Tag Archives: Landscape

Agave at the Sea of Galilee

Looking south down the Sea of Galilee, the lake seems almost to merge with the sky and hills at the far end where the River Jordan begins. I am working on creating a sense of depth in a landscape. In … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Salt Deposits at the Dead Sea

Today’s sketch is based on another on line drawing I made at the Dead Sea Tuesday. My goal today was to give the landscape a sense of depth. I used cooler colors with less value for the Jordanian mountains, intending to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Evening View of Kifar Sha’ul

  It was warm at last and so I went back to the Jerusalem forest to sketch for the full afternoon. I love looking out across the valley to the small villages that sit on the terraced hills. I sketched … Continue reading

Posted in Deliberate Practice, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

View from the Balcony

  When we first got to Jerusalem, I sketched the view of the city  from our balcony. It was very cold then, hovering around freezing and I focused on recording what I saw. This sketch today is nearly the same … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Caesarea

We sadly left David and Tara at the airport and then went on north to Caesarea National Park, the site of a once grand old harbor and city that was built, destroyed, and rebuilt by just about every group that … Continue reading

Posted in Body Language, Telling a Story | Tagged , | Leave a comment

View of Kfar Sha’ul

  I was just finishing up when a young woman jaunted down the sidewalk into my sketch and made all the difference. I love the tilt of her hip and head and the way it turns my landscape into a … Continue reading

Posted in Deliberate Practice, Story Creation | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Hebrew University Lawn

  The morning fog was still lifting and people were out and about at the Hebrew University. From time to time I sketch this view. I love the way the four triangles of this landscape, sky, lawn, deciduous trees, and … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment