http://www.capallglas.com Fine Art and Photography Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:22:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Derrybawn project is sluggish, as you may have noticed. But not dead yet. Sketches for Arkay Sonney and Bloddeuwedd are still in progress, though not complete. I have two small pieces ready to be made into printing plates, but haven't done that. I haven't gotten some of my new 2009 ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/12/04/continuing-on/ So, Back to the Derrybawn Project. I was convinced to spend Tuesdays down in DC a few weeks back. I needed to get out of the house, I was frustrated in the lack of progress on a number of projects, and my house is a depressing wreck ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/10/16/frustration-inspiration-and-friends-bw/ Yup, my parents live in Kalamazoo, Michigan. I used to, but I have been living in Maryland for quite a while. This is a sketch from the Barnes and Noble Bookstore on Westnedge. I suppose it can't really count as another sampling of my mocha, as it ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/10/09/sketchinhttpwww-capallglas-comwp-adminpost-phpactioneditpost570g-in-kalamazoo/ I've had a few people mention they've been enjoying the sketches, so I'll put a few more in. Maybe I'll eventually catch up with myself. My trip to Mackinaw City for the Labor Day Walk across the Mackinac Bridge has reached the day before Labor Day, and we were enjoying ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/10/09/mackinac-sketching/ I started out on my trip from Maryland to Michigan by accompanying my roommate to DC as she went to work at 6am. My train left at 4pm. I sat at a DC Starbucks on K Street for an hour or so, then wandered a bit. This man was ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/10/08/labor-day-trip-and-sketching/ So, I visited some coffee shops to sip my fave mocha (skim no whip) and test various versions. Oh, and sketch too. Here's a man waiting at Starbucks for his coffee, and staring at his blackberry. Obviously to avoid having to make eye contact with members of ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/10/05/traveling-sketches/ Seriously, sketching is like working out. Get your hand used to moving a certain way, get your eyes used to analyzing a scene or catching a sleeve crease, and make these things part of your daily life. And now, I walk the walk and talk the talk, showing ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/09/29/no-really-sketching-every-day/ It has always been a point of mine to encourage others to practice. Practice art, practice music, practice writing, practice dance, anything that expresses your creativity and makes you feel in tune with yourself. So, given an challenge to put my own suggestions to the test, I started a sketch-a-day ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/09/28/sketching-every-day/ Well, Halfway through the Derrybawn project and I've come up with a few new wrinkles. I definitely got in a bit too deep with this project, especially considering that all of my summer travel has been included in it, making it difficult to get a good run at anything. So I've ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/09/23/and-sometimes-things-change/ Just a few notes, so we all understand what I am talking about. This is a very quick overview, with little detail. Be sure to ask if you have any questions. BLOCK PRINTING: This is a technique in which the spaces are cut away and show up as white ... http://www.capallglas.com/2009/09/01/some-printmaking-terms/