10.20.2010

So last Wednesday my field sketching class went to Point Lobos and oh-my-gosh was it gorgeous!  I was admittedly having a bad day the day before we went, but as soon as we arrived in Point Lobos all of my concerns from the days and weeks before seemed to dissolve.  I was completely taken by the beauty and quietness of this place and was reminded of all the reasons I came here...

(I didn't bring my camera that day which was stupid, but I was super excited to find that my phone took really beautiful photos and I wanted to share them with you...)

Powdery Dudleya (I fell in love with this stuff)

  Ice plant

 Trentepohlia (algae) - not in focus, but still a cool parasite

 The view from where I sat to sketch (above and below)

I also wanted to share a few of my friend Stephanie's photos from that day...  (thanks Stephanie)

Me, Corlis and Stephanie (I bent at the knee cause I didn't realize he was taking a full body shot, silly)

Super awesome, creepy-cute, hairless squirrel we saw on the way out (he was blind in that eye, yikes)

So right now I'm working on a new assignment... it's a drawing in black colored pencil on something called "coquille" board.  It's supposed to mimic the look of stipple, but get there a whole lot faster -- we'll see.  :)

Which reminds me, I still need to post my stipple assignment from this week.  I'll do that before the end of the weekend, so be on the lookout.