Today’s sketch is of the desk in the room formerly known as ‘the studio‘ , partially rearranged by my grandson, William, during his project of the day. He succeeded in building a model of the Hillsdale clock tower, whose clock, he told me, stopped at 10:04 PM during a lightning storm in 1955. (More about […]
Its a good thing I had my Deluxe Swiss Army knife with me today. I was waiting for Joy in the beauty parlor, all ready to sketch but could not find my drawing pen anywhere. BUT, my Deluxe Swiss Army knife had a pen! It was nothing to speak of, just a ball point pen […]
Studying in pairs has its advantages, but only if concentration doesn’t become a problem.
When I’m on my break, the people in the cafe are usually frozen in position, reading or studying. As I was trying to sketch the man below the Maltese Falcon poster, he shifted his body before I could scribble his pose; when I tried sketching him in his new position, he moved again. The resulting […]
After my abbreviated waiting room visit yesterday, I was ushered into a little room. After the nice nurse (who liked my work) took my signs and left, I was left alone. The room was white. The only feature worthy of my attention was the little shelf that held the jar that held the tongue depressors. […]
I tried using as few lines as possible in this sketch.
It is not always easy for one to portray a person seated just a few feet away. Especially when they are facing forward. Oblique views, or profiles are often less demanding and can be drawn with just a few lines (see Woman with Turban). The portrait below is more about posture and gesture than it […]
Some of the higher class waiting rooms have jigsaw puzzles for the clients to solve.
Waiting rooms have all kinds of interesting people to sketch.
The patient in the next cubby was asleep. The disembodied hand was in fact connected to her. This sketch is an environmental portrait.
