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At the Dead Sea
Our friends said a day of sunshine is the best antidote for jet lag so off we all went to the En Gedi Nature Reserve, on the shore of the Dead Sea, for a long sunny hike. This sketch is … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Uncategorized
Tagged Color, Israel, Landscape, Line, Procreate
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Over the Atlantic Ocean
At some point as we crossed the Atlantic it was morning local time. The sky, clouds and sea seemed to have uncertain boundaries. This sketch was done on my iPad using Procreate, a perfect tool for a window seat … Continue reading
Doodling
This began as a simple doodle of the Anthurium plants on the hotel patio. It slowly took over and dominated my attention, leaving no room for other sketching today. I became too focused on all the details and so had … Continue reading
From the hotel window
What a restful day we had after all the effort of getting ready for our long trip. Monday was about sleeping late, eating out, running errands, talking and of course drawing. This is a late evening sketch of our son … Continue reading
Leaving Luke
Funny how much you can love and worry about a dog. Luke has only been with us for a year and a half but leaving Luke was such a hard part of beginning our half year trip to Israel … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, Line, Nonverbal Communication, Procreate, White space
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Almost done
Our son came down from the Bay Area to help us and we have been working away on readying our house for renters while we are away for the next six months. We were all a little bleary eyed … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting
Tagged Exaggeration, In- the- moment, Line, Procreate
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Sketching the Urban Sketchers
This morning the San Diego Urban Sketchers met at the West Coast Clydesdale Ranch. We spread out and sketched buildings, horses, chickens, vegetation, corrals and the vista. As usual my attention was more focused on people and I did several different … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting
Tagged Line, Procreate, San Diego Urban Sketchers, Urban Sketching
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