Tag Archives: visual arts
Sketch Book Series: Wood Grain and Shadows (May 2010)
The shadow is the first element I notice in this sketch. The wood grain lies underneath, yet is not confused with shading of the dark area. The flower pots are the most incomplete component of this piece, not completely defined with pen and ink.
Art Deco Building
Sketch Book Series: Water in Bottle (August 2010)
Reflections in the water, plus distortions in the clear plastic bottle were the challenges in this drawing exercise.
Weather Station-y Sculpture
Sketch Book Series: Car Hood Reflections (December 2010)
There’s got to be a better way to depict reflections on a shiny car hood. I get a better sense of the reflected branches on the windshield than the hood. Not sure why that is.
No Fly Zone
My first outing to the Hollywood Bowl. I was led to believe the ‘X’ in the sky indicates a no fly zone, so that helicopters would not ruin the concert. It worked, for the most part.
Medical Building and Interfaith Network
Higher Education
Sketch Book Series: Faces (December 2011)
I don’t remember the point of this practice exercise. It couldn’t have been faces exclusively since two are hidden. Maybe it was a combination face practice and composition design. I was getting better at facial proportions in this sketch.
