In one of my figure drawing classes, we had a series of assignments where we had to copy the human figures in over 20 famous paintings. We were supposed to draw them on large sheets of paper. It was a really tough assignment, especially if we had to copy from paintings depicting a crowd scene.
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Taking Shortcuts
Working Better
I recently wrote a 3-part series for Web Worker Daily entitled “Better Web Working”. Although the series was written for online freelancers, I think that anyone who wants to do better at work can benefit from reading it. Here are the links to the “Better Web Working” series (click on the titles to read the [...]
The Writer’s Life: The importance of solitude and fresh air
“…a writer works alone, indoors, in a room, on a chair, with the door shut. Any young person who wonders what his or her chances are of becoming a writer ought to assess their ability to deal with solitude and, figuratively speaking, an entire working life thrashing around in inspissated darkness. It has been said [...]
