May
18
2010
Need to start doing this earlier so I’m not so tired. Â This is something I started for a class assignment this week — maybe I can post the finished product if it turns out all right.
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May
7
2010
May 7th, Take 1. Â This is what I was looking at for most of the May 7th that started in Australia: the inside of a Qantas Airbus A380. Â Not a terribly exciting sketch, but when you’re stuck in the same chair all day, there’s not much to choose from.
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May
6
2010
One more day to spend in Sydney with my grandmother and family.  This is one of the many flowers now gracing her living room.  In fact, it’s just below the spot where we framed and mounted the remarkable portrait recently drawn by Bruce Hedges.  Thanks again, Bruce — for your amazing work, and for your encouragement in this venture of mine.
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May
5
2010
Once again, the Sketch 365 project provides an valuable record of what’s going on in my life throughout the year. Â Today, I attended my grandfather’s funeral in Sydney, and wore this watch of his, given to me by my grandmother.
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May
2
2010
Look cool! Â Impress your friends! Â Try Head-Phonesâ„¢ today!
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Apr
30
2010
Well, the administrative capital, anyway.
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Apr
29
2010
“…and anxiously awaits the arrival of our astro-men!” Â (Name that quote.)
Actually, this is just another little thing I’m working on for JPL. I was just trying to get the positioning figured out for a little web graphic. Â This wasn’t designed as a sketch for this project, but I’m busy, so it’ll do!
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Apr
27
2010
Started sketching some ideas for some badge icons for a NASA/JPL website. Â These refer to very specific nerd things, so I won’t be offended if you don’t get them. Â They’ll make marginally more sense when all 66(!) are finished.
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Apr
25
2010
Third day in a row of lacking sketch energy. Â So I reverted to simple letterforms, but decided to do all the remaining letters, so I won’t be tempted to use this lazy idea again. Â As it turned out, this took longer than expected due to having to sort out all the different shading values. Â That’s what I get for trying to take the easy route…
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Apr
24
2010
Yesterday’s Z was just a very quick and basic sketch because I was so tired. Â Same thing ended up happening today, so I reverted to something simple.
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