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In the Mediterranean Garden
My cousin, who is a superb artist, is in town for a few days. We went up to the college today and spent the day painting there. In the morning, we stood at our easels by the edge of the … Continue reading
Posted in Figures, Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged #San Diego State University, Gouache, Mediterranean Garden, San Diego
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Exuberance!
I walked up to the college campus to make some quick sketches. Spring is in full bloom, the pandemic is receding, and the campus is regaining its previous energy. I like this sketch of two people laughing together because it … Continue reading
Reading Outside in the Age of Coronavirus
After a week of rain, our typically gorgeous San Diego weather has returned. We walked up to the college prepared to linger a little longer than the usual brisk walk allowed under the sheltering-in-place guidelines. My husband had his book, … Continue reading
Posted in Figures
Tagged #San Diego State University, Coronavirus, Gouache, San Diego, Sheltering in Place
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And on the 19th Day I Painted Some More
This is the same composition as yesterday’s sketch. I liked it, but wanted to see what it might look like if I painted on a black surface. There is something about black irregular spaces between the objects in a painting … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged #San Diego State University, Acrylic, California, Coronavirus, San Diego, Sheltering in Place
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View at the College on the 18th Day
We have been walking a lot up at the college. The grounds are open but, with the quarantine, next to nobody is there, an unusual occurrence at a university of 35,000 students. Our skies have been cloudy and windy with … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged #San Diego State University, Acrylic, California, Coronavirus, San Diego, Sheltering in Place
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A Conversation with Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg, the author of the Pentagon Papers, spoke at San Diego State University this evening and I was in the audience. He talked for two hours about the danger of government keeping information from its citizens, and of … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged #San Diego State University, Brown Paper, Daniel Ellsberg, Mark Wheeler, Marker
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The Campanile at SDSU
We had a somewhat overcast morning, which made the colors outside seem especially rich. Or maybe it was the spring green on the treetops. In any case, the campanile, or bell tower, peeking over the communication building at San Diego … Continue reading