Day one hundred and fifty-one: While doodling on Sketchbook Pro for the iPhone, I discovered a “brush” that imitates a series of engraved lines with every finger-stroke. So I started experimenting to see if I could create shapes with cross-hatching similar to those in 16th-century engraved copperplate prints. Most remarkable, I think, is the way […]
Tagged figure studyDay one hundred and fifty: With touchdown in Lima at 11:30 PM, I realized in the Atlanta airport that this would be my last chance to post a drawing today. I used a new (to me) application for the iPad called Sketchbook. It has a lot of different brushes and effects (but no blender tools!), […]
Tagged pencilDay one hundred and forty-nine: Today’s little sketch is a study of part of a sculpture titled “Paradox” by Kate Christopher. In the sculpture there is a second figure looking down. Tomorrow I’m starting a 10-day trip to Peru, and I’m trying to decide whether I should take my computer and digital drawing pad, or […]
Tagged figure study, oil, sculptureDay one hundred and forty-eight: This last-minute sketch was inspired by a church spire I noticed on my way home from a dinner party. I used pastels and started playing with color because my friend Mary and I are starting a challenge that marries the styles of Munch and Magritte. This isn’t a particularly thoughtful […]
Tagged abstract, allegory, architecture, nocturne, pastelDay one hundred and forty-seven: Every time I finish a sketch it feels like a miracle has just occurred. Today’s drawing is a study of a sculpture titled “Thunder and Lightning” by Minnesota artist Paul Granlund. I love the balance of the intertwining male and female figures. The style I used doesn’t quite capture the […]
Tagged art on art, figure study, pencil, sculptureDay one hundred and forty-six: I think Spring into early summer might be my favorite time of year. The flowers are just stupendous. This study of an iris gave me a little trouble though: sometimes the Corel program seems to go mad, and my layers don’t work they way I think they should. I’m sure […]
Tagged flower, nature, oil, spring, still lifeDay one hundred and forty-five: Occasionally, as I go though my day, I see something and immediately decide it should be the daily sketch. Today I was walking to my car after work, and encountered the orange cones and yellow paint you see here. I really enjoyed sketching in the forms with oil pastel, and […]
Tagged architecture, oilDay one hundred and forty-four: Many days I’m copying the art or style of another artist, but I’ve been thinking lately that I’d like to find my own style. This spontaneous sketch works the surface of the sheet, which is a theme that I find very compelling. I also like using apparently sporadic lines in […]
Tagged abstract, art on art, face, pencil, woodcutDay one hundred and forty-three: Yesterday when I started my lily of the valley drawing, I had intended it to be in color. But once I started sketching with pencil, I decided to stick with the graphite. Tonight I started with oil pastel because I still wanted to try and capture the colors, and more […]
Tagged flower, nature, oil, still lifeDay one hundred and forty-two: It’s great to be back in Minneapolis, and enjoy all the Spring flowers. The lily of the valley smelled especially lovely after the rain storms today. This incomplete study could have used a little more time to blacken the background and sculpt the most important part: the flowers! Still this […]
Tagged flower, nature, pencil, still life