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Art
The following
images are taken from my sketchbooks. I scanned in the sketches, then
added comments to build an electronic sketchbook, which requires much less
storage space than the books themselves. Day-Timer has a great
refillable, flexible journal that has unlined pages and a writing guide, so
I now combine my writing journal and sketchbook. I recommend that all
writers try sketching; it's a great way to learn to see all the details of
whatever it is you're looking at.
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Nude |
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There's no better training for an artist wanting to draw people than a nude study. Although I've been to several figure studios, drawing both female and male nudes, this drawing was copied from a poster in my gynecologist's office. |
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Cowboy Hat |
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One day I was sitting in a training class when I became bored and pulled out my sketchbook. The owner of this hat didn't hear much of the lecture either because he was watching me sketch. |
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Man Asleep |
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My local dealership has a waiting room filled with comfy furniture, and I often find other customers asleep one of the recliners. Sleeping people make great models because they generally stay still. |
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Photography
One of my father's
interests is photography, which was great because he used to take me along to
photograph landscapes. But I hated the long hours he spent shut up in
the darkroom developing the film. When I took up the hobby, I decided
to get all my film commercially developed and make any changes in Photoshop.
These days, I have a small digital camera, which saves me the expense of
buying and developing film, and also lets me preview the photographs, so I
can delete the bad ones and try again.
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Crystal Kitten |
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In April 2007 I looked up from my desk to see the afternoon sun hitting a shelf in my living room. I grabbed the lead crystal kitten given to me by my high-school boyfriend and set it in a shaft of light for a photograph.
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The Yellow Belt |
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Years ago I participated in a self-defense class taught at the local university. This boy was a classmate, sent by his father because he was small for his age and getting beat up in school. I often wonder what this boy--who by now is a man in his 20s--is doing now. |
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Baby Boy |
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This baby was the son of a coworker; I sat across from him on the floor and took a roll of photographs, using the flash to darken the background. I used a dry brush effect in Photoshop to even the skin tones. |
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