by David Dillon | Jun 25, 2017 | 2011 Sabbatical
Yesterday I spent some time doing quick sketches of dance poses. The reference photos came from an outing last week that I shared with my youngest son and some friends from church: shooting photos at Highlands Ranch Civic Green Park where the Boulder Ballet gave a...
by David Dillon | Jun 25, 2017 | 2011 Sabbatical
Except for the blood-thirsty mosquitos, Nada Hermitages is pretty darn close to paradise. This past week, after a couple of days of vacation with the family at the Great Sand Dunes National Park, I headed 15 miles north, as the crow flies, to the Carmelite retreat...
by David Dillon | Jun 22, 2017 | 2011 Sabbatical
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” – Psalm 19:1 We just finished a three-night camping trip as a family at Great Sand Dunes National Park. A highlight of the trip was last night, when about 8:30 pm we...
by David Dillon | Jan 20, 2017 | 2011 Sabbatical
It’s Friday evening, I have been down with a vicious head cold since Wednesday, and the rest of the family is somewhere between home and Wilcox, NE, on their way to celebrate the coming of a new cousin to Uncle John and Aunt Anna, at their co-ed-everyone’s-invited...
by David Dillon | Jan 28, 2016 | 2011 Sabbatical
I am in Chicago on business this week, and yesterday I decided to play hooky, so I could visit the Chicago Art Institute. Armed with my moleskin and pencils I sketched for most of the day, and I had the most life-giving experience!...
by David Dillon | Jan 26, 2016 | 2011 Sabbatical
Unfortunately, It has been a while since I have posted here. That’s not to say I haven’t been actively creating, but just forgetful that I have this place called a blog! I’ll share though one of my latest new artistic experiences which...
