Portugal Sketchcation: Day 6
The Friday of symposium is always a big one: two workshops! And I FINALLY managed a morning sketch of sunlit fog on the bridge.
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And then, because I'm an overachiever, I did a second morning sketch right across the street from the Alfandega (our "hub" where we meet for morning announcements and before all workshops).
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First workshop of the day was with Ian Fennelly. I found out that his workshop was sold out within 5 minutes of registration opening, so I felt extra lucky to get in! The workshop was a great time, we were working much looser than I usually do (a theme for the day: stay tuned!) and Ian put an emphasis on having fun. All my former students can either be pleased or disappointed that I didn't take this class soon enough to adopt his token "Smashed it!" (complete with British accent) to be used any time a student is doing well. Managed two sketches in class, let the first one be before I killed it and did another small one with my remaining time.
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Next up: Reham Ali's workshop! Again, working much looser than I normally do (though not loose enough, Reham was scandalized by my use of pencil in the beginning. I put it away after that!). I had fun flinging around paint! I don't think I could live in this style, but gosh it was fun to visit!
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After the workshop I went back to finish up my sketch from earlier in the week!
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Later, after dinner, I made it out for one more nocturne. This is Porto as seen from across the river! Worth the missed sleep.
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