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Dog Waits While Man Reads Paper
A tap, tap, tap broke the quiet of our evening. I looked up from my book and was charmed by our dog thumping his tail as he waited for his walk. His reward for being so cute was to wait even longer … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged In- the- moment, Line, Procreate, San Diego, Urban Sketching
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That’s a Thought!
I love sketching people who are pinning down an elusive idea together. I did several quick sketches of this scene and each time caught something different in their body language that reflected the state of their thinking. The body language of building idea shows … Continue reading
Luke
Luke is back and we are glad! He spent the last six months with two incredible people, their dog, cat and horses while we traveled about. It is amazing how good they were to him. I think he misses them … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language
Tagged Color, In- the- moment, Light, San Diego, Splashes of Paint
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Perfect Leg Rest
My son put his feet up for a moment and his legs leaning up and off the sofa captivated me. I cajoled him into keeping the pose long enough to sketch him using my iPad. He did not quite hold still, … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, In- the- moment, Line, Procreate, San Diego
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Friday Morning in San Diego
It is good to be back home, enjoying an early morning with my son. I am still working on light and the puzzle of showing the California early morning sun coming in the sliding door onto my son and the table was engrossing. Once I … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Telling a Story
Tagged Color, Light, Procreate, San Diego, Urban Sketching
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Early Morning Wait at the Airport
The good thing about flight delays is the abundance of people to sketch. This is from the Nice Airport in France while waiting for the first leg of our flight home. The skylights flooded the waiting area with morning light … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Telling a Story
Tagged France, In- the- moment, Light, Procreate
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Prepping for Tomorrow
The conference center where we are staying in France has very limited internet access. You have to go to an outside terrace next to a bar and then hope you are lucky and get a connection. This forces me to write … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged France, In- the- moment, Procreate, Urban Sketching
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