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Stone Family
When we were in Mazatlan recently, I bought a small sculpture made from stones, seedpods, wire, and wood. The way the sculptor, using simple materials, was able to say so much impressed me. I have been sketching the piece because I like its rhythm … Continue reading
PB & J at the Zoo
I sat down near a family at the zoo today and after admiring the speed with which the mother made PB & J sandwiches on the spot, decided to sketch them. I started with the baby on the right. Within … Continue reading
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A New Moon for A New Year
My brother sent a picture of the new moon from his home in Phoenix this evening. That made me go out and look at the new moon as it came up over the trees behind our home in San Diego. … Continue reading
A Message from Afar
I have not had much time for sketching this past week but did use my iPad to sketch two people looking at a phone today. I like the way the secondary figure is faint, perhaps suggesting that he is far … Continue reading
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Sketching My Nephew on His Birthday
We skyped this evening with our nephew to offer our birthday wishes for him. It was also a good chance to sketch him on my iPad and to notice his resemblance to his father.
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A Second Stuffed Bird
Yesterday I drew this bird but did not like the background. Today I added more gouache paint to the background and scraped it around. Then I made the sketch less dark and cropped it by using Photos and Procreate.
Deliberate Sketching 