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Man in Plaid Grades Papers
Another weekend, another pile of papers to grade and thus a great model who is willing to still for a long time while I paint him. Not bad for a Saturday evening. I overdid the pen lines on the face but … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged People, Portrait, San Diego
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At the Park
I went over to Spanish Village today and got a few line and watercolor sketches. I liked the way this man was sitting with his foot up while he looked at his phone and had fun exaggerating it a bit. … Continue reading
“As long as you have a good book, you are not really waiting.”
I was standing in line behind this woman in pink and overheard the receptionist tell her that she was 45-minutes early for her appointment. I was charmed by the woman’s response, “It’s OK, as long as you have a good book, you … Continue reading
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Back to the Marina at Shelter Island
The landscape class met for the second time at a marina on Shelter Island. My trouble with capturing the look and feel of a marina continued and the watercolor I did was muddled. After I got home I made several … Continue reading
Sketch on Tinted Paper
Today our figure drawing class continued to work on portraits. There were six models so we were able to get up close. I chose this particular model as her facial expression and posture are so lovely and the textures in her … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Learning
Tagged Class Project, Emoting, Portrait, San Diego, Technique
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Palm Trees over a Parking Lot
I sat in my favorite parking lot towards the end of the day and sketched this scene, thinking hard about how to use color to show what I was seeing. Mort of this is done with Quinacridone Rose, Yellow Ochre, … Continue reading
Study of a Poinsettia
Sketching this poinsettia with watercolor was a motivating way to continue working on color and brushwork. I restricted this sketch to a triad of three cool colors, Hansa Yellow Light, Winsor Blue and Quinacridone Rose, and reminded myself of the power of keeping the paint … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 