They really weren’t. The bottle of water I drew looks more like a wine bottle. The two people, who were actually chatting look more like they are waiting for something to happen. The title works for the reality I created, not for the world of those two, at that moment. I can do this, since […]
Usually I draw people who are doing something . They are occupied and unlikely to see me drawing them. The woman below wasn’t doing anything. I didn’t know if she was staring straight ahead, if the was asleep, or if she noticed me as I sketched. I had to look at her though. I kept […]
In crowded situations, my sketching contracts. I do small vignettes, moving mostly my thumb and forefinger, anchoring my wrist in one place. (Normally I my wrist would be in action.) Even with the restricted reach of my pencil I was able to trace some quite different characters.
He didn’t have a pained expression. Maybe I’m projecting, but I just thought this man looked very uncomfortable.
There is a lot of running around at a little girl’s party. The scene below was an oasis of short bits of calm. The face painter must have been experienced, as she was able to keep the kids still for seconds at a time. Time enough for a quick sketch.
What attracts me about certain subjects is posture and gesture. Gesture typically involves a person’s limbs. This person’s pose transmits a feeling of relaxation, even though he is asymmetrical..
This seemed like a fun group. The gent with the fedora had a hatband with lights that fired off in sequence. I don’t know what they were talking about, but they all seemed to enjoy each other.
When I saw this older gentleman reading a magazine I was struck by how self contained he was. Compact. His dark shirt did not show one speck of lint.
This little sketch caught a moment in a chess game. No one knew what move would come next. Not even the little kibitzer.
I sketched the man while he and his wife were waiting. I did not know who had an appointment until the lady got up and left when her name was called. The man remained in ‘couple mode’, his legs together, as if respecting the space of his now-absent wife. Across the room was another figure, […]
