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More Thoughts From Chekov
Brush pen and ink wash in a lined non-art paper notebook. Sketching while watching “Top Chef.” And thinking as I move through my day.
In Context: Things that Filter Through
Not a mistake, the page spread is the post for today. Click on the image and it will enlarge for easy reading.
You Are the Why
I was searching for something the other day in the rabbit warren of my digital files now under reconstruction. In a happy accident I found something I posted years ago. It’s something that’s in the non-public archive so I can’t give you a link. But I wanted to revisit the text. I was writing […]
Notes from Past Conversations
One of the benefits to come out of downsizing is the sorting through of things, notes, boxes, shelves, and nooks and cranies. Lots of things turn up. I have been putting the little scraps of things into my current journal if they mean something to me. Here’s a little note I made after a conversation […]
I Sneak a Little Azure Cobalt in…
I can’t help myself. I seem to always sneak in a little Azure Cobalt (Schmincke). There’s a green shirt, sneak some in. There’s a shadow on the neck, under the eyes, in the hair, sneak some in. It leaves such wonderful granulation. And then that brings us to green gold. I am powerless to […]
In Context: Some Neighborhood Excitement
I’ve been playing with grids—more about that on another day—and looking out the window at the world. Why not sketch the tree cutting process? Sometimes you just want to take it all in—and I didn’t want to get pigments in the kitchen sink! The sketch on the page is an actor I’d sketched the day […]