This sketch is the thirty-first in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day thirty-one: I actually watched this happen today. While I was driving I saw a swanky black car across the intersection. Just as the sedan passed the corner, a large snow blower that was power […]
Tagged cartoon, oil, winterThis sketch is the thirtieth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day thirty: This drawing was inspired by a photograph taken by Gus Alfano in Clarence, NY. It was a terrific subject for playing with layers, blenders, and brush types in Corel Painter. Fun and satisfying!
Tagged bird, nature, oil, still life, winterThis sketch is the twenty-ninth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day twenty-nine: So, while my “bright idea” has turned out to be a fascinating project, it is also far more complicated than I originally thought. The amount of detail required to achieve my viral vision […]
Tagged myth, surreal, unfinishedThis sketch is the twenty-eighth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day twenty-eight: Limited time for sketching today led to pencil studies. I wanted to figure out how to draw a spiral staircase, and also lay out a scheme for niches. Hopefully I’ll have time tomorrow […]
Tagged pencilThis sketch is the twenty-seventh in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day twenty-seven: This study of some books on shelves plays into my scheme for a larger, more complex composition. There will probably be several studies before I even attempt that idea. Oh, and thanks to […]
Tagged oil, pencil, still lifeThis sketch is the twenty-sixth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day twenty-six: I have an exciting idea for a drawing that I want to try, but it will take more time to layout than I have today. So here’s a silly cartoon of me getting […]
Tagged cartoonThis sketch is the twenty-fourth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day twenty-four: Upon request from my crew mate, Michael, this form of pull-up was part of our workout this morning. They’re much harder than chin to bar. I can do about two of these in […]
Tagged athlete, figure studyThis sketch is the twenty-third in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day twenty-three: Practicing draftsmanship by sketching ancient sculpture with pencil. This sculpture, “Dioniso,” is a 2nd-century CE copy of an original from the 4th century BCE, now at the National Archeological Museum in Naples, Italy.
Tagged ancient, art on art, sculptureThis sketch is the twenty-second in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day twenty-two: painted after a photo I took of a red poison dart frog in Tortuguero, Costa Rica in 2006.
Tagged frog, nature, oil, still life