Saturday, July 31, 2010
7.27.2010: day 153
Earlier this summer, the pet goose from next door defected to my dad's pond. Apparently, the neighbor kid came over shortly after that and tried to chase Daisy back home... to no avail. In the meantime, a pair of Canadian geese defected from their group and have also taken up residence. And then... a third, just last week, decided to stay behind. I'm waiting to hear if more have joined the party. Maybe Dad and Barb should name their yard Goose Hollow... or Goose Condos... or Goose Cubed... err, I mean Quad...Goose Quad. Hmm...
Monday, July 26, 2010
7.26.2010: day 152
Shadows like these always remind me of the negative space assignment.
For example:
Concentrate on drawing the negative spaces, rather than the positive forms/shapes. Be careful not to draw the objects themselves. Instead, draw only the contours, the common lines between the objects, and the space they occupy in your composition. If there are negative spaces 'inside' the object, include them in your drawing (the spaces between tree branches, or the spaces between chair legs, for instance.)
For example:
Concentrate on drawing the negative spaces, rather than the positive forms/shapes. Be careful not to draw the objects themselves. Instead, draw only the contours, the common lines between the objects, and the space they occupy in your composition. If there are negative spaces 'inside' the object, include them in your drawing (the spaces between tree branches, or the spaces between chair legs, for instance.)
Sunday, July 25, 2010
7.25.2010: day 151
I went to see/hear a wonderful WYSO (World Youth Symphony Orchestra) concert tonight, with guest violinist Philippe Quint. A cool evening at Kresge.
Reminds me I should go do that sort of thing more often.
Reminds me I should go do that sort of thing more often.
7.22.2010: day 148
The latest page from my sketchbook. I've been thinking about trees and fence posts and borders and boundaries and relationships between people. I may redo this page on a larger scale so I can add more, or I suppose I could use multiple pages. So many things are connected and circle back and around each other.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
7.17.2010: day 143
Friday, July 16, 2010
7.16.2010: day 141
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
7.10.2010: day 136
Barn swallow babies.
I think there are four of them chirping away. Mom barn swallow wasn't too happy I was checking out her chicks- she brought over some friends and they circled around, flying in and out of the lean to yelling at me. I told her it was ok, I was just taking a look and not to worry. I didn't get too close to the babies, though, and only stayed a few minutes.
And this evening, we had a decent thunderstorm. It was pretty speedy, but did drop some dime-sized hail for a bit. Lovely clouds, though.
I think there are four of them chirping away. Mom barn swallow wasn't too happy I was checking out her chicks- she brought over some friends and they circled around, flying in and out of the lean to yelling at me. I told her it was ok, I was just taking a look and not to worry. I didn't get too close to the babies, though, and only stayed a few minutes.
And this evening, we had a decent thunderstorm. It was pretty speedy, but did drop some dime-sized hail for a bit. Lovely clouds, though.
Friday, July 9, 2010
7.9.2010: day 135
Sunset, 9:37pm.
I had a decent drive, until I was 25 miles from my destination... and then I sat on the expressway for nearly an hour due to an accident 10 miles away. I hope the folks involved were ok, but I was glad to finally arrive at my dad's.
Lovely sunset this evening, and it's actually cool out. Unheard of lately!
I had a decent drive, until I was 25 miles from my destination... and then I sat on the expressway for nearly an hour due to an accident 10 miles away. I hope the folks involved were ok, but I was glad to finally arrive at my dad's.
Lovely sunset this evening, and it's actually cool out. Unheard of lately!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010
7.3.2010: day 129
And, I bought a new little camera today. The first photo I made with it, as you can see, is of my old camera relaxing on my screened in porch. Thank you, Little 9er, for so many good, tireless years of service. Enjoy your well-deserved retirement. May you continue to dream and document (at your leisure, of course.)
Friday, July 2, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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