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Tag Archives: Looking
Perspective difficulties? Try planting fence posts!
If you’re struggling with getting the perspective right when you’re drawing buildings, take it from me, you’re not alone. I’ve been drawing buildings in urban scenes and country scenes for decades, and my success in achieving credible perspective has been … Continue reading
99¢ is practically free!
This coming week, from November 7th through 13th, my first book, Look at That! will be available in eBook form for a mere 99 cents! It’s a promotion that Amazon.com and Amazon.ca are doing, and at that price, of course, … Continue reading
A Slammed Door and an Unexpected New Confidante
On September 10th, 55 years ago, at 6:30am, the phone rang. It was Dr. Boschenstein calling to tell Mom that my sixty-one-year-old father had a stroke at 5am. My father was dead. It was a bright, sunny Sunday morning, the … Continue reading
Why Beauty Matters, Now More Than Ever
“Art once made a cult of beauty; now we have a cult of ugliness instead.” – Sir Roger Scruton, Why Beauty Matters, BBC 2, 2009 I just spent a delightful afternoon watching a film made by an unexpected ally: the … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Book #2: Double Take, Look at That! book, Musings on Life, Tip Jar
Tagged Beauty, Creativity, Inspiration, Looking, Perseverance
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Time for another episode of . . . The Restless Artist!
Today, the 23rd of February 2022, has been an unreasonably balmy day here in northern New England. Lately we have felt fortunate when the temps made it up to freezing, but today, thanks to insanely strong winds from the south … Continue reading
Being Bored is a Luxury Not Afforded Everyone
Each morning when I first awaken, I ask myself the same question: What shall I make of this day? I’ve entered the minefield of Elderhood, and it’s as jarring as puberty was. After the shock and insult of puberty, we … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, My Story, Urban Sketching (On-Site Creativity)
Tagged aging, Inspiration, kylecease, Looking, meditation, Mentors, seeing meditation, wisdom
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Introducing the new, larger Look at That! Art Pouches!
I just finished producing my latest batch of fourteen “Look at That” Art Pouches that are, wait for it, big enough to hold your cell phone! Yes, I caved! Back story: I invented these pouches a few years ago, to … Continue reading
What a year it has been.
A year ago yesterday I published the Kindle version of my book, Look at That! Discover the Joy of Seeing by Sketching. Two days later, a year ago tomorrow, the paperback version became available. In the last 12 months, 3,353 … Continue reading
Posted in Look at That! book, Seeing and looking, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Creative Habit, Inspiration, Look at That!, Looking, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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“Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no…it’s a brick!”
So here I am, several days later than expected, still enjoying walking around my lovely city. A little FYI about it: Concord is home to about 43,000 folks, residing in a 67-square-mile area. We have lots of hills, trees, rivers, … Continue reading
Brickwork of Concord
Do you ever stop to think about all the brickwork in your world? It’s everywhere, and yet almost invisible. Interesting facts: A standard red brick in the United States is 3.625 inches deep by 2.25 inches high by 8 inches … Continue reading