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In Context: Anywhere But Here…
Typically when I process my images into bloggable sizes I put them in a folder titled to hint at what I want to discuss in a post containing those images. These folders go into my “possible blog posts” folder which currently has 663 folders. EEEK I’d better get writing. Well today’s image was in a […]
Excitement over Lard
You’d think it was a slow day from my excited comment about lard on this journal page. It’s wistfulness. I bought two types of lard from “Fat City.” They reached expiration date (even stored in the freezer!) because I didn’t have the kitchen space to set up to make some savory pies, during this downsizing […]
Studies: Observing the Subject Over and Over
Studies are something all visual artists do, pretty much every day. Studies are about cementing the observation of a subject into a visual approach you can apply to your paper or canvas. But studies don’t always happen before you make a more finished piece. On this page spread, which is in a Canson 180 Sketchbook […]
In Context: Don’t Sketch When You’re Even Too Tired To Sit In A Chair!
A visual cautionary tale today. I was working from a reference photo on the Museum App (f.k.a. Sktchy) and I thought this person wearing bunny ears would be fun if I treated those ears not as attachable costume, but real ears! Sadly, I was so tired (sleep has been at a minimum lately) that when […]
Try, Try Again
I watch the British Police drama “Vera.” (In the US you can see it on PBS, but awhile back I started watching it on Britbox and think the episodes come in a bit earlier.) I watch it because I’m totally in love with Brenda Blethyn. She’s so amazing. But as I’ve already discussed on my […]
Why I Do What I Do: Still More on Watching TV…
Sometimes I watch TV just so I can sketch Ryan Stiles—because he makes me laugh and laugh, and laugh. (At the time of this post American episodes of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” can be seen on HBOMax.) And because, while he doesn’t have a beard, and his hair style has stayed basically the same […]
Why I Do What I Do: Even More on Watching TV…
Sometimes I watch TV because people forget to comb their hair… Or I need a really small portrait (this is about 3 inches tall) to fit a small frame, because everything else in my life is chaotic, but I can at least work on a(-nother) gallery wall. (Brush pen on a scrap of printmaking […]
Why I Do What I Do: More on Watching TV…
Sometimes I watch TV just to sketch cowboys. They, like pirates and brigands, usually have interesting hair, beards, and they often make weird facial expressions. (Brush pen and watercolor on lined notebook paper.)
Why I Do What I Do: Watching TV…
Some times I watch TV just so I can sketch pirates and brigands. They usually have a lot of hair, a beard, and a snarl from saying “Arrrgghh.” All of which are fun to sketch. (Brush pen and ink wash in a Canson 180 sketchbook.)
In Context: Quotations
Reading is a way to have conversations when you’re alone in a room. You and the author, trying to decipher what the characters are …