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Sketching in the City of Venice, Italy

By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com

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Venice Sketchbook Pages: Putting Down Ideas

Artist's Sketchbook: Venice 9© Marion Boddy-Evans
In addition to sketching, I also use my sketchbook for noting down ideas I have. This page has a sketch with notes of the characteristic decoration from the front of a gondola, as well as notes about how this could be developed into paintings. For instance, the colors that are reflected hold great potential for abstractions.

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