Man in Hat
Another reader. I really liked this guy’s hat.
Tag Archives: art
Man Paying for Meal
Sometimes it is difficult to figure out new technology. I knew that this young man would figure it out quickly, so I had to sketch very quickly, before they left. No more waiting for waiters or waitresses. The key to a quick sketch is to capture gestures and posture. Other details can be filled after […]
Man Intent, Then Relaxed
Fidgety people are difficult for me to draw. They shift positions just as I am sketching in the relationship between two limbs, or the details of the fingers of a contemplative hand. The man in the sketch below gave me enough time between poses to render a fair amount of detail in each position.
Crowded Table
I was sketching these people when three other people sat at the empty table pictured below. These interlopers were the subject of yesterday’s sketch. But I think I had enough time to give a sense of the atmosphere at that crowded table.
Interposed Figures
I was on my break, patiently sketching the group across the room when a trio of people sat directly in the line of sight between my subjects and me. I had just enough time to quickly line out their shapes.
One Out Of Two
Sometimes 15 minutes is not enough for a complete portrait. Â I wanted to complete the daughter first. I got a bad start on the mom and had to re-size her head. I try avoiding erasers. I post the good with the bad. I think I could have salvaged the second figure given time.
Woman in Profile
It is difficult for me to make interesting sketches of people in profile. In sketches where the scene includes more context, I get good results with a vague outline of a person’s profile, paying more attention to the rest of the image. I think I could have done a better drawing today if I focused […]
Back Office: Waning Days of Existence
Only a few more weeks before we shut the doors. I’ve never outlasted a firm at which I’ve worked. Strange feeling. I’m sure this is much more common these days than it was in my time.
Family Reading
It was nice to see a whole family enjoying their book finds.
At the Pool
It is nice to sit around the pool now and then. These people were having a very nice time.
