Author Archives: davisbrotherlylove
Sketch Book Series: Hand (August 2014)
Just found this sketchbook. I like the drawing of the hand. It looks like I was at low ebb that day.
Sky Lights
I used my 35mm camera with a red filter for this one. I’m not used to shooting with a regular camera any more. It took more time than I care to admit to set this one up. I like it though.
Cup of Water (September 2010)
It is complicated drawing the myriad reflections of light through a clear glass of water. To be precise, one has to take the time to figure out the tonal values of overlapping reflections, refractions and shadows. If drawing outside, one can’t take too long, or the sun will move and tonal variations will change.
Cactus Electric Box
Sketch Book Series: Meeting Place (September 2010)
Sometimes sketching is just to nail down a memory.
Showgirls
Sketch Book Series: Sketch vs. Real Life (September 2010)
My notes tell what I was trying to portray in the sketch on the opposite page. I didn’t quite achieve the ‘pop’-i-ness that I saw in real life. I’m not sure that I could have accomplished this with the tools I had at the time. Perhaps if I separated the trees with a white value […]
Astro Sign
Sketch Book Series: Shading Practice (August 2010)
My annotations on this sketch remind me of the surfaces I was trying to render. I captured the matte finish of the rim of the flower pot; I’m not so sure about the shiny white enamel of the base. Neither the matte nor the shiny surfaces show much tonal variation. I could have added white […]
