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Tag Archives: Splashes of Paint
Rocky Mountain National Park Overlook
Forty some years ago, I spent some time in the Estes Park Colorado area with my college roommate. I remember how beautiful it was and I was eager to see it all again. This morning I drove up into the … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Estes Park, Glacier Basin, Painting, Plein Air, Rocky Mountain National Park, Sketch, Splashes of Paint
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View from the Flatirons
We are in the Boulder Colorado area for a few days. This morning I went up on the Flatirons above Boulder and admired the view. From the Flatirons, the Great Plains seem to begin at the edge of Boulder and … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape
Tagged Boulder, Colorado, Flatirons, Gouache, Painting, Sketch, Splashes of Paint, Watercolor
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Monday Afternoon
Lately I have been noticing reflected light. This afternoon I saw how the floor, table, chairs and window reflected so much of it in the afternoon light and I began to practice capturing it. This is a gouache and pastel … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Uncategorized
Tagged Gouache, In- the- moment, Light, Reflection, Splashes of Paint
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Counter Reflections
I like the way objects are reflected on our kitchen counter and I especially like the way bright fruit is reflected. I used gouache and a white pastel pencil on black paper for this sketch.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Color, Fruit, Gouache, In- the- moment, Reflection, Splashes of Paint
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Wedding Card for an Adventuresome Couple
Sending great good thoughts for this young adventuresome couple as they set off on married life!
Posted in Landscape, Telling a Story
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, Colorado, Landscape, Splashes of Paint, Wedding Card
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Flowers in a Pot
Pastels, another medium I have not used much, is on our supply list for the art class I am taking. Today I pulled them out and used them along with charcoals and watercolor to sketch flowers in our backyard. Not … Continue reading
Two Pink Flamingos
I took my sketchbook to the San Diego Zoo yesterday and sat in the shade near the multitude of flamingos. These two caught my eye because they were going back and forth, squawking, poking, and sticking together in the crowd. … Continue reading
A Perfect Camping Spot Revised
I was not satisfied with yesterday’s sketch and kept working on it today to try to understand my misgivings and to fix them. I wanted richer brights and deeper darks in the forest and more green in the foreground because … Continue reading
After Oral Surgery
Going to the oral surgeon is not fun. However, it does present a novel opportunity for capturing a type of body language that I do not normally see. This is a watercolor and soluble pencil sketch that was edited using Procreate.
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression
Tagged Exaggeration, Line, Nonverbal Communication, Procreate, San Diego, Splashes of Paint, White space
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Bodega Bay
I used a new paint for me today, gouache paint. Although the paint’s behavior surprises me greatly, I enjoyed using it very much. Compared to watercolor, gouache is heavy and thick. It leaves brush marks that suggest the movement of the wind … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged California, Exaggeration, Gouache, Nonverbal Communication, Splashes of Paint
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Pensive Moment
This is another of the camping sketches that I did while sitting around chatting with our family. Normally I plan the sketch, do a thumbnail or two, and then stick pretty close to my plan. But for this series I … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Story Creation
Tagged California, Line, Procreate, Splashes of Paint
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Brooding
This morning I sketched with the North Park Drawing Group. It was a good session because the model put an enormous amount of expression into his poses and it was challenging to capture them. I like this sketch because the model’s slumping posture … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression
Tagged Emoting, Line, Procreate, San Diego, Splashes of Paint
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A Model Poses for the Drawing Group
This sketch is from a series I did yesterday at a drawing group. I had trouble drawing the model as he was missing many of the usual features that help define people. He was very pale, had a shaven head, small eyes, faint brows, … Continue reading
That’s a Thought!
I love sketching people who are pinning down an elusive idea together. I did several quick sketches of this scene and each time caught something different in their body language that reflected the state of their thinking. The body language of building idea shows … Continue reading
Luke Wants In
Luke was banished so people could work inside on the bathroom without his supervision, poor Luke! I continued to work on showing light and think the bits on the patio, furniture, and greenery convey midday California light. However, the light … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, In- the- moment, Light, Luke, Procreate, San Diego, Splashes of Paint
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Luke
Luke is back and we are glad! He spent the last six months with two incredible people, their dog, cat and horses while we traveled about. It is amazing how good they were to him. I think he misses them … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language
Tagged Color, In- the- moment, Light, San Diego, Splashes of Paint
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Moonrise over Budapest
For our last day in Hungary, our cousins took us to Szentendre, a town known for its artists, museums, galleries and gorgeous location along the Danube River. We were charmed by the setting, impressed by the work of many artists … Continue reading
On the Balcony in Budapest
We rented a one bedroom apartment with a balcony for the week here in Budapest. The complex is made up of three buildings, encircling a central courtyard. It is wonderful to sit outside, four stories above the busy downtown district, … Continue reading
Detail from Saint Michael’s Church, Budapest
Budapest is located along the Danube River, which totally dominates and defines the city. The river is huge, perhaps especially so to my California eyes. It is so wide that an island, Margaret Island, fits nicely into it with plenty … Continue reading
On the Train to Budapest
Yesterday we crossed Austria and Hungary by train, arriving in Budapest in the early evening. A man one aisle up and across from us was working on an academic paper through much of the trip. His body language indicated reflection. … Continue reading
I Liked the Way She Stood There
I noticed her standing there looking out at the sea, with her hands on her hips and her face lifted to the light. It seemed as though she were checking on its wellbeing. I liked the way she stood there; I … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Telling a Story
Tagged In- the- moment, Line, Nonverbal Communication, Splashes of Paint
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Happy Easter from Israel
Celebrating Easter in Israel is an odd experience for someone like me. Holiday preparations here are of course focused around the Jewish holidays, not the holidays of other faiths. The stores are not full of baskets, eggs, and the Easter … Continue reading
Purim Butterflies on Jaffa Street
Today Jerusalem celebrated Purim, a religious holiday that involves costumes and fun. We went downtown with the crowds and hung out, admiring the costumes and enjoying the festivities. This is a composite sketch. I combined the parts of several sketches … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Story Creation
Tagged Exaggeration, Israel, Splashes of Paint
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At the Jerusalem Market
Today I stopped by Jerusalem’s traditional open air market, the Mahane Yehuda Market, sometimes known as the shuk. It is a very busy place and I had been trying to get my courage up to draw there. I shouldn’t have … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Groups Interacting
Tagged Israel, Line, Splashes of Paint, White space
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What Does It All Mean?
I didn’t get a chance to sketch until the end of the day but fortunately I had an excellent model, sleepy but fixated on making sense of a lecture on his computer. One of my goals is telling a … Continue reading
Posted in Facial Expression, People Learning, Telling a Story
Tagged In- the- moment, Line, Splashes of Paint, White space
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Skype Sketch
The 10-hour time difference between Jerusalem and California makes for sleepy Skyping for our son, who stayed up very late to talk to us. When the talk shifted to technical work, I got out my sketch pad, a pencil and watercolors, … Continue reading
Watching the Winter Storm
We two Californians were mesmerized by the clouds that came in to Jerusalem this morning. Sitting in the warm apartment I looked out and captured this scene on our balcony. I went back and forth with including the Jerusalem … Continue reading
Posted in Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, Israel, Procreate, Splashes of Paint
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Early Thursday Morning
The Jerusalem morning light pours through the blinds and adds warmth, good cheer, and a bright glare to our breakfast table. Drawing a blinding glare that obscures shape will take more practice but for now I used diffuse yellows and … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Gesture, In- the- moment, Israel, Line, Procreate, Splashes of Paint
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Damascus Gate Bus Plaza
I am beginning to feel more comfortable sketching in pubic here in Israel and did a first pass of this sketch while waiting for the tram near Damascus Gate, one of the entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem. One … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, Gesture, Israel, Procreate, Splashes of Paint
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Reconnecting with a friend
In the late 70’s we stayed in Israel for 17 months. Now back in Israel for a few months we are happily reconnecting with old friends and taking lots of photos, two of which I used for this sketch- … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression
Tagged Exaggeration, Israel, Procreate, Splashes of Paint
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