tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84136969825580911912024-03-14T00:23:55.923-07:00Diane RidpathA blog of personal ramblings.Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-80122032659647701432016-04-17T17:19:00.003-07:002016-04-17T17:19:49.796-07:00Liz Steel - Seeing Klass - Sketchbook Skool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-45682694545646211402016-04-17T17:16:00.002-07:002016-04-17T17:16:20.650-07:00Koch Building, part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-19588621308411920772016-02-28T18:23:00.002-08:002016-02-28T18:23:43.277-08:00Waiting at the airport.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a short vacation last week. Are they ever long enough? I had such a great time and didn't want to come back! This is what I did for a while to entertain myself until boarding. Added color at home.</div>
<br />Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-30724196033977021252016-02-28T18:17:00.000-08:002016-02-28T18:17:17.070-08:00Building on N. Oliver, Wichita, KS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love this building. It's near where I work and catches my attention every time I drive by.Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-11525135258317763482015-07-19T17:14:00.001-07:002015-07-19T17:17:08.202-07:00The Schmidt PorchI love this porch. I am so envious. :D<br />
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Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-67821701957711726062015-06-12T11:19:00.002-07:002015-06-12T11:19:36.992-07:00France Belleville-Van StoneAnother Sketchbook Skool teacher portrait. I have to redo this one. It looks a bit like her but it looked more like her before I went too far and messed it up. I'm not very good at watercolor yet and it's real hard to change it once you've done it. :/<br />
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<br />Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-29850273785493659192015-06-12T11:06:00.000-07:002015-06-12T11:09:27.352-07:00My Kitchen - (a Sketchbook Skool homework)Just now getting around to posting this one. This was for Tommy Kane's klass in the Beginnings course.<br />
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<br />Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-8799676742280407372015-05-12T20:22:00.001-07:002015-05-13T17:11:28.301-07:00Sketchbook Skool assignmentsToday's Sketchbook Skool assignment from France Belleville-Van Stone's klass. France wrote the book "Sketch", which I bought several months ago before I ever signed up for this klass, or knew that she would be one of the instructors. This assignment was to draw something with wheels twice—once with color and another one just drawn with cross-hatching. I haven't done the cross-hatched one yet.<br />
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This one is from Lapin's klass (I'll post his portrait tomorrow after I take a better picture of it.) </div>
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Assignment: Draw a big head/little body person. I drew my dad. It was very difficult because he wouldn't sit still and he kept leaning over. :/ This is a new concept for me so I haven't really gotten it right yet. The body still needs to be smaller—kind of like a bobble-head. </div>
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Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-22118010493096055702015-05-12T20:10:00.002-07:002015-05-13T17:10:59.009-07:00Jonathan Twingley - Sketchbook Skool InstructorThese are some of my latest sketches. Since I just started this blog, I will be posting some pages randomly from my sketchbook—in no particular order. These two are my first two instructors in the Sketchbook Skool klasses. (yes, they spell it with a k) :)<br />
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Tomorrow I'll post another one.Diane Ridpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730941221327675522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8413696982558091191.post-90015944267532865452015-05-03T21:35:00.000-07:002015-06-13T03:26:55.838-07:00Old Cowtown MuseumAbout a month ago I spent a morning waking around our Old Cowtown Museum. I sat on a bench across the street from the Dry Goods/Clothing store and sketched it. While I was sitting there sketching, this pretty girl decided to join me. After rubbing back and forth against my leg for a minute she curled up for a nap in the corner next to my bench. I think I made a new friend. :)<br />
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I finished my sketch of the building, leaving the coloring of it for when I got home. This day was such a beautiful, sunny day that I really enjoyed the morning walk around the streets, peeking in each building to take a few pictures. I didn't take pictures inside the saloon because you can actually grab a sandwich and drink there and it was occupied by a family doing just that. I didn't think they'd appreciate me intruding and taking their picture. </div>
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Cowtown is larger than I remembered. The streets went around in a circle (or square). As you come in you pass the church on your left and the old shack on the right, keep going to the end of the street and turn left at the pharmacy, you'll pass the livery stable and the meat market, then turn left again at the train depot, you'll pass some houses and then arrive at the schoolhouse, and end up back where you started. </div>
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