Ear-Glasses Disconnect
Tag Archives: sketching
Three-Quarters Profile
Blind drawing (i.e., drawing without looking at the paper) works very well for ‘outside’ contours. That is, with practice, one can get very good at rendering skylines, landscape horizons and outlines of people’s faces. However in the case below, I tried drawing a face in three-quarters profile. This means contours inside the outline must be […]
Eye Checkup
Over Coffee
This conversation has taken a turn. Is it going the happy way (of the person on the right) or the way of the grumpy person on the left? They are ready for a second cup.
Study Time
It’s not spring break for everyone.
Man Surrounded By Bags
The shopping bags this cafe denizen kept on his table gave me the opportunity to try my hand at textures.
Sketch of Giant Clouds Dwarfing the Landscape
I thought I could do justice to the photo I took the other day (Giant Clouds Dwarfing the Landscape) with a pencil sketch. The middle ground of the sketch came out the best. I captured the contrast between the white fluffy clouds in front of the gray face of the huge cloud. The gray clouds […]
Girl Waiting for X-ray
I don’t think there were broken bones, she was just resting.
Discussion Group and Laptop
The discussion group that I sketch frequently, gathers around 4 or 5 small tables pushed together. There are too many to draw in one sketch, so I divide them up. The sketch below is the right side of the assembly.
Note to Self – Bring Sketchbook to Work
I am forgetful at times. Although I am glad I can easily get another sketchbook, I am more worried about the chronological order of the drawings in each book. Thus the note.
