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Category Archives: Facial Expression
Speed Painting at the Opera
The San Diego Opera invites artists to paint and draw during a practice prior to the opera’s opening. Aida opens tomorrow and I was one of the lucky artists who got to spend three hours painting in the darkened orchestra … Continue reading
The Polite Listener
It was so nice to be at the gallery and paint a live model, even if the poses were only for twenty minutes. The model was awesome, on the older side, and had a way of looking at us while … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression
Tagged Body Language, Gouache, In- the- moment, Sketches of People
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Looking Afar II
Yesterday I did a series of 20-minute sketches of a wonderful model. She had a pensive air that was communicated through her long limbs and facial expressions. Although I had to work fast, choosing colors and brushes was intuitive because … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Body Language, Facial Expression, Gouache, Painting, Sketch
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Looking Afar
I painted with other painters Thursday morning. Our model seemed pensive and trying to capture this in a sketch became my goal for the morning. I got a good start in this twenty-minute sketch and left the studio with several … Continue reading
Lounging with a Strawberry
I missed a week of painting while traveling and it was wonderful to meet up with friends today at the San Diego Watercolor Society and sketch for a long morning. We did 5, 10, and 20-minute poses, this one … Continue reading
Posted in Facial Expression
Tagged Gouache, Live Sketching, Pastel Pencil, Watercolor Pencil
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Telluride Town Talk
During the summer, the Telluride Science Research Center offers a weekly talk of general interest by a visiting scientist. I enjoy these talks because they are provocative- for instance, today’s topic was, Geo-Engineering a Climate Change Solution. But even better, … Continue reading
Posted in Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Colorado, Sketch, Telluride, Telluride Town Talk, TSRC
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Keep Families Together
What could be more American than celebrating the Fourth of July with your family? Picnics, rodeos, reunions, fireworks, we spend the day enjoying each other and the blessings of a good life in a good country. As we get ready … Continue reading
Posted in Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Families, Gouache, Immigrants, Keep Families Together
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