Tag Archives: Exaggeration

December songs

Yesterday when I was sketching at Spanish Village in Balboa Park, I was able to get three sketches of a musician who was playing as part of the December Nights weekend festivities. She had spark, spunk and energy and I wanted to capture … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Contentedness

I sketched today with Rachael’s group at Spanish Village where there was tremendous bustle as the shopkeepers and vendors readied themselves for the big December Nights weekend. There was live music and at some point I looked over and saw a … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Buying a treat

This is a quick in-the-moment sketch of a couple buying dessert at a little deli. Each seemed a bit put off with the other and neither could decide what to buy. I think the couple’s indecision is caught in the woman’s … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Catching up on work

What if everyone liked their work so much that if they needed to rest a bit from the rigors of vacationing that they could do this by retreating to their work? This possibility reverses the typical relationship between work and holiday and … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, People Learning, Story Creation | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

At the museum

A visit to the San Diego Museum of Man gave me a chance to think about using empty space along with line and color to better communicate a message, my practice goal for the week. I wanted to say something about the range of reactions visitors … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

KenKen in a different light

  This is the same sketch as yesterday’s ‘KenKen’ but developed further. I had been admiring Rosin Cure’s use of white space in her sketches and was practicing including more white space in mine. However, in yesterday’s sketch it gave the look of daylight … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Deliberate Practice, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story | Tagged | Leave a comment

KenKen

KenKen is the type of puzzle that keeps you up late at night trying your best to make digits fit nicely onto a grid. It is addictively relaxing.  I drew 6 versions of this trying to convey the relaxed nature of an interesting … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story | Tagged , | Leave a comment