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I guess this is what I do now...

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Sorry for the seeming redundancy, but these dinosaurs are in color, unlike the last ones.  I suppose that makes them even better. Thanks to Bill's Wacom tablet and a lot of practice, I've almost gotten comfortable adding digital color to my scanned pencil drawings.  Almost. Hey, that reminds me!  If you want me to draw something for you (I think it's called illustration or something), contact me and I will gladly for draw it for the appropriate amount of compensation.  Dinosaurs or otherwise!

Downtown from Starbucks

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The downtown San Antonio Starbucks (one of several, actually) has a second floor with an outdoor patio, but the railings and parapet make it difficult to sketch much of the view while sitting down, so I don't sketch there often.  A few days ago I finally bit the bullet and did a sketch standing up to get a better view.  This is that sketch.  Also, it's a watercolor.  

A little color...

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I'm forcing myself to get out and work in color, if only to get a little more comfortable with water media.  The color itself isn't the problem-- I've painted in oils so long that I'm fairly confident in terms of what I see color-wise.  It's just that watercolors are the exact opposite of oil paint.  Oil is forgiving.  You can add or subtract easily to cover up your mistakes, and you can mix right there on the canvas.  Watercolor requires a lot more discipline, and I just haven't gotten there yet.  We'll see...