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19th C. Primitive

3/11/2020

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--Perfectionism vs. participation? 

The point with each of these sketches--and it's an evolving one--is to create a new visual experiment with each page.

To me, this image is mostly a record of struggles with different colorants (watercolors, wax pencils, and the texture/fiber of the paper). 
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Lupine

3/10/2020

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Pencil. And I'm finding that I'm getting most mileage out of my hard, hard graphite pencil. The soft pencil, other than for tonal contrast, feels sloppy.
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Sketch for Embroidered Firebird

3/9/2020

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Acrylic & ink. 
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La Contrada Sovrana dell'Istrice

3/6/2020

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Contrade are districts within the ancient Italian city of Siena. They are represented by colorful heraldic devices--this one is worked from the flag for the district of the "Crested Porcupine," in combination with a medieval illustration sent to me by a friend. 
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Imaginary Jewelry

3/5/2020

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The real piece of jewelry is a dragon. This is... more bird, but not all bird.  
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"Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?"

2/27/2020

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In the words of the immortal Cranberries song...
Manga style portrait.

--KAR, February 27, 2020
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Head of a Woman/Nymph

2/27/2020

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From a ~1920s sketch (?)

--KAR, February 17, 2020
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Bengal Clock Vine (Thunbergia Grandiflora)

2/27/2020

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Flower (sketch for painted image). The original is an extraodrinary sky blue color, with white, and then an intense yellow, center.

​--KAR, February 16, 2020
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J. J. Sempé's “Reading Group."

2/27/2020

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My mother often noted that my father and I always draw "mean eyes." I don't agree. I think it's "guileless" that I myself have a problem with. Sempé is pretty much the master of guileless.

I am fond of his early Le Petit Nicholas series (written by Ren
é​ Goscinny, and illustrated by Sempé). This illustration is taken from a New Yorker cover. My subscription has lapsed, & I am missing my weekly dose of clever cartooning.

--KAR, February 17, 20
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Vernal Equinox/Transitional-Coat Hare

2/27/2020

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​One day before Vernal Equinox. I am ready to put the winter behind me!

--KAR, March 20, 2019
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