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  2010

  Jun 27
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  Margie

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  I’m training self to see and “draw” in a new way: looking for shapes, masses and value rather than lines. I did this with no outlines, and took my glasses off, thus eliminating detail from my vision (!). Used pan pastels on a sponge-covered palette knife and a kneaded earaser. These materials prevent me from falling into the habit of making lines and filling them in.
   

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  Uncle Bob 10:38 am on June 27, 2010 | #

  This seems a worthwhile exercise although I am useless at this sort of thing. Everyone says, “Draw with the brush” or “put in negative spaces first”. Wish I could. Could luck with this, Margie. Don’t forget where you put your glasses.

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  Margie 3:51 pm on June 27, 2010 | #

  Thanks for the good luck wishes. It really is a different way for me, and taking off my glasses is a great help. I can’t put in negative spaces first. But I am really looking for shapes first, rather than contour – quite a challenge. I’ll keep you posted.

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