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About the Motmot
Exploring the natural world with pencil and paper from high atop a one-story bungalow in the middle of Oklahoma.
Category Archives: Drawing
Friday Figures- drama queen
It’s been a chaotic week, still is. Take a deep breath. Exhale. Sometimes, only poets have the words. Here are some nice ones from Rumi: Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Drawing, Exhibits, figure drawing, philosophy, Sketching
Tagged art, drawing, figure drawing, life drawing, painting, poetry, Rumi, sketching
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Friday Figures- 3 Nudes
Not a lot I can add to this, but I do want to mention that two of my oil-wash on paper figure sketches will be included in an upcoming show, Biting The Apple, at the IAO Gallery in Oklahoma … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure!, Art, Artists, Drawing, figure drawing, Oklahoma, painting, Sketching
Tagged art, drawing, figure drawing, life drawing, oil sketch, oil sketching, sketchbooks, sketching
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To See a World in a Grain
William Blake could hold infinity in the palm of his hand and see a world in a grain of sand, but this week, Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastary are setting infinity on top of a square table in St. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists, Culture, Drawing, painting
Tagged art, drawing, life drawing, Mandala, Manjushri Mandala, oil sketch, Oklahoma, Sand Painting, Tibetan Monks
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