THE LINE RUNS

SEPTEMBER 2023

This is MAO, our cat.
The entire sketch
was done with
running lines.

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For those who are upset by lines than 'run' (go into solution) here are a few short, but very important hints.

1.  If the line is terrific, leave it alone.
2.  You can pull or push it to the outside or the inside, depending on whether you want the inside to have shadows or you want the inside to show because the outside is darker.
3.  If you want the line to disappear, wiggle the brush as you wet it and it will go totally into solution.
4.  You can add more lines when the paper is dry, and you can run those lines.
5.  Any lines that were wet and then dried will not run again: they are stabilized and so are the washes made from them.
6.  You don't have to 'stay in the lines' when you wet them.  It's far more interesting if you don't.
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HERE'S THE SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE OF LIVE WORKSHOPS. I DOUBT I WILL TEACH 'ON THE ROAD' AGAIN!

Sept. 8, 9, 10:  Bend Oregon, Central Oregon Community College, 541-383-7270 (high desert, sage, juniper, excellent fishing, hiking, mountain biking, very cool nights, rivers and lakes).
Sept. 15, 16, 17: Lake Oswego, Oregon (Portland) Lakewood Center, 503-635-3901 (charming upscale town with sculpture everywhere, excellent restaurants, gorgeous landscaping, wine country all around).
Sept. 23, 24, 25:  Coupeville, WA, Pacific Northwest Art Center, 360-678-3396 (on the water just south of Victoria, Canada. Gorgeous views, terrific seafood, very rural.  On Whidbey Island west of Seattle, very relaxing, next to San Juan Islands).

There's room for you and friends!  Come join us as we get away from the heat of Tucson!  No monsoon this year and it's really hot!!!!

Happy Sketching!