tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92046777964197678972024-03-18T20:32:27.896-07:00Dane CozensDane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-59184917384088433022015-02-03T11:56:00.001-08:002015-02-03T11:56:53.927-08:00danecozens.com and Infected By ArtHey All,<br />
I have two good pieces of news!<br />
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1) Two of my images will be featured in the illustration annual <u>Infected by Art Volume 3</u>! You can check out the website below here: <a href="http://www.infectedbyart.com/">http://www.infectedbyart.com/</a><br />
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2) I recently launched my new website portfolio! You can check it out here: <a href="http://www.danecozens.com/">http://www.danecozens.com/</a><br />
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Please stay tuned for some other good news that I hope to hear about soon!Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-14784840967601643452015-01-04T22:48:00.003-08:002015-01-04T22:48:55.228-08:00My Formative Art Books<br />
Recently I was asked to share a writing sample, and I chose to share about some books that have inspired me. I'd like to share that text with anyone out there that is interested in reading it:<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> In my elementary years, the book that inspired me the most was James John Audubon’s </span></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Birds of America</span></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. A children’s book on Audubon explained how he became famous for painting North American Birds for the courts of Europe. I was fascinated by how his drawings of birds that I saw in every state (such as the robin or Canadian goose) could be exotic to others. This book motivated me to not only draw animals, but to study as I drew. Animal studies became a useful tool for a boy who wanted a puppy. Encouraged by Audubon’s studies of the various bird species, I covered papers with studies of all the various dog breeds. The tactic worked, and my parents caved into buying a puppy. </span></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Birds of America</span></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> fostered my interest in animal anatomy, zoology, and ecology at an early age, which I was able to explore through art. It continues to inspire me. Instead of drawing the culture of Europe, Audubon chose to draw the wilderness he lived in. Similarly, I am inspired to draw from the neighborhoods I live in.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My artistic identity grew, and my backpack library of art books expanded to the size of a bookcase. This library explained how to draw and paint realistically, but my art only began to be meaningful once I examined my identity and culture through art. My southern roots led me to paint scenes of my hometown rodeo and modern-day farming where cows are milked by machine. Looking for other rural American artists, I bought a book titled </span></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic</span></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. The text explained that Wyeth depicted more than bucolic scenes. He turned his home into a mythological landscape. As my admiration for his work grew, a college concept art class assigned me to develop a fantasy building based on my favorite style of art. The professor was confused by my choice of American Realism. Nevertheless, I endeavored to combine the epic proportions of fantasy worlds with what I understand as the romanticized vision of American Realism. Thus, I created a monolith of wholesomeness. I am still intrigued by this challenge, which has evolved into a desire to portray the myths I witness in suburban America.</span></span></span></div>
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<br />Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-30935507423151176812014-12-31T15:48:00.003-08:002014-12-31T16:05:03.450-08:00Crying King Kong - notes on my style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This first image (left image) is one of my earlier attempts at digital painting. When I say <i>"earlier"</i>, I mean it was maybe attempt number 4? At the time, I was beginning to appreciate designed art.<br />
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In the recent image (the right one) I said I was going to upgrade the old one to my current <i>style</i> (dirty word apparently). I thought that just meant giving it a bluer tone and some more realistic anatomy. The more I just tried to refine that, the more unsatisfied I was. This made me think what else is there to my <i>style.</i> I realized that I'm not just interested in portraying a scene or character. I want to engage the viewer and understand how I'm engaging him/her.<br />
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Thus, I tried to look at my art as objectively as I could. As a viewer, theres a certain amount of sympathy I feel staring at the crying gorilla's eyes. When, I just see him crying, he seems kinda comical like a big sobbing cartoon. Once I started to think about why he's crying, I experimented with the planes flying at him. With the planes chopping into his face (compositionally) I feel a lot more sympathy for him. Some friends have likened the plane wings to prison bars over his face.<br />
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So what do I know about my style now? I tend to like cool toned illustrations with anatomy. I also like to think about how the viewer is going to engage the image. ( I think that better art allows the viewer to be an active participant.) I think that composition is crucial for engaging the viewer.<br />
<br />Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-68130268164194739072014-12-23T13:19:00.000-08:002014-12-23T13:19:11.245-08:00My Personal World: Fence Tooth and the Doberman Rider<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is Fence Tooth, an idea that I've been toying with. I'm not totally sure what he's all about, but he's got something to do with the first dog and the struggle between domestication and feralness.</div>
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The painting is done using brush pen on a 5"x7" watercolor moleskine sketchbook. Some part of me personally likes the rugged edges of the ink on the paper. It makes it feel more like a field guide documentation. In my fantasy world, Fence Tooth's head is the size of a small Buick.</div>
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This is the doberman rider. Yes, it is a portrait of myself and my dog :)</div>
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If anyone remembers the riders of Rohan from Lord of the Rings, you might remember how they were considered horse people. In my own fantasy world, I kinda view myself as a dog person.</div>
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<br />Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-37165240527643206732014-11-13T07:12:00.003-08:002014-11-13T07:12:44.524-08:00Who Invites The Grimm Reaper to a Ball?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In this story, the Grimm Reaper attends a ball. The story is written by the Amazing Peter S. Beagle.<br />
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Listen to the story here on this amazing podcast:<br />
http://podcastle.org/2008/04/01/pc001-come-lady-death/Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-302145501943072242014-11-07T20:44:00.005-08:002014-11-07T20:45:36.176-08:00Warning Charizard Territory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Heres my latest of the pokemon posters. It took some work to find an aesthetically interesting way of portraying a giant standing turtle without looking too godzilla-esque. Eventually I decided the most aesthetic part of a giant turtle is his shell.<br />
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I also decided that the pokemon trainer scanning the blastoise should be a girl. It was nice to draw a girl for once. I might have to do it again some time.Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-13180392316442575542014-04-05T18:07:00.001-07:002014-09-23T07:29:07.487-07:00Poor Gregor Samsa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first time I heard the story of the Metamorphosis was through a This American Life episode where Gregor Samsa corresponds with Dr. Seuss about his troubles turning into a cockroach. If you ever get the chance, I definitely recommend you listen to it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFnuXWcIpo4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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The real story of Gregor Samsa (As written by Kafka) is about a man who still lives at home helping his family pay rent. I got the sense that he already felt bad about his lot in life and it just gets crumbier as he turns into a bug. <br />
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Like many people out there, I moved home after college too, and I really understood Gregor. On the more depressing instances, I just remind myself that no matter how bad I feel, at least I'm not turning into a cockroach. Sorry Gregor. That's schadenfreude.<br />
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I tried to portray Gregor in a more sympathetic moment. Yes, he's turning into a cockroach, but I wanted this transformation to be a kind of beauty that he doesn't see. As I developed him, I realized he's basically a cockroach fairy.Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-91452209219390476172014-02-10T14:32:00.000-08:002014-09-23T07:29:19.713-07:00BE A MAN. GET A JOB.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think every guy, especially artists, find a lot identity through their work. As a graphic designer in a cubicle farm, I struggle to be both creative and corporately appropriate. Before I got my job and as I pursued a way to be a working artist, I repeatedly heard this phrase "Be a man. Get a job."</div>
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While this link between job and identity may not always be the best thing for a generation graduating into the recession, everyone knows it exists. Still, I haven't seen many illustrators tackle it. I really respect artists that address real-world issues, and hopefully I've done that here.</div>
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Here's my take on Scyther. I've wanted to try a different kind of composition than what I've recently been doing. I may move things around some more, but I'm having fun trying to blend insects and raptors, and it's been exciting trying to play with the lighting.</div>
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I also thought this might be a good time to explain my concepts on Pokemon in case anyone is interested:<br />
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Pokemon remains the only video game I've really been into. Sure, I love monster design, but it's that the monster design is part of a bigger story that matters. Looking back, I realize Pokemon is the story of a rite of passage. In the story, young teens leave their homes to gain respect by capturing and training the monsters of their world.<br />
So far, I've envisioned each meeting with a wild pokemon similarly to how classical heroes meet the forest god or demons in the grass. However, instead of wearing tunics around classical greece, the pokemon trainer comes from a suburban world much like our own-albeit with far superior technology.<br />
In this surprise attack by two scythers, I wanted to reinsert a bit of my boyhood dreams about being a pokemon trainer. In the back of my mind I was thinking of Honey I Shrunk the Kids and Where the Wild Things Are. I really hope you like where its going.Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-60434016562496726242013-12-02T09:57:00.002-08:002014-09-23T07:29:36.903-07:00Gotta Catch 'Em All<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, I usually post my works in progress on Facebook, and someone decided to share this with the world before I finished it. I think it's finished now. I've gotten a lot of positive responses so far, and I hope you like this. I'll explain more about this project later.</div>
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(Spoiler:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> After this piece....Scyther....</span>)Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-74310687332246874112013-11-24T17:20:00.003-08:002014-09-23T07:30:57.471-07:00The Call of Cthulhu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently read The Call of Cthulhu, and was really inspired by its religious and mystic connotations. Before reading the story I had no clue how ancient and mystical Cthulhu was. I tried to play with those elements in this illustration, and I really liked the idea of having the protagonist floating in a ray of light in front of a giant Cthulhu sculpture. It seemed like a fun way to both reference the lights of alien abductions and the heavenly rays of divine rapture. However, in this instance our hero manually descends to Cthulhu by rappelling.Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-65073048846370287942013-11-23T15:30:00.000-08:002014-09-23T07:31:18.351-07:00Flying Whales!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently I've found one of my works in progress posted on someone else's art blog. This makes me elated; however, my current online presence isn't up to the task that this posting has done for me. I'm not going to post that piece up until it is finished. However, I am going to post this piece.<br />
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This is inspired by Lugia; however, I wanted to take enough liberties that he could work as his own.<br />
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I hope you enjoy and keep watching the stuff I will be posting here. I've got a lot of great things coming soon :)<br />
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<br />Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-10414423607837414682011-06-24T09:46:00.000-07:002011-06-24T11:11:33.146-07:00Commuter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruYkaYN6RPxpsa-U2JpHUqDfkPK83dtgUtJyDfHfbjGZMXmhlwAy2wFoi3ZjKbG5oNWoPW1xfJC2KQ_sZFjnppsqeyMslEPuJc6vJFQ1okJgQqbCDUOUh2uCLniFtZ1TSW1vwsJnrcFg/s1600/commuter.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruYkaYN6RPxpsa-U2JpHUqDfkPK83dtgUtJyDfHfbjGZMXmhlwAy2wFoi3ZjKbG5oNWoPW1xfJC2KQ_sZFjnppsqeyMslEPuJc6vJFQ1okJgQqbCDUOUh2uCLniFtZ1TSW1vwsJnrcFg/s320/commuter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621850537309809842" /></a>Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-38594654731027660722011-06-14T11:47:00.001-07:002011-06-14T11:49:22.058-07:00Drawings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqll1xdM7U6DFTnTGKgSY6aeCVhxHU_cld4rAi2suIfvAG322dH42lnGa2tcAnEWtXqJnb26fgOVgI9JWrWoMzjKcyow1kwgba2Y5Tvh3orAKGziwZ9TdYjdB2g7ezbKWJgXphIfHyAqk/s1600/nightgown.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMogKWH2hXqX_GyiIdBpBUNRD7xsZDkNUZ4rw4bbgmG4RgHTQ_nDaz6VmMiKq8vNsglfkCvOcwBvOJzK8i_9a_OwJKdakolTdQEza2sCWdmmzeaqLCmm7gXWHGE8-yU9Tzz_MItCzLaks/s320/boarhead.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618149318336884626" /></a>Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-91071793467615658532011-06-14T11:44:00.000-07:002011-06-14T11:45:56.223-07:00The Bridge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpvauC70-6COQlbc3gDkqKsTC7vMtw22fmOjqATYmf7CXOtLkjECWAqvEwyKcde44VBjKX12jKp6nyUIJaz9_-_kD5z_8q45BgV0d6wzdMZwz3_0_XjDR_cSCnLTBB3JOzV-R9Mhql3U/s1600/bgoatsgruff-trolls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpvauC70-6COQlbc3gDkqKsTC7vMtw22fmOjqATYmf7CXOtLkjECWAqvEwyKcde44VBjKX12jKp6nyUIJaz9_-_kD5z_8q45BgV0d6wzdMZwz3_0_XjDR_cSCnLTBB3JOzV-R9Mhql3U/s320/bgoatsgruff-trolls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618148546973926002" /></a>Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-5673859923540298422011-06-14T11:42:00.000-07:002011-06-14T11:43:43.595-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3omx8TkAFHI9tVn53eOcM54wJBKnbzLB7QXWcyaEQCAKgex1wcutUiztcjnp2a2gW7PMy0QOFwsReJajGkwy_dwY3peq7PbGmyQtylFBKpTFHwaaSR99_szZ6d0bdVsdseCaLarsFau4/s1600/girlinthewater.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3omx8TkAFHI9tVn53eOcM54wJBKnbzLB7QXWcyaEQCAKgex1wcutUiztcjnp2a2gW7PMy0QOFwsReJajGkwy_dwY3peq7PbGmyQtylFBKpTFHwaaSR99_szZ6d0bdVsdseCaLarsFau4/s320/girlinthewater.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618148012648011250" /></a><br />"Girl in the Water."Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-81745049125853310242011-06-14T11:28:00.000-07:002011-06-14T11:35:04.773-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuhbBYbPk4ADv_oEiFZcg7_WUKp6EKyuAOYEUU1fTC5AAVmEWNZNSpuaIwT7fLPXvxEzq2fdorwpsGFriabwHzw3OZblYOAgHakiNXwGfygOmmt7N59AgtivpkJ1Kq-1Zym8lkN_A-ZI/s1600/lilypads+and+sky.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCuhbBYbPk4ADv_oEiFZcg7_WUKp6EKyuAOYEUU1fTC5AAVmEWNZNSpuaIwT7fLPXvxEzq2fdorwpsGFriabwHzw3OZblYOAgHakiNXwGfygOmmt7N59AgtivpkJ1Kq-1Zym8lkN_A-ZI/s320/lilypads+and+sky.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618145661427962946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uzyooJQeozSKC2WElMe6rwOmKSda2l-nz750NBkQiUHpvrbiMkR00N7t4ytdyCI0U6qn4mY8qdPqfLlmY1b4UFwpp7uv8EqwmwJOwdQE7Fgl84pb0-Ydc7HpkwdCFP_UavJHBbZ8Y1s/s1600/legs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uzyooJQeozSKC2WElMe6rwOmKSda2l-nz750NBkQiUHpvrbiMkR00N7t4ytdyCI0U6qn4mY8qdPqfLlmY1b4UFwpp7uv8EqwmwJOwdQE7Fgl84pb0-Ydc7HpkwdCFP_UavJHBbZ8Y1s/s320/legs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618145654728461826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGpylIoQnRNZfGql4g8K1QJLIS8rWOHq-glHzK3mfcW673XNvZS0_Wz2E_jZ_f6Mf5t7Pp4-rjHG9nMYux2HpXgmE7ojAyTQ9bCMU6h0bbz3jH-q04bcRbgMZD8PFPlHUklpcAJmnOwo/s1600/complexabstract.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGpylIoQnRNZfGql4g8K1QJLIS8rWOHq-glHzK3mfcW673XNvZS0_Wz2E_jZ_f6Mf5t7Pp4-rjHG9nMYux2HpXgmE7ojAyTQ9bCMU6h0bbz3jH-q04bcRbgMZD8PFPlHUklpcAJmnOwo/s320/complexabstract.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618145649936953538" /></a>Dane Cozenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402725289335968417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204677796419767897.post-86809102746633350752011-02-23T19:10:00.001-08:002011-02-23T19:17:21.581-08:00From the Sketchbook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu410hJRUT7bM6TEHQoMVaJowhbVA1EYDKMylTcCBnqtfpQ9T2tQz3Br1rW0RkQQXve4OeAICQRqoHMMZxdaiC5Y_051cq0PN4qG5VcqPiDLumhFvoKy5hxCG0N6r-GLQYITpZ2_vTAlE/s1600/teaching+days+a.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu410hJRUT7bM6TEHQoMVaJowhbVA1EYDKMylTcCBnqtfpQ9T2tQz3Br1rW0RkQQXve4OeAICQRqoHMMZxdaiC5Y_051cq0PN4qG5VcqPiDLumhFvoKy5hxCG0N6r-GLQYITpZ2_vTAlE/s320/teaching+days+a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577088550070228706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9WL8HIHupOcPvb40LtSFsf_N7e7Hyjd8uNfpebXEOG7YAahQbKMTLoF2OumKJHmGDEqz1IJ9kheujbdO3dyq-DqB-Ej4MwikMo1d3xfWKAeTLL9zDZy8Efrq1EOmy3HxTe51wbcZ8ks/s1600/sketchbook+wanderlust.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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