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By the Pond
I walked over to the Telluride Town Park this afternoon. I never made it past the Kid’s Fishing Pond near the entrance because a grandmother and child sitting on the pond’s bank caught my eye. They were watching something off … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Story Creation
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Gouache, Kid's Fishing Pond, Telluride
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Telluride’s Oak Street Plaza
I set off to do abstract gouache sketches of landscapes but somehow ended up sketching with pen and watercolor in a 9 X 12 inch sketchbook. This is a small plaza in Telluride where people catch the free gondola that … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged #Pen and Wash, #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Telluride
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Telluride Street
Telluride is located in the cusp of the Sneffels Range and its bare jagged peaks are visible from just about everywhere. This is my third day sketching the mountains and so far I have not been able to get a … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Gouache, Line, Telluride
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Planning for the Next Day
Three tired co-organizers gathered tonight to plan for the second day of their Workshop, just in time for me to sketch them with a gel pen. The figure on the right was too small compared to the other two so … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Colorado, Exaggeration, Line, Procreate, Sketches of People, Telluride
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Balboa Park, on the Sixth Avenue Side
I did such a quick sketch and then told myself I would finish it at home. I had no time yesterday and this morning I found that I like it the way it is, especially the rough shapes and the … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Landscape
Tagged Balboa Park, California, Gouache, People, San Diego
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Discussion at the Fire Pit
This is the unfinished sketch from yesterday with gouache added today. By the time I finished today I had unintentionally changed the mood of the sketch from upbeat to tense. The figure on the right now has his lips pursed and … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Family, Gouache, Home, Learning, People
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Happy Father’s Day!
How could I not keep sketching these two as they worked together, and how can I not think of their father/ son relationship as I sketch on this Father’s Day eve? My father worked with his six sons, teaching them … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Family, Gouache, Home, People, San Diego
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