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Poppies, Poppies and more Poppies!
Last week was poppy week. I taught a workshop based on a request to share this “loose and free” approach to flowers. What I loved most of all is that even though we all followed the same process and worked … Continue reading
Posted in Paintings, studies, teaching, watercolor, Workshop
Tagged fall, floral, halloween, painting, poppies, pumpkin, skull, watercolor, watercolor painting
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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Life on the Streets
Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Life on the Streets Continue reading
Posted in oaxaca, people, Sketch Journal, teaching, Travel, Workshop
Tagged location drawing, mexico, oaxaca, people sketching, perspective, reportage, travel sketching, urban sketching, watercolor painting, workshop
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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: My Favorite Church and a Colorful Street
Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: My Favorite Church and a Colorful Street Continue reading
Posted in oaxaca, people, Sketch Journal, teaching, Travel, Workshop
Tagged architecture, location drawing, mexico, oaxaca, perspective, reportage, santo domingo, travel sketching, urban sketching, watercolor painting, workshop
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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Monte Alban and More
10 years after I visited (on my last trip to Oaxaca) I clearly remember the magic of Monte Alban. It’s hard to put it into words. There are more famous pyramids in Mexico. I’ve visited a few in the Yucantan … Continue reading
Posted in oaxaca, people, Sketch Journal, teaching, Travel, Workshop
Tagged black pottery, location drawing, mexcal, mexico, monte alban, oaxaca, pottery, reportage, travel sketching, urban sketching, workshop
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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Capturing Vignettes
A long, luxurious sketch is lovely. But what do you do when you travel with non-sketchers? Go on guided tours? Or when you watch a performance that won’t last very long? You find quicker ways to sketch. Perhaps you capture … Continue reading
Posted in oaxaca, people, Sketch Journal, teaching, Travel, Workshop
Tagged location drawing, mexico, mural, musician, oaxaca, travel sketching, urban sketching, vignette, workshop
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Travel-Sketching Oaxaca: Jumping Right in
I’m back from a wonderful week teaching a travel-sketching workshop in Oaxaca, Mexico. I thought I’d share sketches from the trip and take you along for the ride. We sketched in markets, and in the streets, at ancient sites and … Continue reading
Posted in oaxaca, Sketch Journal, teaching, Travel, Workshop
Tagged location drawing, mexico, oaxaca, travel sketching, urban sketching, workshop
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Small Setup
Testing a Small Setup, ready to sketch in Mexico! Continue reading
