This sketch is the thirty-ninth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day thirty-nine: Since I have a cold it seemed fitting to draw a still life of the objects I’ve looked at most often today. The style I ended up using reminds me a bit of […]
Also tagged abstract, art on art, still lifeThis sketch is the thirty-seventh in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day thirty-seven: This sketch is an abstracted reinvention of a fresco fragment painted c. 54-68 CE in the Villa di Arianna in Stabiae. The fresco of the sea nymph on her horse was preserved by […]
Also tagged ancient, art on art, figure studyThis 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 […]
Also tagged cartoon, 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!
Also tagged bird, nature, still life, winterThis 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 […]
Also tagged pencil, still lifeThis 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.
Also tagged frog, nature, still lifeThis sketch is the twenty-first in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day Twenty-one: Inspired by Greek temple ruins at Paestum, Italy.
Also tagged ancient, art on art, landscape