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Tag Archives: White space
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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Dog Watches Man Clean Camper
After the six-month trip with an abundance of subjects and scenes to sketch, I am learning to see possibilities for topics in my ordinary life again. The couch, the blinds, the dog, the vet’s office, cleaning the camper, it turns out that … Continue reading
Posted in Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Color, Exaggeration, In- the- moment, Line, San Diego, Urban Sketching, White space
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Lookout at Torrey Pines State Reserve
This morning I sketched at Torrey Pines Reserve in San Diego before it got too hot to be outside. I guess the lookout in the distance is about 300 feet above the beach. There are mounds of vegetation interspersed among the … Continue reading
Posted in Telling a Story
Tagged Landscape, Light, San Diego, Urban Sketching, White space
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Figuring It Out
We sat at the table, working side by side and enjoying the moment. I liked the way the light defined the shapes in his arms and shirt and worked to capture the light and shadows in this sketch. Even more, … Continue reading
Posted in Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged In- the- moment, Line, Procreate, San Diego, White space
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Waiting
I sketched this morning with the North Park Drawing group. There was a mix-up with the models so our start time was delayed. An artist volunteered to pose while we waited and we got to it. I worked quickly, fearing the model … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression
Tagged Light, Line, San Diego, White space
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Balloon Astonishes Man
We were in the kitchen, sketching and eating. I was working on the view out the kitchen window when a hot air balloon went by, surprising us all. I loved the look of astonishment and quickly just drew in the … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Telling a Story
Tagged Germany, In- the- moment, Landscape, Procreate, White space
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Waiting for the National Gallery to Open
Our San Diego Urban Sketcher chapter leader, Lydia Velarde, does comic strips from time to time, and I always admire them. I thought I would give it a try too. I made many little sketches on a 3 X 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Telling a Story
Tagged Comic strip, Denmark, Exaggeration, Line, Procreate, Urban Sketching, White space
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My View from the Back Seat
While driving back to Jerusalem with our good friend, I took advantage of my seat in the back and began this sketch on my iPad. The ride was bumpy and I told myself that I would edit out the stray … Continue reading
Tourists at the Western Wall Plaza, Jerusalem
While our guests took a tour of the tunnels below the Western Wall in Jerusalem, I sketched the tourists in the plaza above. A few birds made their way into the sketch as well. This is mostly an ink and … Continue reading
Jerusalem Marathon
Jerusalem closed down for its marathon today. The family run was great fun, fast moving kids, parents in search of kids, babies in strollers and brightly colored shirts on everyone. I could not keep track of the figures and limbs as … Continue reading
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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Are You Interested?
I do not know what academic topic these two were discussing today in the Hebrew University Library’s cafe, but I thought that there was a more personal and unspoken topic being considered as well. I tried to capture the positive … Continue reading
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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Another Coffee Shop
There is no doubt about it, I like to be warm when sketching. Temperatures in the low 50’s are just too cold for my California bones. This is a scene in the warm library coffee shop at Hebrew University. The … Continue reading
Posted in Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, Israel, Line, White space
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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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Restoration
I began this sketch in late December and finished it today. One of my learning goals is to communicate ideas through the way I use images and I worked on this sketch today with this goal in mind. Over the holidays our home was full … Continue reading
Minor flooding
We arrived home in San Diego yesterday after heavy rains earlier this week. Rain had come in through the sliding doors and we had quite a puddle on the slate floor. Luke thought it was the best tasting water ever … Continue reading
Posted in Deliberate Practice, Story Creation, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, Line, Procreate, White space
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Elephants
The elephants at the zoo were active today; perhaps they were enjoying our nippy weather. Their activity called for lots of watching and picture taking from the crowd, which gave me stationary models. I wanted to capture the attention and … Continue reading
Next number please
I was waiting in a customer service line for my number to be called, along with other shoppers. It was crowded and the pace was slow so I began to sketch three women who, from my vantage point, pretty much looked like … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Story Creation
Tagged Line, Urban Sketching, White space
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Studying on the patio
The last day of fall semester at SDSU is two days away and the patio up at the college was full of people studying, heads bent down, books and computers out and in use. Most were in groups and seemed to be … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Color, Line, White space
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Parking structure at sunset
A parking lot is an unusual subject for me. I was up at the college planning to get some end-of-semester student scenes to complement the ones I did at the start last August. I did get a few but my attention went … Continue reading
Rio San Diego and Fenton
A red stoplight at some intersections makes me very happy because I get to pause to appreciate the view. Rio San Diego and Fenton is one of these and I had to get out of my car and sketch the canopy of palm trees and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Exaggeration, Gesture, In- the- moment, Line, Splashes of Paint, White space
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December songs
Yesterday when I was sketching at Spanish Village in Balboa Park, I was able to get three sketches of a musician who was playing as part of the December Nights weekend festivities. She had spark, spunk and energy and I wanted to capture … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression
Tagged Exaggeration, In- the- moment, Line, White space
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Contentedness
I sketched today with Rachael’s group at Spanish Village where there was tremendous bustle as the shopkeepers and vendors readied themselves for the big December Nights weekend. There was live music and at some point I looked over and saw a … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, White space
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What is so interesting about the exit?
I was at the museum and noticed people hanging out at the entrance. I was curious about the attraction of that location but glad to capture some of the figures in this sketch. Although I think this sketch meets my major … Continue reading
Buying a treat
This is a quick in-the-moment sketch of a couple buying dessert at a little deli. Each seemed a bit put off with the other and neither could decide what to buy. I think the couple’s indecision is caught in the woman’s … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, Groups Interacting, Telling a Story
Tagged Exaggeration, In- the- moment, White space
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Catching up on work
What if everyone liked their work so much that if they needed to rest a bit from the rigors of vacationing that they could do this by retreating to their work? This possibility reverses the typical relationship between work and holiday and … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Facial Expression, People Learning, Story Creation
Tagged Exaggeration, Line, White space
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At the museum
A visit to the San Diego Museum of Man gave me a chance to think about using empty space along with line and color to better communicate a message, my practice goal for the week. I wanted to say something about the range of reactions visitors … Continue reading
KenKen
KenKen is the type of puzzle that keeps you up late at night trying your best to make digits fit nicely onto a grid. It is addictively relaxing. I drew 6 versions of this trying to convey the relaxed nature of an interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged Exaggeration, White space
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Clean-up team
Every great meal should end with a clean kitchen. This team has it covered, one focused on licking the dishes clean, the other on rinsing and stacking the dishwasher. I put down lines using a quick gesture style because it conveys the … Continue reading
Posted in Body Language, Story Creation, Telling a Story, Uncategorized
Tagged Exaggeration, Gesture, In- the- moment, Line, White space
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