Day one hundred and eighty-four: Tired after another full day of unpacking and putting things away, I barely wanted to make a sketch. Even this cartoonish pencil scrap is my third attempt at quickly representing the most intriguing thing I saw on the street today: a trumpet player scooting along the bike lane on roller […]
Tagged figure study, pencilDay one hundred and eighty-three: Today marks the midway point of what my fellow daily sketcher, Sara W., has called a “possibly doomed” 365-day challenge to make a drawing a day for a year. Some days I’m inclined to agree. This evening I had no idea what to sketch, and stared at a blank white […]
Tagged food, oil, still lifeDay one hundred and eighty-two: This simple pencil drawing of the decorative mantle in my new apartment was made from memory in two short sessions. I started sketching in a restaurant while waiting for my dinner, but my food came, and I set the iPhone aside. Back in the new place I noticed a few […]
Tagged architecture, bird, pencilDay one hundred and eighty-one: My mom commented that yesterday’s sketched with Caprica riding in a car looked like a children’s book illustration. Today I decided to continue the theme and draw the UHAUL trailer. To work in my green-cheeked conure, changed the festive picture and the name of the city on the side. I […]
Tagged bird, cartoon, oil, pencilDay one hundred and eighty: 15 hours on the road with plenty of time to think about what today’s sketch might be. I originally thought I would draw the UHAUL trailer, but later decided to honor Caprica’s first road trip instead. On a whim, I made the tiny bird oversized and leaning out the window.
Tagged bird, pencilDay one hundred and seventy-nine: The U-HAUL trailer is packed and ready for the long two-day trek to Philadelphia. Filling it efficiently is like a giant puzzle, and it seems like all I’ve done today is fit boxes next to each other. Why stop while sketching? Tonight’s simple drawing was inspired by the U-HAUL. The […]
Tagged abstract, oilDay one hundred and seventy-eight: With less than 36 hours until my departure for Philadelphia, I needed a sketch that would only take a few minutes. This rapid pencil study is based on a masked dancer I photographed at a Buddhist religious festival in Paro, Bhutan in 2007.
Tagged animal, face, pencilDay one hundred and seventy-seven: While looking for something to sketch today, I came across a photo that I took in Pompeii in June 2010. I don’t remember exactly where among the ruins I found these broken columns, but I liked the way they were framed against the blue Amalfi-coast sky in the snapshot. Impatient […]
Tagged ancient, architecture, art on art, oil, stoneDay one hundred and seventy-six: I usually watch murder mysteries on TV when I make my sketch of the day. Last night there was an angel of death in one of the stories. Perhaps the idea planted itself in my subconscious only to be evoked by my pencil this afternoon. Or maybe it was more […]
Tagged pencil, skullDay one hundred and seventy-five: Today I was studying a 1935 etching of a man falling in darkness by Emil Bernard . It’s from a series illustrating Victor Hugo’s Le Fin de Satan, but doesn’t look anything like my sketch. I was going to imitate Bernard’s figure, but then decided to simply sketch my own […]
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