Man with Stripe on His Leg
This man had on trousers with stripes on them. He has adopted a position that indicates he is ready to leap up and spring into action.
Tag Archives: pen and ink sketch
Study Time
It’s not spring break for everyone.
More Careful Portrait of Woman in Disproportionate Sketch
I felt really bad about the misshapen head on the girl, from yesterday’s post. I hope I did her justice in the portrait below.
Woefully Misproportioned Sketch
I still need a lot of work on proportions, when I draw blindly, that is, without looking at the paper. In the sketch below, my hands had the idea that the body to which it was attached, was smaller than it was in fact. I started from the feet and took my pen for a […]
Man Surrounded By Bags
The shopping bags this cafe denizen kept on his table gave me the opportunity to try my hand at textures.
One Handed Knitting and Scared Man
This woman really was knitting. However, I didn’t have time to add her other knitting needle. I also didn’t intend for her partner to look so scared (he wasn’t). I invite you, dear readers, to add your own ideas about what was going on here.
Book Club
I left out the books!
Woman Reading a Paperback Book
Those who are experienced waiters always bring something along to keep themselves occupied.
Man with Two Dimensional, Tilted Head
I was surprised when I finally looked at the paper, after creating this drawing, looking only at the subject. I was hoping to foreshorten his head; he was leaning forward and away from me. However, I can’t help seeing the head as a flat plane tilting away from me when I look at this sketch. […]
Heavy Woman in Tartan Wrap
This woman was interesting. Her clothing was layered and patterned in a tweedy way that recalled Scottish culture to my mind.
