Portrait from Memory
William, my grandson, is in bed. We had a nice time today, but he is so active I wasn’t able to do a sketch with him in front of me. I memorized his features and tried to replicate them in the portrait below.
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Will’s Eiffel Tower
Among the Christmas toys we gave William, our grandson, was a Lego model of the Eiffel Tower. He built it with his dad, with much prompting, instruction and re-direction of focus. We also gave him a painting set. He wanted to paint with me and started right away when I suggested the Eiffel Tower as […]
Night Before
Family snapshot of hearth on the night before Christmas.
Cat’s Eye
Harry was just lying in bed. I had to plead with him to open his eyes.
Grandson Portrait
At the kids’ house for the holidays. William, my grandson and I are having a great time. It is difficult to get him to sit still enough for me to sketch a portrait. I waited for him to get involved with his iPad so he would be still. Here are some practice sketches: Here is […]
Guest Artist – William
William, my grandson and I are sketching partners. He drew this portrait of me.
Just a Bit Twisted
This is the manhole cover directly adjacent to the crescent picture from yesterday’s post. It is only slightly twisted from its original position.
L No
New parking lot photo:
Approximation and Reality
The photo below is an expanded view of one posted the other day. The rounded, colorful protrusion from the bottom right of the frame is approximated by the white rectangular outline that enters from the left of the picture, a crude model of the three-dimensional object.
Off True
Parking lot art, again. The white line and the square of the access panel are not parallel with each other. Which one defines the true geometry of the parking lot?
