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Category Archives: Body Language
Resignation
Our model tonight with the Fresno sketching Zoom group was an expressive young woman named Natalie. During a break she asked us for our guess about when the pandemic and precautions might end. After Natalie’s question, her body language seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Figures
Tagged Body Language, Gouache, Sheltering in Place, Zoom
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Mother and Child
Last week my sister sent a photo of her newest grandson. It was an extraordinary shot of an exhausted new mom resting with her baby. Even in her sleep it was clear how protective the mom is of her child … Continue reading
Day 16, Staying Put
We goofed yesterday. My husband had two colleagues over to work on some research. We thought that with a little care it would be fine to work outside in the fresh air. I made them coffee and brownies. They talked … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Telling a Story, Uncategorized
Tagged California, Coronavirus, Gouache, Home, San Diego, Sheltering in Place
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Day 12, Talking about Coronavirus
Like others, we have been talking on the phone or Skyping more often in the last few weeks. This evening when our son called, I had my sketchbook in hand and was in the midst of a drawing. I just … Continue reading
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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The Percussionist
The Percussionist is the last of my jazz series for now. This began as one of the original line sketches I did in the dark during the concert. Now, after some more chalk lines and some gouache, it is ready … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Figures, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Gouache, Jazz
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The Guitarist
In my sketch from last Sunday, The Jazz Trio, the guitarist got squeezed in the middle. I also added some 20 years to his actual age. Using that sketch, and some photos I took that evening, I think I now … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Figures
Tagged Black Watercolor Paper, Body Language, Gouache
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