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Thoughts on Nose Rings
Dick claims that we talk more than most married couples. I don’t know about that, but I do know that our conversations are far-ranging. This past fall my lung situation was pretty bad. I didn’t have a lot of energy for multiple bouts of the downsizing packing, unpacking, sorting—as well as work and cooking. So […]
Ink Wash Portrait: I Miss Gelatin-Sized Watercolor Papers
This is another comic guest from “As Yet Untitled with Alan Davies.” I’m sorry I don’t remember his name, the book is in storage. A lovely 8 x 7.5 inch journal that always seems a perfect size to me. I used brush pen and ink wash on this sketch. And I did pause the TV […]
John Ruskin: The Father of Modern Sketchbook Practice
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Legend—Tom Hardy’s Performance
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Some Things I’ve Learned About Aging
Above: A quick ink and watercolor sketch of Phyl as she colors in her adult botanical coloring book. (She likes one from Lisa Congdon—and frankly I think Lisa’s are the best as the images are NOT psychedelically rendered with minute spaces too small for elderly eyes to color in. Besides having nicely sized shapes they […]
Drawing as a Diagnostic Tool
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My 2015 End-of-Year Evaluation and Wrap Up
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A “Look” at My Internal Critic
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Fragmentation—The Past Few Weeks in Elder Care, Illness, and Video Streaming
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Paper Samples and Swatches—and the Colors of Stonehenge Paper
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