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A police sergeant's submachine gun fired during a struggle on New Year's Eve resulting in a fellow officer and a woman being shot in the leg with the same round, according to Belmont police.
The incident began with police responding to 3260 Lake Pointe Drive in the gated Reflection Pointe subdivision in relation to a reported road rage incident.
While there, Belmont police officers struggled with 24-year-old Melissa Verner, who lives at the home with her parents Glenn and Andrea Verner. During the altercation, Sgt. Brad Pickert's compact Colt 9 mm submachine gun fired a single round, according to police.
Officer Randy Berry and Melissa Verner suffered shrapnel wounds to the leg after the round from the gun hit concrete and broke apart. Both were transported to Gaston Memorial Hospital. Berry was discharged Tuesday afternoon, Verner remained hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday, according to police.
Pickert is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigaton and an internal investigation by Belmont Police Department.
Road rage?
Four Belmont officers arrived at the Verners' home with guns drawn after receiving a call about road rage outside the gate to the neighborhood. Belmont Police Chief Charlie Franklin said Rod Singer of Belmont reported a man driving a Honda Civic tailgated him on South Point Road, flashing his headlights.
The Honda and Singer's vehicle stopped at the gate to Reflection Pointe and Singer reported hearing a noise and seeing what he thought was a muzzle flash. The Honda, driven by 21-year-old Brandon Carl Watts of Belmont, proceeded through the gate and Singer waited for police, Franklin said.
Officers tracked the tag number on the Honda to the Verners' home. Franklin said the sedan is registered to Glenn and Andrea Verner.
Watts is Melissa Verner's boyfriend, police say.
When police arrived at the home, they confronted Andrea Verner and Watts in the garage.
"They were just told to get on the ground and the officers were trying to assess what went on and trying to locate the weapon to see what happened," Franklin said. "At this point, officers are approaching (the home) and their train of thought is there's a suspect inside of this home with a gun who just fired at another person."
Then Melissa Verner came out of the home and into the garage and became "belligerent" with officers as their guns were drawn, Franklin said. Police say Melissa Verner used profanity toward the officers.
Franklin said Andrea Verner and Watts were both cooperative. Glenn Verner later came out of the home and he was also cooperative, police said.
But Melissa Verner declined to get on the ground after an officer's request. Officers became involved in a physical struggle with her in the garage that ended with Berry and Pickert on the ground trying to apprehend her, police say.
Police believe Melissa Verner was reaching for the officer's gun, Franklin said.
"It was pretty much chaos in the struggle. It was inside of a garage with several cars inside the garage. It was pretty much a small confined area where they were at," Franklin said.
A shot rang out. Shrapnel from the round struck Melissa Verner and Officer Berry.
Watts is being investigated as a suspect in the road rage incident but no charges have been filed and on Tuesday afternoon, he was not in police custody. Melissa Verner may face a charge of resisting, delaying and obstructing an officer, but that has yet to be determined, Franklin said.
Franklinsaid there are questions as to whether a piece of equipment hit the gun, Pickert fired the shot or Verner somehow pulled the trigger during the scuffle.
Police didn't find a gun in the garage but a search of the home turned up a shotgun. Watts reportedly told police he used a firecracker in the road rage incident, not a gun. That remains under investigation.
"I feel like he was unarmed. I feel like it could have been a firecracker," Franklin said. "Obviously when a firecracker goes off, you'll see a flash. And the bang, which would make it appear to the reporting person that it was a gunshot."
This incident marks the first time officers have been dispatched to the Verners' home, Franklin said.
Attempts to reach the Verner family were unsuccessful.
Gazette reporter Wade Allen can be reached at 704-869-1828; twitter.com/gazettewade.


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VIRGINIA BEACH -- 'I think that Israel is, like, really beautiful,' shared Sarita Madrid. 'I don't want to compare it to the United States or Virginia Beach, but the weather was, like, perfect, and it was, like, green grass, blue sky, palm trees.'
The Tallwood High School sophomore returned from Israel earlier this week. She's a student in the Global Studies and World Languages Academy.
Wednesday morning, Madrid's thoughts were on the friends she made during her visit, especially the people with whom she stayed.
'I was, like, 'I hope my family back in Modiin is safe,' but, then, I was like, 'Wait. They're not even my family,' and it's just, like, people I've met that I've bonded so much with that I can call them family,' explained Madrid.
She and other students in the program stayed in Modiin, a town about halfway between the cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. It was during a time when tensions between Israel and Hamas flared up as they often do with rocket fire exchanged between the two.
'We heard one of them, and I never thought that it was a bomb,' Madrid told 13News. 'We were in Tel Aviv when one of them went off, and people were, like, rushing to get out of the mall, and I was, like, we didn't know what was going on. I don't think I knew until the next day.'
Madrid said she never felt unsafe during the trip, and she looks forward to returning Israel one day. Recognizing the danger that is part of life there, Madrid has a greater appreciation for the overall safety she and fellow students enjoy in Virginia Beach and in the United States.
'Realizing that that's something teenagers have to go through every day, some teenagers,' Madrid said, 'you realize that shouldn't be something that you're used to. You shouldn't have to go to the stairs or go in the cellar every day because a bomb's hitting where you live and destroying homes around you.'

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The bladder is located in the lower abdomen. It is a hollow organ with flexible muscular walls. It stores urine until a person is ready to urinate. Bladder cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the bladder.
Cancer occurs when cells in the body, in this case bladder cells, divide without control or order. Sometimes, cells divide uncontrollably when new cells are not needed. A mass of tissue called a growth or tumor can form. The term cancer refers to malignant tumors. Malignant tumors can invade nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body.
Three main types of cancer affect the bladder. They are named for the type of cell that becomes cancerous:
- Transitional cell (urothelial) carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of developing bladder cancer include:
- Smoking
- Increased age: The majority of people with bladder cancer are between 65 and 85 years old.
Occupation due to exposure to certain substances:
- Rubber, leather, and textile workers
- Painters
- Hairdressers
- Machinists
- Printers
- Truck drivers
- Petroleum industry workers
- Race: White
- Sex: male
- Genetics
- Chronic bladder inflammation or infection such as schistosomiasis, an infection caused by a parasitic worm
- Personal or family history of bladder cancer
- Chemotherapeutic drugs: cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide
- The use of pioglitazone, an anti-diabetic agent
- Exposure to arsenic
- Radiation treatment of the pelvis
- Bladder birth defects
- Chemicals such as nitrosamines and benzidine
- Urinary stones for many years
- In-dwelling catheter for many years
- Bladder diverticuli: an area of weakness in the bladder wall through which some of the lining of the bladder is forced out
- Metastasis from another cancer
Symptoms include:
- Blood in the urine
- Frequent urination, or feeling the need to urinate without being able
- Painful urination
- Lower back pain
- Weight loss, bone pain, or abdominal pain in advanced cases
These symptoms may be caused by other less serious health conditions, such as bladder stones or infection. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, see your physician.
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Your doctor will feel the abdomen and pelvis for abnormalities. The physical exam may include a rectal or vaginal exam.
- Your doctor may need to examine your urine. This can be done with:
- Urine cytology
- Urine culture
- Your doctor may to look at your bladder and the surrounding area. This can be done with:
- Your doctor may also order a biopsy to remove a sample of bladder tissue to test for cancer cells.
Staging tests are done after bladder cancer is found. These tests find out if the cancer has spread and, if so, to what parts of the body. Treatments for bladder cancer depend on the stage of the cancer. The stages of bladder cancer are:
- Stage 0: cancer cells are found only on the surface of the inner lining of the bladder.
- Stage 1: cancer cells are found deep in the inner lining of the bladder; no lymph nodes are involved.
- Stage 2: cancer cells have spread to the muscle of the bladder; no lymph nodes are involved.
- Stage 3: cancer cells have spread through the muscular wall of the bladder to the layer of tissue surrounding the bladder OR possibly to the reproductive organs including the prostate glands; no lymph nodes are involved.
- Stage 4: cancer cells extending outside the bladder to the wall of the abdomen or to the wall of the pelvis without lymph node involvement OR have spread to one or more lymph nodes and other parts of the body.
Treatment options include:
Surgery involves removing cancerous cells and nearby tissue. Types of surgery to treat bladder cancer include transurethral resection and cystectomy.
- Transurethral resection—This is done for early stage or superficial bladder cancer. A cystoscope is placed into the bladder through the urethra. A small wire loop at the end of the cystoscope is used to remove cancer cells. Fulguration can be done during this procedure. It uses electrical current to burn away remaining cancer cells.
- Cystectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the bladder—This is done when bladder cancer is invasive. Segmental or partial cystectomy is the removal of part of the bladder. Radical cystectomy is the removal of the entire bladder and nearby lymph nodes. In men, the prostate is usually also removed. In women, the uterus, ovaries, part of the vagina, and the fallopian tubes might also be removed. A form of urinary diversion must be created to store the urine if the bladder is removed.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy is the use of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation may be:
- External radiation therapy—Radiation is directed at the tumor from a source outside the body.
- Internal radiation therapy—Radioactive materials are placed near the cancer cells in the bladder through the urethra or through an incision in the abdomen.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be given in many forms, including pill, injection, or via a catheter. The drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body killing mostly cancer cells, but also some healthy cells. For bladder cancer, chemotherapy is often given directly into the bladder. This is called intravesical chemotherapy.
Biologic Therapy (Immunotherapy)
Biologic therapy is the use of the body's immune system to fight cancer. Substances made by the body or in a laboratory are given directly into the bladder to help boost, direct, or restore the body's defenses against the cancer. This type of therapy is used only for superficial low-grade cancers that have been resected transurethrally.
The following steps can reduce your risk of getting bladder cancer:
- Don't smoke or use tobacco products. If you do, quit.
- Avoid or minimize occupational exposure to certain chemicals; follow good work safety practices.
- Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables.
- Avoid excess intake of high fat or high cholesterol.
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December 1st, 2012 #211
I think your forms gotten much better from post #99 where some of faces were a bit wobbly to #153 where the forms are much more solid. Not sure if you heard this cool site:
It's a fun gesture slide show site. If you are interested.
Make a sketchbook happy, feed it a tip to improve!
Hide this ad by registering as a memberDecember 4th, 2012 #212
LastGen cheers thats very encouraging. Trying to commit myself to updating regularly to commit myself to working constantly. Plus over time I can chart my own progress easily spot holes (well not hard to miss at the mo) and hopefully see improvements.
PigeonKill LOL those early post yeah super bad. Think I am still getting used to woking with the pencil again and getting smooth lines quicker. Well the good thing is I am using the earaser less and becoming more confident with my mark making. Although curved forms like breast and nipples are still a challenge.
Thanks again for all the support. Really trying to keep it moving. Aware that I need to get back to do some longer more finished drawings to work on values ect and think about light and shdow shapes ect. It's hard to do that at the moment in life drawing as the poses are so quick. 30 mins to me is a short pose. So it's hard to work on construction and rendering. I ll ned to explore more expressive media like pastel and chalk this should be fun. At least I can feel like Michelangelo if nothing eles.
December 4th, 2012 #213
Mate your development from march to now is...scary. the Improvement is there definitely.
bear with me for what I am about to say, I usually have trouble focusing my thoughts, and I've just gone through your sketchbook so thinking up critique on the fly based on my now fading feeling.
also everything I say is not fact but merely things that work for me, so when I type i'm not trying to impose "do this, do that" but merely things you could consider so forgive me if it comes across that way.
I see you are doing barque drawings now, that initial block in phase of a barque drawing i.e. simple straight lines, can be applied to anything! I noticed a change (rather than a improvement) in my drawing when I opted this style, and it suits my learning style. it will help not only with figure work, from life and from imagination, but will also help with learning placement of values. the way barque drawings to me are done, is it is started in a very simplified manner with the basic block ins and left that way as a gesture drawing, and if you want you can push it to a more detailed finished. more simple things are, More easy it is to remember it. you remember what 1+1 equals dont you? imaginative drawing is actually just memory drawing but playing mix and match with what you know. the better you know the better you are at getting it out. To that end, regardless of whether or not you practice imaginative drawing, it will improve, it's down to what you study and how you study, can't draw armor from imagination well if you never studied it. So with that in mind it is all just a case of learning the best way for you to memorize what you draw. simplification is one way, and it's a skill in itself. another is drawing what you want to learn in repetition.
starting to lose my train of thought
when you are drawing from pose maniacs are you draiwng with advanced mode on? that is what is making the figures the wrong way around. pose maniacs is good for gestures as I find the angles thrown at you in varying perspective angles you cant find on pixel lovely or other photo ref life drawing sites. the 30 second tool is a brilliant way to not only practice quick barque style gestures but also train your eye for accuracy and confidence in line placement, you are not given time to rub out a line and try again, you gotta place that shit DAOWNNN lol
on the site itself there's a youtube video of one of the artists doing very small clean finished gestures with a broad marker. watch it. that's the size I think is good for such a quick drawing.
normally when people start draiwng, they start from the top of the head and then work their way AROUND the body, trying to finish a drawing as clean as possible in such a short time frame, trains you to gauge distances and completely jump from one area of the body to the other with confidence. watch the video and try emulate how he draws.
yeah the barque style also helps with shadow as you are blocking in the major shadow shapes in a simplified manner. I've noticed as well that since I start drawing the shadow line, I know the form a lot better compared to just rendering right off the fly. both methods are stil valid, just dependent on what you want.
now there is two ways for me as to which I class drawing in concentrated repetition. 1st is just choosing an aspect you are weak at, break it down further and then just hammer out studies. instance (humans >limbs> torso) (heads>skull>varied angles) (landscapes>quick simple value gesture of overall scene: tress; rocks; branches) etc.
2nd is actually drawing a single pose repeatedly, spend like 10 minutes on it and draw it about 3-4 times, doesn't need to be super rendered drawings, just sketch getting in the general shape and values. there's a recent example of this on my sketchbook (haha trolling you back to my sketchbook kidding here ya go)
i think I'm pretty much spent on ideas. but in general you are heading in a fantastic direction, big jump in skills since you started which is ammazing! and for you to be working full time and still having the energy to spent time on drawing, admirable man! many people have tried that and failed.
Keep it up man.
ah! if you read comics! gesture some panels from them! any panel that interests you, draw it, for the worth of its composition. that stands for anything actually, composition wise, if you like it, gesture it.
best of luck and thanks for the comment on my sketchbook, I'm 'scribing to yours because I know your journey is gonna be brilliant.
will be in touch.
If I happen to comment on your sketchbook, please don't feel obliged to comment on mine. use that time instead to get back to work.
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December 4th, 2012 #214
luthertaylor what can I say thanks for the love. Man your getting deep with your critique you remind me of myself. I like the thinking keep it it will work well for you. Yeah this is my first Bargue still so much to learn from it in terms of values, edges ect appreciate that your into this academic side of the drawing.
I agree about the block being applied to anything if you pick up a copy of the Lessons in Classical Drawing by Juliette Aristides you can def see the block in tchnique applied to various subject matter. I have not evebn began to scrape the surface of it to be honest, but I use the basic principlas to guide my eyes and inform me about realtionships betwenn shapes ect. Really helps with life drawing. Need to start creating time to do those still lifes again you got to love them. So safe to set up and you learn a tone from just a small group of objects.
Glad you noticed the improvements. To be hoonest its only since thse star of October that my work rate has been consistent and I plan on keeping it that way for sure. Really want to get my basic down right. Drawing to me is about translating the world honestly and that means, you got to pay your dues at the begining working on the basic ect. Plus I have like 12 years of drawing time to catch up on so got to keep it moving. Left posemaniacs alone for a bit find quickposes better. Prefer looking at real models then distorted anatomy. But the best is life drawing class helps you make sense of the anatomy studies from books. Thanks for the subscription hope my journey does not disappoint. Def be keeping an eye on you we, can share tips for sure. I like the way your mind works.
December 5th, 2012 #215
Some more figure study updates.
December 5th, 2012 #216
ohohoh! i appreciate your detail to skin folding and skin weight! nice going!
the flow of your lines in your recent figure studies really shows where the motion and energy goes in your poses. i really dig it!
take a peek at my SKETCHBOOK?
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December 5th, 2012 #217
AangeUnge yeah I love the way skin folds and curves over the body and over muscle the way it cahnges with tensio ect. I always have been obssed with detail and anatomical elements, its why I am a huge fan of some one like Michelangelo and what makes figure drawing so much fun. I am really trying to capture the individual flow of the body and the movement in the body parts when i am drawing, trying to let me eye trace over te skin an zone out and just let mty hand replicate whats taking place in my mind. So glad you can see that in my work. I have been using pen for this very reason to keep me loose and stop me worrying about corecytions and just focus in onthe subject. Its easier to work from life in this way but can translate to phto ref. Think you just need life observation forst to bring that back to your books thats my theory.
Some more figure studies. Will I ever move on from knees lol. Got out my book on David and used photo ref to work on more kneed a bit of hands and some feet from other sources. Want to see how much I know about the forms and shpaes of the hands and feet before sitting down with my anatomy books them spot my weaknesses and target those.
December 5th, 2012 #218
Hey, thanks for taking the time to comment in my sketchbook. I really appreciated your comments. I think you're doing excellent work with form studies of the body, but one thing I would do is to simplify your forms. I can see that you're really paying attention to detail, but I think that it might be better for now to stick to condensing your understanding into simpler forms -- like your drawing of the gluteus muscles in #215 for instance; you could easily eliminate many smaller curves that make the silhouette look 'bumpy'. As for anatomy, I would focus on the function of the muscles and bones, not just on how they look. For instance, the knees-- you really only need to focus on how it works when it flexes. And there is only ONE way the knee flexes! You can only flex the knee up and down, because it is a hinge joint only. There is practically zero sideways movement in the knee; any sideways movement comes from the hip joint. That is what the Bammes diagrams are trying to say. Once you understand the function and which muscles and bones are responsible for the action, you can probably move on.
Always study from the skeleton/bones to the muscles because studying muscles without knowing their attachments or function is like.... studying without a purpose haha. Understanding the forms of the parts is good (like a block for the end of the knee like I'm seeing), but imho you would greatly benefit from studying the skeletal structure. Because in many cases, the underlying anatomy is what dictates the forms, for example the triangular calf -- that's because of the position of the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles relative to the tibia. It is triangular because those muscles are only on the back side of the lower leg as opposed to the thigh which is square because it has muscles on both the front and back in roughly equal proportions. Again and again you will find that the skeletal structure dictates many of these conventional forms we see in books. Our palms 'cup' things because the tarsal bones in the palm itself are arranged in a slight curve themselves. Our fingers curl at the joints only in succession (you can't naturally curl just the tip of your finger without curling the first joint before it) because it is one single tendon pulling on all of the joints.
Again, study inside out. The contours of the body will be that way BECAUSE of the underlying structure of muscle acting on bone.
Sorry for the long ramble, but I hope it helps.
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December 7th, 2012 #219
Hey Medelo thanks for the detailed feedback you have left, its all ways very touching when some takes the time to leave you some detailed thoughts to help you improve so its really appreciated. You have some great work in your sketchbook hope you go far.
I agree with you functionality in anatomy is key in terms of understanding what you are looking at and if you want to build a figure from your mind you need to know what the body can and cant do. So your poses are realistic. For example can the arm really bend that much or would it be bent more in a particular pose. Functionality is at the forefront of my mind so I read the relevant chapters before trying to draw. Briedgman is a God for functionality he goes into its so deep. Its only since I have been going to life drawing and doing my own studies that I can now go back and understand what he is talking about and his illustrations. I dont find it particularly helpful just copying his or anyone else drawings. I want to retain my own illustrative style just get the info and apply it to other sources like life drawing or photo ref, thats the only way to gauge if you are learning or you become a copy machine.
Think there are many approaches to anatomy and drawing in terms of look. It all depends on what you are after. If you want to be a concept designer then speed is going to be imperative so you will need to know how to simplify forms to the barest minimum to style your characters. In the same way that a comic book artist wood but still retain hat real world human knowledge to guide you. For example Marko Djurdjevic from what I have seen does not even build a frame or gesture. He has all that info in his head and just build his figure with an outline and clothes on top. But I bet he knows how to draw a detailed realistic arm, its just he does not need to do that in his work.
Its hard to show ones thinking in your work. All I can post is the final image but there are stages of thinking that get me there, and its that knowledge that I am trying to focus on rather then a particular look.
I am also as much into fine art..its what got me into art in the first place. I am huge fan of the old masters and guys who try to show as much real world detail whilst still being creative. So guys like Michelangelo or Caravvaggio or even modern masters dare I say like Donato and Liberace. They try to stay as true to life as possible. So they dont simplify their limbs they want to show all those bumps and curves because to them thats where the beauty in the human form comes from and thats what viewers respond to when they look at their work. I am not trying to copy anyones style this is how I have always drawn. I am obsessed with detail and always will be thats why I would not want to be a comic book artist as I would not want to simplify to that level. So when you see me drawing those lumps and bumps lol its because thats what I love drawing. It will always be part of my work no matter what type I end up doing. I am trying to learn to draw the body realistically not learn enough anatomy to move on so I can start building my own characters as quickly as possible. I am not nocking anyone just saying depending upon your long term goals you will use different approaches. But thank for the feed back its great and please dont think I am being defensive just sharing views its good when people are analytical.
But I do like drawing the knee because it is so bloody complex and to be able to draw it realistically from any angle like the hands or the feet is a great accomplishment. In my opinion it makes drawing others things seem less challenging. Plus if I draw 100 knees I am cementing all thats knowledge and furthering my understanding and putting in drawing time so its a win win to me. I am in no rush to get to where I want to be just want to get good enough to please myself first, then the rest will take care of itself.
Some more life drawing from latest session. We had a very curvy female was a lot of fun and she really understood her own body and how to present it, I know can see why Rubens enjoyed drawing all those lumps and bumps. Again starting off with the short poses 1 min working up to the longest which was 30. Everyone in class is commenting on how much I am improving and learning, which makes me feel good because it means the work is paying off even if I cant always see it. I can only put this down to time spent drawing and reading hampton and Bammes and now when I add in Briedgeman think it will really move me on again.
December 7th, 2012 #220
Just a quick update going back to doing some object construction studies from life. Doing these in pen, means lines will be sloppy, but will make me work more quickly. I am more concerned about learning proper perspective and using simple 3d forms to break down the objects line accuracy will come in time.
Also a life drawing study I forgot to attach.
December 11th, 2012 #221
Hey man very nice studies!!! before you freehanding elypsis you might wanna check out the anatomy of a elypse that make things a little bit easier but i know freehanding elypsis is very hard
keep up the good studies
December 11th, 2012 #222
Try to star from more simplest objects, but draw them perfect.
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December 11th, 2012 #223
ooooh, i like your ventures into the human figure and its complexities, tehres aloooooot of fun there, really its just drawing it like crazy until you can... See it? i cant explain it into words, but you are getting there so you must know what i mean, keep at it, and also always try to KNOW where are your weakspots, is it the foot? or the torso, or maybe balance, anyways study your line after you do it and dont feel discouraged if you Think youre not making progress, you ARE its just not showing in your line yet keep on sharing!
December 11th, 2012 #224
Thanks for posting in my sketchbook. I've had a look through yours - you are really improving. Stick at it with the pen, it will feel like second nature and improve your hand / eye co-ord to boot.
It's interesting seeing how you feel about accuracy in your work. I used to the feel the same way but the more I focus on drawing the more I see that simplification is so important. Doing still lifes really taught me that. One other benefit has been a general decrease in stress when I'm not trying to get everything spot on perfect!
Keep plugging away - you're doing well.
December 11th, 2012 #225
tj0ri yeah I know what you mean, I am just forcing myself to do studies that involve them and trying to get loose and not bogged down in trying to be perfect. Trying to look at how they are used in construction of objects and still trying to be quick, but I will do more finished studies where I really try and pay more attention to accuracy.
nifrit Thanks for the useful feed back always trying to improve on accuracy for sure.
lionheartGFX yeah I know what you mean for sure. The figure is so much fun and def what motivates me to draw will def be a big part of my work down the road. I am seeing improvements slowly but want more lol. Line quality I have let go a bit as i became a bit to obsessed. Since most of the poses are fairly short 5-15 mins, no point wasting that time erasing when you only have a short period to capture as much info as possible. Knowledge is what I am chasing at the mo. But I am finding as I do this I am naturally becoming more accurate and less precious and getting more out of every life session. Big thanks for the kind words means a lot for sure glad you can see the progress.
Skill3ss thanks buddy for stopping by. Glad you think I am on the right road. Will be sticking with the pen for a while for sure. Makes me looser and getting more accurate first time off. Remebering hearing Feng Zhu talk about it as a practice to force you to improve accuracy first time off. Speeds you up and will make me much more confiedent when I work in pencil. I totaly know what you mean about chasing clean lines ect being stressful. Since I have stopped doing that I am doing more and learning more as a consequence. Will def add back in more still lifes and wont be stopping any time soon. Having far to much fun.
First off some little studies from around my life drawing class room during the very annoying 25 min break.
Then some studies from hampton concentrating on the legs this week, will supplement this with Bammes too I think. Not trying to be picture perfect with the copies just learn the concepts. Then some life drawing trying to see how much new knowledge I can implement. Its amazing how much more productive a session is when you go with a specific focus.
December 12th, 2012 #226
The grind is looking good, nice to see you working through the body. Also, the objects from life are much better in this last update.
December 13th, 2012 #227
Love your pencil line. Keep up drawing!
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December 13th, 2012 #228
The studies are coming along nicely mate. Keep them up. You will definitely reap the benefits when you do another rendered piece.
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December 14th, 2012 #229
Hey Nouge thanks I feel like I am getting more accurate slowly for sure and seeing things better. I think working in pen is helping me just be more confident. So I am just focusing on what I am seeing and less stress about the marks I am making, which in turn is making me more accurate. Funny you would naturally expect the opposite.
Luckarky thanks man I am beginning to quite like them too lol. Still a long way to go but its working and I def wont be stopping so there will be lots more to see.
Chevy28360 Thanks a lot buddy means a lot. Yeah I think you are right. I am really trying to focus in on the body as a 3d constructed object. So looking at planal shifts ect with contour lines. Michael Hampton is really helping. This will help me when rendering the body, I will be able to think about light and value change as planes shift ect. Guess that how you have to approach everything your drawing espc when working from life even photo ref.
More updates from life drawing. Need to get more rhythm back in my gestures and maybe do some longer ones at home, where I can just feel my way through the pose rather then having to rush in 60 seconds. Was good as a starting practice but need more time now to really push those lines of rhythm ect. Been focusing on the legs this week still reading through Hampton and trying to apply. Was a bit of a let down having a very fat model last night lol as you cant see much anatomical detail under all that fat. But in some ways it also forces you to look really hard and see the insertion points and major masses.
December 14th, 2012 #230
wow i am seeing a great amount of improvement! your lines are looking nice!
December 14th, 2012 #231
Hey-ja! Good amount of studies! Youre definitely working hard and the sketches improve every week!
I think you capture the body mass and getting the 3d feeling really good. I like how confident the lines are becoming.
Keep up the great work buddy!
December 14th, 2012 #232
From the first posts to these more recent posts, the improvement is really clear and obvious, your forms are so much better! You also seem to have a very good grasp on gestures and how the body contorts and compresses!
Keep going man
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December 17th, 2012 #233
Your structural work is really lovely, it has a great sculptural feel to it. Everything has a great sense of weight.
December 22nd, 2012 #234
Your most recent update looks good. Very tight linework and good suggestion of form. Hampton's book is very helpful isn't it? It's funny to see someone else like me working in pen a lot. It has brought me on leaps and bounds since I started - it seems to have done the same for you.
You should have a look at Ryan Woodward if you haven't already. His gesture drawings are very nice:
I also enjoyed his animation - "Thought Of You".
December 28th, 2012 #235
I actually don't mind a fat model. Maybe you should then concentrate on drawing the negative shapes like in a Brague drawing. Having a model not showing you what you want to see is a challenge and by looking at it in a different way, you can bring that to future studies.
I too liked using pen for life drawing as it helped in concentrating the mind to getting it right first time, but then again I tended to scribble to get the form. It's when you're not bothered about producing a perfect rendition, your best work appears as you concentrate on the form first and foremost. Sod the structure - that'll gel later.
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December 29th, 2012 #236
hey dude great studies!
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March 17th, 2013 #237
hey man, níce postures, but why don't you render one of them? would be awesome to see something colourful and not so scanned =)
you most defentitley are able to draw and know your perspective.
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March 25th, 2013 #238
Glad to still see you at it! I second the notion of doing a few renders. Look up the reilly method of drawing. I think you may like it. Take care and keep pushing
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July 8th, 2013 #239
Really good sketches. I never had patience to study in such way anything, even body proportions. Shame on me.
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Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry: Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
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Professional Title: MFA Creative Writing Faculty
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise: Nonfiction
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught: Distance-Learning Courses:• Creative Writing I-IV • Craft and Reflection I-III• Graduating Seminar Preparation• Creative ThesisResidency Seminars:• Character Interruptus• Memory and Imagination: Re-seeing a life
Education: B.A. History, University of California; Shiller College, London; Oxford University, Fellowship, St. Anthony's College. Studied 19th-century European history w/ Dr. Harold Shukman
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions: Books:A Brief History of Diaries: From Pepys to Blogs (2011)Leaving a Trace (2002)The Hidden Writer (1998)Anthologies: To Mend the World. I've Always Meant to Tell You: Writers on FathersEssays, Articles, Reviews: The New York Times Book Review, O (Oprah) Magazine, The Nation, Agni, Ms. Magazine, Mirabella, among other national publications.
Teaching Philosophy: My first book, The Hidden Writer (Doubleday), won the PEN/Jerard Award for nonfiction. Here's what you need to know: I was so terrified and perfectionist a writer beforehand that a writer friend told me to submit a chapter to a national contest. "Just to get moving," she said. And so I did. Of course I didn't include a return self-addressed stamped envelope. Why do that? It was only coming back. When I got the call with good news, something happened - I began to trust what's now become the core of my teaching process: shatter isolation. Connect. A community of skilled writers, lead by a creative mentor, will save you years. Literally. Question: do you prefer to spend ten years working alone at home or on weekends or spend two years with others who will help you shape that manuscript into being?
My teaching philosophy: passing on the things I wish someone had taught me. Passing on the craft and confidence that I, like every writer, have developed on our own as we've produced books.
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I won the James Conway Award for the teaching of memoir and nonfiction at Harvard. But it's the publication rate of Lesley's nonfiction students, both current and grads, that's perhaps the true proof of the nonfiction faculty's teaching skills. To have a student listed in Best American Essays, or have his piece read on NPR, or have her first book acceptance is why we teach. It's why teaching is a pleasure: it creates a community of writers helping one another, a network that continues long after the degree is awarded.
My first editor, a noted writer of seven books, was then in her early 70s. 'The best advice I can give you,' she told me, 'is that a writer's confidence never entirely comes. But it can be learned.' That's why I teach writing. As Eudora Welty said: all serious daring starts within.Awards: PEN Special Citation for distinguished nonfiction; Harvard University's CUE award for excellence in teaching, 1991, 1990, 1985, 1983; Harvard University's James Conway Award for Distinguished Teaching of Writing, 1995.Past Affiliations: Harvard, Wellesley, Bunting Summer Institute.
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I LOVE Valentine decor. I love the bold red, the candy hearts, it's the month of love, how can you go wrong?! :)
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Start with a blank canvas. Using painters tape, I measured, then marked where I wanted my stripes to be. Then place your tape down, & paint in every other line. You will want to get the sides of the canvas as well, I had to go back & re-tape & paint them, since it looks a lot better that way.
On the burlap, I traced a heart & cut. Now it's time to glue on the buttons. My suggestion is apply a line of glue on your burlap, and add a bunch of buttons at once. It goes much more quickly that way. I would also suggest going around the heart with the buttons, then working your way in.


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25201 Intermediate Japanese I (5)
Continued development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, using a variety of cultural materials. Prerequisite: JAPN 15102.
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Explores key aspects of traditional and contemporary Japanese culture. Taught in English; no knowledge of Japanese necessary. Prerequisite: none.
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