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The Old City Walls again
Yesterday’s sketch bothered me. One of my goals is to use image to tell a story and yesterday’s sketch did not do so. I woke up thinking that it would have been better if I had included awestruck people. … Continue reading
Almost done
Our son came down from the Bay Area to help us and we have been working away on readying our house for renters while we are away for the next six months. We were all a little bleary eyed … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting
Tagged Exaggeration, In- the- moment, Line, Procreate
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Corner coffee shop
While waiting to meet a friend at a corner coffee shop I happened to sit down near a couple on the patio. They were having an audible disagreement about her parents. Their body language was not friendly and I wondered if the nonverbal signals were contributing to an escalation of the disagreement. She … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged In- the- moment, Line
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Sketching the Urban Sketchers
This morning the San Diego Urban Sketchers met at the West Coast Clydesdale Ranch. We spread out and sketched buildings, horses, chickens, vegetation, corrals and the vista. As usual my attention was more focused on people and I did several different … Continue reading
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Tagged Line, Procreate, San Diego Urban Sketchers, Urban Sketching
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Near the art store
One of my goals for this blog is to tell a story through image and this little sketch tells a story a few men who were people watching in a square and a few women who were walking briskly past the men. … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Line, Procreate
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Burning ideas
Sitting around the fire pit on a cold January night makes for perfect conditions to exchange ideas. This sketch is part of an occasional study of what it looks like when people are learning individually or in groups. All three figures are holding their hands … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Groups Interacting, People Learning, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, Line, Procreate
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Restoration
I began this sketch in late December and finished it today. One of my learning goals is to communicate ideas through the way I use images and I worked on this sketch today with this goal in mind. Over the holidays our home was full … Continue reading