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Simple Objects: An Excavation
Update April 26: A number of images are ready to print. Also, we’ve started working on an exhibition catalog, an entirely satisfying experience. Figuring out categories for all these objects and images has been a challenge. Mostly, images can be labeled into texture, glass, locks, actual objects, landscape, and drawings. Christy and I have each…
Drawing online at Stanford
On a Sunday morning, I spotted an ad for an online drawing class at Stanford. Yes, of course I know how to draw – technically I can, probably because I’ve been doing it since I was about 5. I wanted to approach this more conceptually – how to think about drawing. In addition, I’ve tried…
Sac Sketches Workshops @ University Art, 1st Thursdays, 10-1
First Thursdays @ University Art on J Street, 10-1. Register for 1 or more workshops: email me at staylorstudio@gmail.com. See FB https://www.facebook.com/sacsketches for new sketches, post your sketches. If you’re interested in a Thursday evening class, let me know. If you’ve ever said, “I can’t draw,” I promise you, you can. It’s a skill- like…
Some thoughts about sketching
Like any skill, even though I’ve done this since I was 5, I’m rusty. Making judgements, trying to stay loose, not obsess, not worry that my hand seems to have a mind all it’s own: kind of jerky and unpredictable. Trying out new materials and tools. Looking at the dynamic work of other sketchers all…