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Yesterday we took a jungle walk up a creek to Stone Dam. With its clear water, rope swings, gorgeous foliage and several swimming holes it was a great place to visit but an overwhelming place to sketch.
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Hawaii, Kauai, Landscape
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The Moment of Sunset
I have been noticing how just about everyone stops talking and moving to watch the moment the sun sets. I wanted to show how people are captivated by sunsets by contrasting the vivid colors in the sky with the focused … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Hawaii, Kauai, Sunset
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Along the North Shore of Oahu
Yesterday we circumnavigated Oahu, stopping to sketch, swim and enjoy the island from time to time. I wanted to convey my admiration for the island, surf and the people who take pleasure in it and made a series of quick … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged Hawaii, Landscape, Oahu, Watercolor
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Morning at Kapi’olani Beach
Although I did not have much time for sketching yesterday, I did get this fast sketch of early sunbathers at Kapi’olani Beach before we took off for the day at the Pearl Harbor Memorial. I think it works better than … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Hawaii, Landscape
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Same Intersection, Different Sketches
Here are two more sketches of the same intersection as yesterday’s sketch in Old Town at Twiggs and San Diego Avenue that I dew in this past week. In each sketch I stood where a line (the double yellow line in the … Continue reading
Working on Perspective in San Diego’s Old Town
The landscape painting class met in San Diego’s Old Town today and it was a perfect opportunity to think again about perspective. I stood in the park at Twiggs Street, looking down San Diego Avenue, where the double yellow line pointed … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged California, Gouache, Landscape, Learning, San Diego
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Day 4 of ‘One Week 100 People’
I began the day sitting in the waiting room of a car dealership while my car got its 80,000 mile maintenance. While not as delightful an experience as yesterday’s live sketching at the opera, it was a great way to … Continue reading