Day one hundred and seventy-three: When I sat down to draw this evening an image of Icarus was on the TV. Instead of a winged figure, I decided to keep it simple and sketch a single feather. I see long tail and wing feathers from my birds all the time, so I tried to draw […]
Also tagged nature, pencilDay one hundred and seventy: When I came to my computer to make today’s sketch, the garlic from yesterday’s still life was still sitting nearby. Tonight I worked on a “color” sketch of the bulb using oil pastel, although I ended up working in all whites and grays. After two days of studying garlic, I […]
Also tagged food, gray, oilDay one hundred and sixty-nine: Looking for a mini-still life I thought I could easily sketch, I grabbed a head of garlic and a couple of extra cloves. My original intention was to paint the garlic in color, but once I started the study in pencil, I decided to just go with it. Lately, one […]
Also tagged food, pencilDay one hundred and sixty-seven: It’s too bad smells can’t be painted, because the fragrance of the peonies I sketched this evening is glorious. So it the subtle explosion of pale pinks in the hundreds of petals that form each blossom. It would have taken me all night to complete a naturalistic representation of these […]
Also tagged flowerDay one hundred and sixty-six: Strawberries at dinner inspired a simple still life of one this evening. Even though I eat the same strawberries from Costco all year round, they just seem to taste better under the evening sun of long summer days. So after I drew this strawberry, I ate it!
Also tagged food, oil, redDay one hundred and sixty-five: When my parents joined the Peace Corps last Fall and I helped them pack up their house, I had no idea I myself would be moving less than one year later. Packing up kitchen utensils and books today reminded me of the time I spent with Mom and Dad in […]
Also tagged pencilDay one hundred and sixty: Home from Peru and exhausted from travel, I thought I would make one last simple study of a pre-Columbian artifact. This sketch is based on a Chimú figure sculpted in wood during the Imperial Period (1300-1532 BCE). The tall thin object is on display at the Museo de Arte Precolombino […]
Also tagged art on art, figure study, sculptureDay one hundred and fifty-eight: After sketching a couple of ancient bottles in pencil yesterday, I wanted to try drawing another from the Museo de Arte Precolombino in more detail. This ceramic bottle is notable for the simplification of zoomorphic elements, including concentric circles that represent the snake’s scaly skin. Believe it or not, I […]
Also tagged ancient, art on artDay one hundred and fifty-seven: When I looked at these bottles this afternoon, I wasn’t sure qwhether I had just walked into a gallery at the Museum of Modern Art in New York or the Museo de Arte Precolombino in Cusco, Peru. Made between 2000-3000 years ago, each bottle demonstrates a remarkable and rare expression […]
Also tagged ancient, art on art, pencilDay one hundred and fifty-one: The central square of the Andean mountain town of Pisac is filled with stalls selling everything from carved gourds to ceramic bowls to tapestries and cloths of all kinds. This study of the stall across the street from the hotel does not do the actual colors and patterns of the […]
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