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Between the Azores and Brittany
Last Sunday evening our ship left the Azores Islands and this morning we docked at Brest on Frances’ Brittany coast. Here are five sketches from the last five days. Watching the Azores Islands Disappear It was still warm as we … Continue reading
Posted in Interior, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Atlantic, Azore Islands, Gouache, iPad, Ocean, Prinsendam
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During Four Days at Sea
During these past four days at sea, I sketched very little. But here are three sketches, two of people aboard the Prinsendam, and a third sketch, my favorite, of the bottom of a lifeboat. Looking out the Window of the … Continue reading
I Was Reminded
There was something about the evening light tonight that reminded me of a sketch I made in 1984 of my daughter that hangs in her old bedroom. That sketch is below. We were hiking in a Colorado meadow, and my … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Gouache and Watercolor Pencil, Memories
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Into the Waves
In mid-April, I sat on the beach and sketched swimmers in a wild sea. I did not post this then because I liked another better that day. The original sketch is below, and today I wondered if I could improve … Continue reading
Three Trees by a Highway
The other day when I drove past Sunrise Highway in East San Diego County, I stopped and took some pictures. Today, continuing to experiment with watercolor pencil and gouache, I used the photos as reference for this sketch. Although I … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged California, Gouache and Watercolor Pencil, San Diego County, Sunrise Highway
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Nastursiums and Jasmine
I am getting ready for a long trip and am in the preparation phase of taking care of household chores. So this afternoon I went out to weed in the garden. But who could weed when the nasturtiums and jasmine … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged California, Flowers, San Diego, Spring, Watercolor pencil and gouache
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From a Rooftop Near Yuma
I left Phoenix and drove across the desert today, stopping near Yuma to visit my friend from college. It was getting dark when we went up on her rooftop to watch the sun drop below view. It was so gorgeous … Continue reading