Limitations Make Art
Reading Time: 2.3 minutes Economy is what any artist should aim for — economy of line, words, and structure. This goes for all forms of art, but perhaps in no other art form is it perceived as a...
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Drawlings From Past Sketchbooks
I don’t know why I don’t do these “Bird’s Eye View” drawings anymore. I went through a short phase a few years ago where that’s all I wanted to draw in my sketchbook. I’ve selected three of my...
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More Drawlings…
This is a drawing I did last night using a brush instead of a pen (my other “Bird’s Eye View” drawings were drawn with a pen). I also added tones with a grey pencil crayon. The little details were fun,...
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The Big Easy Drawings
Here, as promised, are some drawings I did while on my trip to New Orleans. Don’t ask about this first one — I did it on the plane. Incidentally, did you know that the cabin pressure on planes makes...
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The Big Easy Drawings II
This is the second half of my last post “The Big Easy Drawings.” The first drawing is nothing like my style — I think I was light-headed from the 2 1/2 hour flight: The following are more like the...
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Fear Of The New Sketchbook
Reading Time: 2 Minutes I used to be afraid of brand new sketchbooks. The blank, pristine pages were intimidating, and seemed to look back at me with a demanding stare: Draw Something! The pages wanted...
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Doodles and Drawlings From My Travel Sketchbook
For me, taking snapshots just doesn’t have the same vibe as recording stuff with paper and pen. Documenting impressions, images, thoughts, and environments into a journal will, in time, be more...
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More Travel Sketchbook Stuff…
I’ve learned from past experience that journals and sketchbooks are like forms of time travel. When enough time has passed, I will be able to look at my travel sketchbook (or any sketchbook, for that...
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Sketchbook Doodles!
Some little messes from my everyday book. Some writing has been blurred or blocked out… Today is Wednesday and the web comic “Velia, Dear” is updated with a strip titled “The Sister’s Job” — ever...
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Drawings of People…
Although I’m back from a short visit to London, I’m afraid the sketchbook I toted along is filled with stuff that I really can’t post anywhere, even here, and I’ll tell you why. The trip was fun, but...
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