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At the Beach
All I did today was this one sketch- and a lot of tourist activities besides. I am working on showing light in the sea, that is, the reflections of the sky, the people and the waves. I did not yet … Continue reading
Prepping for Tomorrow
The conference center where we are staying in France has very limited internet access. You have to go to an outside terrace next to a bar and then hope you are lucky and get a connection. This forces me to write … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged France, In- the- moment, Procreate, Urban Sketching
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Backlit Figure
Because of the light here in Porquerolles, I found myself continuing to work on conveying brights. This sketch began as a simple line and wash drawing that I changed many times using Procreate. I worked through many versions of this … Continue reading
Austrian Harvest
We had a long day of travel yesterday, from Budapest to Milan, passing from the plains of Hungary up and over the Austrian Alps and then down into northern Italy. As we drove we noticed farmers harvesting crops, which I … Continue reading
German Landscape
We drove today from Chemnitz to Salzburg under cloudy skies and I used the time in the car to sketch on the iPad. Since the landscape flies past the car window faster than I can draw, this is not a … Continue reading
Water Troubles
Like most Californians, I turn off the water tap while washing my hands, water the yard twice a week and think about saving water. I thought our state was on top of things but of course one of the benefits … Continue reading
Umbrellas in Downtown Chemnitz Germany
Sketching outside with the iPad is tough on sunny days because the iPad screen gets washed out by the bright light. Today, however, the sky was covered with thunderheads- perfect for sketching on the iPad. And the rainy day was … Continue reading