Kim
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KimParticipantSome of my favorite nature writers have been Edwin Way Teale (his series Journey into Summer, etc.), Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams, and the poetry of Wendell Berry. Thank you Liz, for this wonderful class.in reply to: The Power of Reflection #959272
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KimParticipantThe drawing on the left is the first session and the middle and right pictures are from the last session. I feel certain aspects of my drawing are better; however, I need work on mixing paint and its application for details on the bird. I feel my observation skills have improved as well. I will continue to work on this drawing and painting adventure. Thank you!in reply to: See How Far You’ve Come #959270
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KimParticipantI was unable to upload picture. I have never used pan water colors but have minimally used tube water colors. I had difficulty using the water brush because the paints became too diluted. The second attempt was with a brush and I seemed to be able to get more pigment. Color mixing is difficult for me but I want to keep learning this skill. Thank you.in reply to: Capturing Nature’s Color Palettes #957250
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KimParticipantI did two comparison studies, one indoors (left) and one outdoors (right). I need to work on my outdoor sketching. It seems that the sun and wind moving the objects around made it more difficult for me to focus on drawing. I feel my outdoor sketch was more of a gesture drawing. Maybe the idea would be to take a photo of the outdoor items and refine when back indoors. I was able to take color notes and to make comparisons between the leaves, petals, etc.in reply to: The Power of Comparison #957240
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KimParticipantThis exercise was difficult but I think it came out reasonably well. I tried the fox and it did not turn out so well. I can see where drawing from life instead of a picture is going to be very difficult.in reply to: Giving Your Drawings Depth #956894
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KimParticipantThis was difficult exercise. It was difficult to see the relationships between the shapes as well as proportion. It seems that the brain really wants to fill in what the eyes see (or don't). I had to do a lot of erasing. I think this was an excellent exercise to really focus on shapes, negative spaces, etc. Thank you.in reply to: Drawing What You See – Upside Down Drawing #956382
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KimParticipantGesture drawing is very difficult; however, I believe it is very necessary to learning to draw "in the field". I can see this is a skill to keep developing as nature usually does not sit still. I keep repeating Liz's words of encouragement to, "be gentle with yourself...and have fun".in reply to: Capturing Behavior – Gesture Drawing #956128
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KimParticipantThis was a difficult, but interesting exercise. However, focusing on the positive, I believe I was able to capture the essence of the figure. This is a very interesting idea to focus only on the object and not on the paper.in reply to: Focusing on Your Subject – Blind Contour Drawing #956125
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KimParticipantThis was a fun exercise. I think I will need to focus on getting more accurate proportions/shapes to start before I add details. I didn't attempt any color yet but thought about using some colored pencils to suggest color notes. The advantage to drawing from a photo is that there is plenty of time to do the drawing.in reply to: Jump Right in! #956122
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