Day two hundred and sixty-one: I joined the Undine Barge Club this week, so I can row regularly. This very rapid sketch is Undine’s boathouse, based on a very old photo I saw hanging in the stairway. The building was designed by notable modern architect, Frank Furness, and was built in 1882. It looks about […]
Also tagged architecture, waterDay two hundred and fifty-four: Lately, my Sundays have been filled with a lot of cooking, as I prepare several dishes — mostly vegetables — to eat for lunches and dinners throughout the workweek. Today I made my favorite roasted corn with lime and cilantro recipe, and also tried cooking a new mushroom pasta that […]
Also tagged foodDay two hundred and thirty-seven: When this week began, if you had asked me what new thing I would learn about prints, I would not have mentioned the Japanese printmaker Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III). That, however, is one of the wonderful parts of my job: every day some unexpected piece of paper requires a […]
Also tagged art on art, face, woodcutDay two hundred and thirty: Today’s sketch is based on a lithography by Picasso that I admired this morning, but I’m afraid that aside from general areas of light and dark, my version doesn’t look much like the original. Picasso’s is beautifully printed and looks like a rich soft pencil drawing with thick, carefully placed […]
Also tagged art on art, face, picassoDay two hundred and twenty-eight: Continuing to catalog Picasso prints, I was working all day on a portfolio of animals he made in aquatint and drypoint in 1936. The series was made to illustrate an edition of the 18th-century French classic, L’Histoire Naturelle (Natural History) by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, and published in Paris […]
Also tagged animal, art on art, oilDay two hundred and twenty-seven: This morning I was looking at little etchings of anonymous faces by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, and thinking about similar ones by Rembrandt. Rather than copy either of their pictures in their particular styles, I decided to make my own. I suspect they were looking at models in most cases, but […]
Also tagged faceDay two hundred and twenty-two: There’s a patio off of the cafeteria in the building where I work, and the museum staff often gather there for lunch. Today, after enjoying a salad, peaches, and berries, I sat back and felt a warm, relaxing summer breeze. I commented that it was perfect weather to lay in […]
Also tagged landscapeDay two hundred and twenty-one: The general rules of those making daily drawings, state that the they can be anything, even just a scribble or line, as long as it gets done. I usually do much more than that, but tonight I got a later start than usual. More ready for bed than a drawing […]
Also tagged animal, art on artDay two hundred and twenty: My work to catalog the illustrations in a copy of a 1628 Dutch book about Haarlem continues. While looking closely at one etching, I was taken by the charming houses along the city’s market square. There was, upon taking up the digital pencil, more precision and detail required than I […]
Also tagged architectureDay two hundred and sixteen: I was invited to my first dinner party in Philadelphia! My co-worker, Eliza, and her husband invited me to a little dinner party they had. It was delicious and fun, but I found myself home later than when I usually finish my sketch. Wiped out, and without a subject, I […]
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