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What Makes an Artist an Artist?
Recently we had a power-outage in our area. (Dick later told me it involved 51 houses near us.) It’s never great when you have a power outage. The first thing that happens in our house is alarms go off. This is even more stressful now that I have permanent tinnitus. I have to run around […]
In Context: A Little Chat about Who’s Going to Fix What
The recto page has the discussion about who is going to fix what. The verso page of this in context page spread is a bonus—a warm up sketch with which I couldn’t bear to part. Instead I used it in collage. Some day I hope to do a finished painting from it. All the information […]
More Found Journal Pages…
Here’s a page spread of contour drawings from my “cataract surgery year” I just found. Both surgeries were past and we knew I’d be living permanently with the flare, glare, and double vision. But I still wanted to get my daily drawing in. And I believe I wanted to say something about using different pen […]
Breathing Room on the Page (or Page Spread)
One of the most important compositional tools you have in a visual journal or sketchbook is the breathing space on the page (or page spread). The negative space around an image helps define the image through silhouette, and shape recognition. The space will help you correct angles and proportions when you go off—or— if you […]
Another Look At Stuart…
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Even if Your Vision Is Giving You Fits You Can Still Get Some Sketching Done
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Accepting Changes in Your Process
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Contour Drawings—Always Useful
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In Context: Warm-Ups Matter
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Changing Your Point of View
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