Day one hundred and seventy-two: The broken bust in yesterday’s sketch gave me an idea for a megalithic stone hand, broken at the wrist. Tonight I sketched my own hand and its shadow in grayscale, and by chance it ended up stretched across a blank square. I went with it, colored in the square and […]
Also tagged abstract, bird, oil, self portraitDay one hundred and seventy-one: I drew today’s sketch out of my mind. A couple of days ago I saw a painting by contemporary German mannerist Michael Triegel that included the head from a broken sculpture. It seemed surreal to me, and reminded me of the work of Giorgio de Chirico. However, the rest of […]
Also tagged abstract, art on art, faceDay 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, still lifeDay 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 still lifeDay 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, still lifeDay one hundred and fifty-three: This afternoon I took the iPad to the Ollantaytambo sun temple and started looking for something I thought I could draw relatively quickly. I ended up sitting on a terrace across from my favorite wall in the complex, which as far as I can tell, faces the rising sun of […]
Also tagged architectureDay one hundred and fifty: With touchdown in Lima at 11:30 PM, I realized in the Atlanta airport that this would be my last chance to post a drawing today. I used a new (to me) application for the iPad called Sketchbook. It has a lot of different brushes and effects (but no blender tools!), […]
Also taggedDay one hundred and forty-seven: Every time I finish a sketch it feels like a miracle has just occurred. Today’s drawing is a study of a sculpture titled “Thunder and Lightning” by Minnesota artist Paul Granlund. I love the balance of the intertwining male and female figures. The style I used doesn’t quite capture the […]
Also tagged art on art, figure study, sculptureDay one hundred and forty-four: Many days I’m copying the art or style of another artist, but I’ve been thinking lately that I’d like to find my own style. This spontaneous sketch works the surface of the sheet, which is a theme that I find very compelling. I also like using apparently sporadic lines in […]
Also tagged abstract, art on art, face, woodcutDay one hundred and forty-two: It’s great to be back in Minneapolis, and enjoy all the Spring flowers. The lily of the valley smelled especially lovely after the rain storms today. This incomplete study could have used a little more time to blacken the background and sculpt the most important part: the flowers! Still this […]
Also tagged flower, nature, still life