Day three hundred and sixty: I invented this cityscape so I could paint a waxing moon and a lone star like those I observed out of my apartment window around 6:00 PM this evening. When I noticed the moon hanging low in the sky, I realized that the one I painted on Christmas Eve was […]
Also tagged cityscape, moon, oil, pastelDay three hundred and fifty-seven: There were several little prints by William Blake (English, 1757-1827) in the study room today. One nocturnal landscape caught my eye in particular, both for the gnarly tree and the crescent moon wrapped around a black circle. When I began to imitate the print, I started sketching with black, but quickly […]
Also tagged blake, landscape, oil, pastelDay two hundred and fifty-two: Exhausted after a long day at work, followed by the exhibition opening of “Here and Now” at the art museum, and then dinner, I had to keep today’s sketch as simple as possible. All my tired mind could muster was an image I saw walking home of a lone man […]
Also tagged figure study, oilDay one hundred and ninety-four: I was contemplating a summer scene sketch at around dusk here in Philadelphia, and my mind jumped to Prairie Lake in Chetek, Wisconsin. The image of campfires at Luther Park must be strong in my memory, because I painted the essence of this scene in just a few minutes. How […]
Also tagged fire, landscape, waterDay one hundred and sixty-eight: Driving home this evening, the night sky was flickering with lightning. As I pulled onto my street, big, heavy drops of rain began to splash on the windshield. Tired, and with little time to spare, this quick sketch is an attempt to capture the essence of a flash of lightning […]
Also tagged nature, oilDay one hundred and forty-eight: This last-minute sketch was inspired by a church spire I noticed on my way home from a dinner party. I used pastels and started playing with color because my friend Mary and I are starting a challenge that marries the styles of Munch and Magritte. This isn’t a particularly thoughtful […]
Also tagged abstract, allegory, architecture, pastelDay one hundred and thirty-three: Making these daily sketches has become such a quotidian routine, that when I’m traveling it really shakes things up. Did I bring the digital drawing pad? Will I have internet? Where will I set up my computer? What will I draw? Tonight I made this sketch in a Baltimore hotel […]
Also tagged pencilThis sketch is the ninety-seventh in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day ninety-seven: This quick sketch is inspired by Edvard Munch’s oil painting “Night in St. Cloud” at the National Gallery in Oslo. Painted in 1890, Munch’s original is more rich with subtle shades of color […]
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