“Sunset” Cedar Park, 2018
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Monday Sunset
“Sunset” Cedar Park, 2018
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“Sunset” Cedar Park, 2018
Wildflower Hunting
“Prickly Poppies” Willow City, 2018
こんばんは。Today my wife and I took a drive out to the hill country to take photos of the Texas wildflowers. There were lots by the sides of the highways, but we didn’t find the perfect meadow with a big variety of flowers. Still, it was a fun outing and we happened to snap a few photos. I made for a nice Easter Sunday. 😄
Below is a photo of the famous Bluebonnet. I am actually not so fond of bluebonnets, though. I prefer the other wildflowers that appear at the same time. I think it’s because I feel that bluebonnets look so alien when I see them close up. From a distance, the blue/purple color from a patch of bluebonnets is really beautiful though!
“Bluebonnets” Burnet, 2018
I hope you had a nice Sunday!
またね～
Saturday Sketching
“Leia” Cedar Park, 2018
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today I broke out the sketchbook and created a couple drawings. The first was some simple eyes and faces to get warmed up. I’m also thinking about what elements of the face are essential to depict for my drawing style, and what I can leave out. I’m still looking for my own drawing style – something I can be happy with which I can create better visual stories with. It’s kind of fun to explore on paper.
Next, I worked on a larger drawing with which I spent a bit more time. I guess from start to finish, it took about an hour and a half. I erased and redid a bunch and looked at several reference drawings to fix things, most notably the profile and cheek. As you can see from the photo at the bottom of this post, the shape of the face was a lot different.
“Evening Sketch” Cedar Park, 2018
When I got the drawing how I liked it, I took the photo then brought it into Photoshop and was going to add color to it, but after I did the hair, my Wacom started freaking out and scrolling instead of drawing, so I just quit. But, I like how it looks, so I will call it done.
To see all the sketches I’ve been working on, you can check out the Flickr album “My Sketching Journey”, or my Instagram account barron.sketches which I created just for posting sketches, watercolors, and stationery items.
I hope you had a nice Saturday!
おやすみ
Snapshots
“Fresh Flowers” Cedar Park, 2018
“Show Guide” Cedar Park, 2018
Just a couple photos from today. 🌼☀️📺
Thursday Friday
“Manekineko” Cedar Park, 2018
It’s the start of the long weekend for us! I know not everyone has “Good Friday” off, but the kids’ school district recognizes it as a holiday, and my company does as well. So, Thursday has become Friday. 😄
I’m going to stay up late and watch the last 3 episodes of Anone あのね, which I think is fantastic! The best Japanese dorama I’ve seen in a long time. I recommend it if you have access to Japanese テレビ, such as TV Japan, or other means. 😉
I hope you had a nice Thursday!
またね～
