This 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 […]
Also tagged allegory, animal, 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 […]
Also tagged animal, pencilThis sketch is the sixty-sixth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day sixty-six: I was contemplating this quote from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, and wanted to create a composition that incorporated the text with an image. This is what happened as I started drawing while thinking about […]
Also tagged allegory, art on art, blackThis sketch is the thirty-fifth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day thirty-five: My schedule today was jammed and I ended up at work with some long periods when I couldn’t leave, but had almost nothing to do. So I decided to get my sketch done, […]
Also taggedThis 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 nature, oil, still life, winterThis sketch is the seventh in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day Seven: Bird’s wing and a bit of the skull face, finger painted and (poorly) copied after Dürer’s engraving, Coat of Arms with a Skull. Dürer hated copiers, which he called “envious thieves.” You bet […]
Also tagged art on art, black, Dürer, gray, skull, white, wing