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Sidewalk Studies #3
Moleskine: March 2017
Started adding color to the notebook sketches.
Sidewalk Studies #2
water-soluble pilot pen with water color…
amazing what some people put on the street…
sometimes it’s art…
sepia in moleskine…
gonna rain again…
Portrait Practice #1
Rather than practice painting portraits of people I know and run the risk of their being disappointed by the poor results of my first-time skills, I thought I’d practice on myself. Here are some stabs based on old elementary-school portraits, all of which disappoint me! Click to enlarge.
First grade. Sorta looks like me.
Second grade. Looks like me.
Also second grade. Was sick that day at school, which explains why my collar is buttoned wrong.
Third grade. Looks nothing like me. I do like the purple streaks in the hair,
Moleskine: February ’17
Faber-Castell 4 PITT artist pens sepia
Weekend in Washington
Was in DC earlier this month for a work conference. Despite the windy cold and snowflakes, I found comfort with my pens and paints whenever I got antsy.
Also got this goofy souvenir…
Moleskine: January ’17
It’s good to keep sketching fast, whenever I get a glimpse of inspiration, to just draw rapidamente, faster than I can think of what’s wrong. It’s good to act despite my fears, to just do without attaching judgments.
Assorted Stuff
Looking back at all the work since New Year’s Day. It’s really been more fun than work — fun to look back at scattered things, to see what story they tell. (Click to enlarge images.)
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- Saw this on Hawaii…
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- Looked at things more closely.. .
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- Drew from photos…
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- Played with color & runny ink…
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- Dared to draw portraits…
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- Sketched simple moments…
Trump Studies #1
Time to start drawing people and playing with different techniques. (Click arrows to advance slideshow.)
Watercolor Figures
Keep getting invites to a live-model drawing session, but keep declining because I’m afraid I can’t draw people. Thought it’d give it a try tonight based on some gossip-mag photos. Click on images for a larger view.
Watercolor Practice
Wanted to work on shading, leaving highlighted areas white, and play with wash backgrounds. Click on images to enlarge.
