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2 entries across the library, newest first.
Keep field notes you can use a year later
A field note is useful when a stranger could follow it. Four lines to write on the spot, and one to add at home.
A one-week drawing journal
Ten minutes a day drawing the same object, for seven days, is the quickest way to learn to see it. The routine, the three things to note, and how to take the best drawing onto a print block.