Couple Reading
I’m proud of this one. The proportions are life-like and the composition, including the chairs and tables. This couple was reading about traveling, but they look so comfy right where they are.
Tag Archives: proportions
Man with SF Patch
There are a limited number of positions one can assume when sitting. But it isn’t boring sketching seated people. It is an exercise in proportions. I remember distinctly an instance, many years ago, when the proportions of a drawing on which I was working, became those of the actual model (a picture of a horse). […]
Another Studio Sketch
Now and then I make a sketch of my studio. It’s messy enough to be interesting. Today I found that I am getting better at placing my shapes in the frame and estimating proportions properly. I used a combination of watercolor paints, broad-tip and brush markers and fine-tip pens for this composition. Previous studio sketches […]
Proportion Practice
Today’s watercolor experiment: Today I worked from my imagination. I know that I have my grandson William’s features in my head. I tried to lay them out with watercolors. I need a better interface between my head and my hands, it seems. I did not intend the pencil marks to indicate a beard, although that is […]
