This sketch is the ninetieth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day ninety: This evening I attended a lecture at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts about sculpture and the sculptural in Renaissance painting. The topic begged, of course, for me to paint a sculpture for today’s […]
Tagged ancient, art on art, sculptureThis sketch is the eighty-ninth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day eighty-nine: A week or so ago as Spring seemed to have overtaken Winter, I made a drawing of receding snow and budding plants. Then it snowed another foot. Today I noticed some little sprigs […]
Tagged nature, oil, springThis sketch is the eighty-eight in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day eighty-eight: This evening I had the pleasure of attending my friend Dan’s birthday party at the restaurant Buca in Minneapolis. The meal concluded with a rousing song and a delicious carrot cake. I love […]
Tagged food, oil, still lifeThis sketch is the eighty-seventh in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day eighty-seven: Three hours in math class inspired the idea of academically constructing perspective and proportion for today’s sketch. As I walked to the parking ramp at the U of M, I decided to use […]
Tagged abstract, pencilThis sketch is the eighty-sixth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day eighty-six: Very simple tonight. I just felt like practicing creating forms. This silhouette of a twiggy, flowering shrub is based on a detail from the place mat sitting next to my computer. The background, […]
Tagged black, nature, oil, pencil, spring, still lifeThis sketch is the eighty-fifth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day eighty-five: Some days, especially when I start my sketching late, I just have to draw what’s on my mind. Tonight I was thinking about fellowship with good friends, and spreading peace and hope in […]
Tagged allegory, animal, bird, pencilThis sketch is the eighty-fourth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day eighty-four: This is a colored pencil study of Caprica Six, my green-cheeked conure, sitting on the keys of my piano. As parrots go, he’s very tiny at about 64 grams. He’s a busy little […]
Tagged animal, bird, pencilThis sketch is the eighty-third in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day eighty-three: I’m repeatedly amazed at how enjoyable sketching can be even when I don’t think I have a drawing in me. Tonight I just starting scribbling, and that got the juices flowing. Then I […]
Tagged ancient, animal, art on art, black, pen and inkThis sketch is the eighty-second in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day eighty-two: In memory of Liz Taylor, here’s a sketch of her with Paul Newman in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958). I knew it would be a hard snapshot for me to recreate, […]
Tagged grayscale, oil, pencil, portraitThis sketch is the eighty-first in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day eighty-one: I woke up to heavy rain this morning, which came and went all day along with stiff winds. I love the rain, and even though it was cold, was delighted to pull out […]
Tagged oil, pencil, self portrait, spring, water