I'm exploring something mechanical again with an experimental treatment. Obsolete drafting tools again.

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It's always good to go back to the beach, isn't it?

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Landscaping, control over nature. When done well it can be quite beautiful.

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This one caught my eye because of the different shapes and textures. Mostly the organic shape of the banana plant contrasting with the man-made shapes of the awning and window.

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Last drawing from this figure. As you can see, I'm still experimenting.

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Another go at that figure. Obviously I'm doing some experimenting with this one.

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It's been about a week, time for a figure drawing.

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I know this is a quick sketch, but I think it captures the atmosphere of the gig and Randy's love of music and performing.

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These are the most gnarled trees I've seen in the area. I guess they have a severe reaction to being trimmed.

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A nice plant from the neighbors garden.

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Another out of the way scene. The shapes and shadows drew me to it.

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Finishing up with this one. They're such exquisite precision tools. I guess they have no practical use in our computer age.

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A little more structured approach to the drafting tools.

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Some of you may know, these are drafting tools from before computers

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Here's a different model.  I thought I'd try a new technique this time.

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This is the back window to an old theater.  It looks pretty solidly built, notice how thick the wall appears. It also looks like it may have been a doorway that was converted to a window. I say that because the strange wall that goes halfway up the opening looks like it may have been added at some point.

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I like the shapes and shadows on this one. One of the old neighborhoods I remember.

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Last go at Henri's sculpture. Paul Cezanne (the father of modern art) was in the back of my mind on this one.  I think the composition has an old and new feel to it.  Today is day 122 it marks 1/3 of the way through the year.

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I used a technique that has a subtle leaning towards Van Gogh on this one.

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This may not be easy to figure out at first glance.  It's a modern sculpture on a victorian end table. I love the shape the two make together.  The sculpture is the work of Henri Moretti who, as of about a month ago, is all of 99 years young!

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This weeks' figure drawing.

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I had to do a close-up of the squirrel feeding boxes.

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I like the way flowering and seeding palms look against architecture.

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The neighbors are ready for the season.

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Last go at this one.  A friend told me when I triple up on a subject the results are too similar.  I'll have to work on that.  That's what this blog is about, learning and improving.

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Same subject, worked it a little differently.

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A little different still life, a close-up view.

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Time for another figure drawing.

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From recent travels. Thought I'd try a real loose and creative technique on this one.

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Remembering a trip to the Smokey Mountains.

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