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storm

This sketch is the fifty-first in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day fifty-0ne: This sketch was inspired by my own study of water yesterday, but more importantly a print in my collection by late 19th-century artist Alphonse Legros. He used drypoint and the impression has quite […]

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stump and pond

This sketch is the fiftieth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day fifty: Wasn’t sure what to draw, but wanted to work on a study of still water. Started in oil, but wasn’t in the mood to mess with color. Pencil was just the thing to […]

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imagining spring

This sketch is the fortieth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day forty: I’d like to say this was a plein-air painting, but that would mean I wasn’t in Minnesota today, which I am. Not that winter is really so unbearable, but I must admit that […]

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rocky coast

This sketch is the thirty-second in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day thirty-two: This sketch was inspired by the rocky Pacific coast of the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica between the point south of Serena and the Madrigal River (south too of the shipwreck). A fun […]

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temple ruins

This sketch is the twenty-first in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day Twenty-one: Inspired by Greek temple ruins at Paestum, Italy.

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moon over winter lake

This sketch is the twentieth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day Twenty: This imaginary snow-scape was inspired by a real view I saw this morning on my way home from the gym.

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stumped

This sketch is the sixteenth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day Sixteen: Wow, Corel has a lot to offer! But I was stumped what to post since I’ve been experimenting for quite awhile today with colors and media, but didn’t quite figure out how to […]

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this ain’t no campagnola

This sketch is the fifteenth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day Fifteen: I’m fascinated with Domenico Campagnola’s drawing style (first half of the 16th century, Venetian), and his phenomenal landscapes. This sketch is so horrible I cannot even call it a tribute. BUT I MADE […]

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street lamp at winter dusk

This sketch is the thirteenth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day Thirteen: Finger painted on my iPhone from my couch looking out at the street on a snowy day as the sun went down.

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