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KenKen
KenKen is the type of puzzle that keeps you up late at night trying your best to make digits fit nicely onto a grid. It is addictively relaxing. I drew 6 versions of this trying to convey the relaxed nature of an interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, White space
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Clean-up team
Every great meal should end with a clean kitchen. This team has it covered, one focused on licking the dishes clean, the other on rinsing and stacking the dishwasher. I put down lines using a quick gesture style because it conveys the … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Story Creation, Telling a Story, Uncategorized
Tagged Exaggeration, Gesture, In- the- moment, Line, White space
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Developing an image for Thanksgiving was a different type of challenge than my usual interpreting and sketching of an observable scene. I had to think which symbols of Thanksgiving aligned with my own thoughts. Then there was choosing a style … Continue reading
More Poinsettias
I was sketching a houseguest but having trouble conveying her depth and personality. Impulsively, I brought in a poinsettia and drew it on both sides of her. Suddenly the slight tilt of her chin downward was echoed by several of the red leafs. The red leafs also accentuated the bits … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, Splashes of Paint, White space
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Poinsetta
My favorite holiday decoration may be poinsettias. I placed a sprig of one into a vase and spent some time in the last few days sketching it. I tried a variety of mediums and somehow this bold angular version in markers grabs my eye. I sketched in ink … Continue reading
Watching the dancers
This is a revision of a sketch from a wedding last week. The original sketch did not tell a story, which is one of my goals for this blog, so I made a few changes. While the bride and groom were … Continue reading
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Tagged Exaggeration, Splashes of Paint
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Urban Sketching at Summers Past Farms
The San Diego Urban Sketchers gathered today at Summers Past Farms in El Cajon. Summers Past is a family owned nursery, gift store, garden, wedding venue and interesting sketching location. I chose a rusted out truck on the far edge … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 