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Late-Summer Life Drawing, 2008, graphite (click image for larger version).
How I spent my summer vacation (and the first month of autumn):
At the office I found clever ways to stretch and bend. My current patron superhero must be
Plastic Man.
I attended some great concerts! In mid-July I saw
Aimee Mann with local favorite
Blind Pilot at the
Aladdin. In mid-August I saw
Brandi Carlile at the
Oregon Zoo. In September I heard the
Oregon Symphony perform
Beethoven's Ninth and just last week I saw
Randy Newman at the Aladdin.
I saw a pair of music-related films, which I recommend to you without reservation:
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Character study, 2008, ink and graphite (click image for larger version).
Looking behind: As told in a prior post (July 7), I attended the PNCA comics intensive. Looking ahead: Several students from the class, including yours truly, are collecting content to share with one and all. The image immediately above contains development sketches for my li'l contribution to the book.