This sketch is the one hundred and tenth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and ten: All day I’ve had an image in my mind: the form of a runner, fragmented and repeating as if caught by stop-motion photography. My quick sketch of […]
Tagged abstract, charcoal, figure study, pen and inkThis sketch is the one hundred and ninth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and nine: Ooo, I can’t even begin to express in words how annoyed I am with my computer. Works one day, won’t the next. Corrupt files? Corrupt applications? Restart, […]
Tagged cartoonThis sketch is the one hundred and seventh in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and seven: Today I looked at some amazing prints by early 20th-century German Expressionist artists who were working in etching, aquatint, and drypoint. My favorite was by Emil Nolde. […]
Tagged abstract, art on art, landscape, pencil, waterThis sketch is the one hundred and sixth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and six: This sketch was inspired by a painting titled “On the Nile” by the nineteenth-century American painter, Sanford Robinson Gifford. The painting appeared in a presentation at the […]
Tagged art on art, landscape, oil, waterThis sketch is the one hundred and fifth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and fifth: Waiting for my takeout food, I sketched this little scene: a freshly scribbled message in a bottle, waiting to be sent. I’ve been having fun with DoodleBuddy […]
Tagged still lifeThis sketch is the one hundred and fourth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and four: Just the other day I was disparaging artists like Picasso, who made lithographic doodles for the art market. Now I find myself in a pinch for time, […]
Tagged cartoon, faceThis sketch is the one hundred and third in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and three: I made the decision not to pack my digital drawing pad for the trip to Grand Rapids, so it’s back to finger painting on the iPhone with […]
Tagged oil, still life, waterThis sketch is the one hundred and second in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and two: Tomorrow I’m flying to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to participate in the Midwest Art History Society’s annual conference. Not a lot of time to draw, and with packing […]
Tagged pencil, still lifeThis sketch is the one hundredth(!) in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred: This sketch in oil was inspired by a photo that a friend of mine posted on Facebook. I liked the light in the pic a lot and wanted to play with […]
Tagged figure study, oilThis sketch is the ninety-ninth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day ninety-nine: I’ve been looking at 16th-century Dutch landscapes all day while working on my paper. The use of a tree to anchor the scenes perspective and direct the viewer’s eye into the distance was […]
Tagged landscape, nature, pencil, spring