[By Virginia Hein in Los Angeles, California] It would be easy as a native of Southern California to take the light here for granted…but I’ve found it’s the thing that I always notice first in a scene. Here are a few sketches made when I’ve had some time to develop the story a bit (always feels like such a luxury when this happens!) These sketches were all made with watercolor and gouache on tan paper, which I love–because it means intentionally painting the light…
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