Excerpts from the sketchbook
Category: sketchbook
City people in watercolor
It's been awhile since I posted. I haven't been drawing much lately— partly on account of work things and partly on account of the weather being too lovely to not be outside walking, cycling, or sitting in the park with friends. These little vignettes are beginnings for a larger work that I'm illustrating for a client.… Continue reading City people in watercolor
Sketchbook: pencil and conté pencil
Things from imagination
Some fashion in the style of the court of Henry VIII (the influence of Wolf Hall, and an article regarding the very fine costume design therefore.) Thursday evening, I took some photos of my laundry swirling in the dryer. One of the shirts turned momentarily into a face in profile, so I drew it. Below: some… Continue reading Things from imagination
A quick portrait
A quick pencil study from a still of Mark Rylance in Institute Benjamenta, by the Brothers Quay. I've only seen their animated films, but this [live action] one sounds interesting. Mr Rylance much more recently played the controversial, sympathetic recasting of Henry VIII's Thomas Cromwell in the BBC's adaptation of Wolf Hall. Played it with a kind… Continue reading A quick portrait
Portraits: some real, some of thin air
Things have been coming back into focus. A few years ago I was rarely drawing in my sketchbook— heretofore a staple in my life. Turned out it was down to my eyesight. I'd started wearing glasses, but only to read, as it was the only time I really noticed the deficit. When I finally got fitted with contact… Continue reading Portraits: some real, some of thin air
From the sketchbook
Working in pencil again
Above are some pencil sketches or studies from earlier in the week (including two drawn by Sheila). Below are some from last night; more gestural. Today it is snowing again, and while the trees do look picturesque limned with white, I can assure you the majority of the Northeast Coast is well and truly over the winter of… Continue reading Working in pencil again
Some drawings from last evening
The Sometime Boys played at Freddy's Bar & Backroom last night. I did some sketches during their set. And below is a drawing of me that Zac did from a photo he'd taken of me when we were in Paris, except he's put me in a bell jar— a convention he told me he regrets now,… Continue reading Some drawings from last evening
a wander, a tree, sketches
Today was a fine day for the first long wander in months. Walked five and a half miles through four neighborhoods. Silvered sun, soft air, and a gentle bewilderment— muscle memory or sense memory awakening in the new light. On the way home, stopped at the grocery store for a few things and bought a fancy little… Continue reading a wander, a tree, sketches
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