{"id":13205,"date":"2024-01-12T14:37:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=13205"},"modified":"2024-01-12T19:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T02:24:05","slug":"sketch-journal-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2024\/01\/sketch-journal-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketch journal April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7734-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7734-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7734-1-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">07 April 23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We went to France in April 2023 to visit Sam\u2019s daughter who was in pastry school there. Instead of taking my chunky book, I took some paper in a folder and some pens. I pasted sheets in when I got home, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This first one is a sketch of someone\u2019s boots in the Boston airport. We were delayed a long time before takeoff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found it hard to take time to sketch while traveling. But I managed a few drawings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7733-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7733-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7733-1-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">10 April 23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A goat (&#8220;le bouc&#8221;) in the countryside near where Nicole went to school. This is a contour drawing, without looking or lifting the pen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7735-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7735-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7735-1-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">11 April 23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lugdunum was the Roman city on the site where Lyon is now. It&#8217;s at the confluence of the Rh\u00f4ne and Sa\u00f4ne rivers. We were exploring the excavation of an amphitheater there, quite extensive. I sketched the towers of the city of Lyon from that vantage point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7732-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7732-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7732-1-300x284.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15 April 23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I love graffiti in general. This one was especially beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7731-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7731-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7731-1-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">18 April 23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I got home there were days of mindless pattern-making. Someone demonstrated this one, which results in a very curvy three-dimensional looking pattern. I don\u2019t remember who demonstrated it. 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