Day one hundred and ninety-seven: On the way to Rittenhouse Square from my apartment is a little art gallery, selling what appears to be late 19th and early 20th-century paintings. There’s one in the window of a little impressionist view of a Venetian canal. I don’t know who the artist might be, but I like […]
Also tagged architecture, pencilDay one hundred and ninety: Aaaaah. So nice to have some time to spend working on a more detailed sketch. Today’s drawing is based on a detail of a woman in an early 16th-century engraving by the Venetian graphic artist Jacopo de’ Barbari. I enjoyed sketching her, although the curls of her hair and the […]
Also tagged art on art, face, pencilThis sketch is the one hundred and twelfth in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day one hundred and twelve: Browsing through photos this evening, I came across one I took in Venice last November of a palazzo at night. When I saw the building in dim […]
Also tagged architecture, art on art, oil, waterThis sketch is the third in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day Three: It’s not about line, it’s about color. Extra points to anyone who can tell me what the salmon-colored line represents. On a side note: I’m totally humbled by this guy’s iPad finger painting. […]
Also tagged art on art, moran, waterThis sketch is the first in a 365-day challenge to draw a picture a day, every day, for a year… Day One: got Corel Painter 11; desperately need digital drawing pad (wacom). If James McNeill Whistler had to learn Corel in 30 minutes (and paint with a mouse), I’m sure he’d have done better. (Do […]
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