quote from an artist

... on the importance of doing a thumbnail sketch or value study before painting.

newspaper thief

I caught someone trying to steal my newspaper this morning.

posemaniacs practice

figure practice from posemaniacs using the 90 second poses

SDWS at Bernardo Winery

at the winery. . . painting not drinking.
You can also view this video on my YouTube channel.

May 11, 2010

Life Drawing at JoLind's

Today we had the same pose for 3 hours. It gave us a chance to do some finished work. You can view it on youtube or here if you like.

Birthday Jingle

I had a great birthday and thanks to facebook had lots of birthday wishes. Thank you all so much!

This year I made my annual jingle about my age but I forgot to include a goal like I usually do.



Past jingles:

2009
2008
2007
2006

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04-30-2010 journal page

Life Drawing - PRIVATE SESSION PLEASE KEEP OUT

Some models don't mind if you take pictures of them. Some don't mind if you take videos and post them on the world wide web. I think the model we had today would mind.

We had several strangers walk into the life drawing room at the recreation center today. They were having another class or meeting in one of the other rooms so I am not sure if the visitors came in by accident or not. The model was getting quite irritated and I don't blame her. I finally put a sign on the door nicely asking people to KEEP OUT.

I am not going to let everyone see her. I am only posting her shoes:

04/28/2010

April 27, 2010

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Inspired

Inspired by Tom Judd I decided to start posting everyday . . . again. If you like looking at sketchbooks you will enjoy his work, a page a day started in 2004.

This is his web site: http://www.tomjudd.co.uk/

My journal page:

Desert Garden in Balboa Park, Part 2

We went back to the Desert Garden in Balboa Park because some of the artists couldn't make it last week. I made a video of the group sketching and some of the cactus flowers. You can view it here or on my youtube channel, Zipchips.

cool picture on artdaily.org

I've always been a Rolling Stone music lover and Mick Jagger still holds a special place in my heart. I couldn't pass up this post after reading about a new exhibit: Behind-the-Scenes Photos of The Rolling Stones to Be Shown at Scream Gallery in London FROM Artdaily.org

Free tuesdays

The San Diego Art Institute - Museum of the Living Artists is currently showing the
Southern California Regional Award Exhibit so me and Kathyrn took advantage of FREE Tuesdays to check it out and take a picture for Allison's Jumping in Art Museums Blog.

I jumped for Ellen Dieter's "Walking in the Neighborhood"

Kathryn jumped for Christine Schwimmer's "Guy w/no Name"

We got there early to do some sketching in the garden before the museum opened.

Kathryn's sketch


My sketch book page.

journal page

Desert Garden in Balboa Park

Today I met with ONE weekday sketchcrawler at the Desert Garden in Balboa Park, below are a few pics and a video:

Me and Stephen
Stephen's drawing
My drawings and video below:

Butterfly Exhibit at Wild Animal Park

The Butterfly Exhibit is in full swing at San Diego's Wild Animal Park. I took a short video and went back to sketch but there really wasn't anyplace to sit so I sketched the Gorillas instead.

You can view the video here or on my youtube channel, zipchips.

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sketchbook journal page

sketchbook journal page

worked, ate, saw a dvd on Mark Twain.

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life

I stopped at the san diego zoo on the way to life drawing today. I got to sketch this lizard and later a fabulous model.

Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego, CA

Today I attended a paint out with the watercolor society. It was a great location to sketch and paint. Here are my 2 pieces and the link to the youtube video.

Salli Lynn Chapel

Sketchbook Journal Page

Moleskine MOnday

Life drawing in the moleskine today:


You tube channel: Zipchips

stuck

attitude

Work

work day

Boone

Boone at the vet

Jack

Watching a dvd on Jack Kerouach

postive attitude

a quote from a zen blog I like

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Figure Fridays

NOT!

Moleskine Monday

This is a Moleskine Cahier that holds sketches from October and November 2008. You can also view it on my youtube channel ZipChips.

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a sketchbook journal page

figure Friday

figures and the page they are on

dreaming