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Not More Homework!
Studying Spanish in Antigua Guatemala seems to require doing a lot of homework. At some point this evening, as we sat around the table, I noticed the unenthusiastic demeanor of my sisters and brother-in-law while they conjugated verbs and translated … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Figures, Telling a Story
Tagged Antigua, Body Language, Figures, Guatemala, Homework
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Wind on Lake Atitlan
I started this on Saturday as we were lurching our way across Largo de Atitlan in Guatemala. The wind was blowing and the waves seemed huge. I felt a sense of danger at the roughness but calmed down when I … Continue reading
Lago de Atitlan
We are on a weekend trip with our Guatemalan language school to Lake Atitlan and Chichicastenango. Although we do not have much downtime, I did get in a fast sketch. It shows the small boat we crossed the lake in, … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Guatemala Gouache, Lago de Atitlan, Plein Air
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Watching the Sun Set Between the Volcanos
We climbed up to the Cerro de la Cruz in Antigua to get a view of the city and surrounding mountains shortly before sunset. I did not bring any paper but after chatting with a sketcher from Brazil, I was … Continue reading
Volcán de Fuego
Antigua, where we are staying for a few weeks, is fairly flat with mostly one or two stories and some taller churches and trees. In contrast, the giant volcano, the Volcán de Fuego, totally captures my eyes and fills me … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Antigua, Black Bristol Paper, Gouache, Guatemala, Pastel, Volcán de Fuego
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Catching Up
I arrived in Antigua Guatemala late yesterday for a two-week trip with four of my sisters and a brother-in-law. We spent the morning out and about and then this afternoon we chatted and sketched. This piece shows two of my … Continue reading
Posted in Figures
Tagged Antigua Guatemala, Black Bristol Paper, Gouache, In- the- moment
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Hills at Torrey Pines
This one is a little different for me. I have been experimenting with tissue paper and tracing paper collage, it is a different way to show what I see. And I like the feel of making shapes by ripping paper. … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Collage, Gouache, Tissue Paper, Torrey Pines, Tracing Paper
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