Urban Sketching
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Feral Cats of Jerusalem
There are wild cats everywhere in Jerusalem. These are bold cats, entering buildings in search of food, including our apartment, when the screen is not pulled. Cats are on the walkways, in the trash bins, the outdoor cafes, national monuments, … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day!
We were on our way to Passover dinner and stopped at Hadar Josef, a neighborhood of Tel-Aviv, where we lived 38 years ago. We tried to locate our old apartment but between the tremendous remodeling and our fading memories, we … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, Israel, Landscape, Line, Urban Sketching
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Happy Passover!
I went several times in the past three months to sketch the enormous sculpture by Alexander Calder but ended up sketching the incredible view that the sculpture frames out across the Jerusalem Forest. The sculpture sits in a large plaza … Continue reading
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A Kindred Spirit
Every now and then I meet someone who has a way of seeing the world that just clicks with me. In this case I met a long retired educator who still feels the fire for putting the power of education … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Emoting, Exaggeration, Israel, Line, Procreate
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