Day two hundred and thirty-eight: Even though today’s sketch is based on a photograph of a real place on Earth that I visited, I’ve always thought this view seemed like something out of a science fiction action movie. It was a delightfully fun study to quickly paint. I’d like to tell you where this location […]
Also tagged oil, sunsetDay two hundred and thirty-five: Scanning through photos to find a subject for today’s drawing, I came across one I took a couple of years ago while observing lava flowing into the ocean at nightfall in Hawaii. Although it’s a different natural phenomena, the lava reminded me of the earthquake tremor we felt at the […]
Also tagged nature, oilDay two hundred and twenty-six: The neo-classical building of the 30th Street Station is one of the visual highlights (as is the building of the Museum of Art) along the Schuylkill River Trail, which I use when I ride my bike to work. Today’s sketch is a study of the train station from across the […]
Also tagged architecture, oilDay 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 pencilDay two hundred and nineteen: After I painted my favorite beach in Costa Rica the other day, my dad sent me a couple photos of his favorite beach in Tonga, where he and my mom are stationed as Peace Corps volunteers. This is a study of one of them. I particularly liked the deep grays […]
Also tagged oil, pastel, waterDay two hundred and seventeen: After several days of black and white pencil sketches, when I pondered what I should draw today, the first thing that came to mind was COLOR. Then I remembered what I have been calling my favorite beach in the world: the stretch of sand between Carate and the Corcovado National […]
Also tagged nature, oil, pastel, waterDay two hundred and fourteen: I’ve encountered a couple of impressions from Katsushika Hokusai’s color woodcut series “36 Views of Mount Fuji” (circa 1820s) at work the last few weeks. When I poke about my computer for travel photos of things to draw, I usually run across one I took in 2004 of Mount Fuji […]
Also tagged cameron, mountain, pencilDay two hundred and twelve: A few days ago my friend and fellow rower, Michael H., said he was waiting to see a drawing about rowing in Philadelphia. Today I finally made it on the water: another rowing friend, Dan, got me in a single and onto the Schuylkill River for the first time. The […]
Also tagged architecture, cartoon, pencil, waterDay two hundred and ten: Feeling uninspired, it took me awhile to land on this subject for today’s sketch. While I was scrolling through travel snapshots, I started drawing only the trees in this picture, but ended up scrawling in the architecture too. I’m not sure the exact location, but it is somewhere along the […]
Also tagged architecture, pencilDay two hundred and eight: Early in the morning when I’m sitting in my living room, the bookcase across from me is reflected in the glass coffee table. I know it’s silly, but it always appears to me as a giant bookcase beside a pool of water. Looking for a quick and easy subject to […]
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