A piece I had only seen in pictures, I am Beautiful captivated me even more in real life (as of course could be expected but when confronted in real life, the impact seems even greater than I would have thought). Situated in a corner by a busy door, it did not allow for much uninterrupted [...]
Some of the sketches from today.
Went with a few of my Seneca Digital Animation students to Body Worlds at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto today. This is my first visit to this show and probably won't be my last given there is so much to learn despite the spectacle feel of the place and my disgust at the way [...]
over the years of teaching I've been portrayed many ways by my students, most of them amusing and quite good (the drawing quality that is...as for depictions of me not always flattering, but that's ok, I get a chuckle out of them all.)I came across this one today searching for another file and thought I [...]
I've been busy creating images for a Summer Reading program that will be part of libraries all across Canada this summer. Part of it will be a web game. These are some of the elements that I put together for the fun of it (one has to have some fun!) even though I am sure [...]
It's that time of year again: bunnies, coloured eggs and chocolate. How the three got mixed up together I'll never know. I just enjoy drawing the bunnies.
I love snow but the weather of yesterday and today, and probably tomorrow too has me dreaming of palm trees. I did this sketch too many years ago on my last trip to Montserrat. I think it is time to go back again and paint more palms....or anything green and warm and preferably of the [...]
the other day in Toronto I saw an old woman in a door way. She was bent over, held up by two canes and looking like she was afraid to come out into the light for fear of being blown over by a breeze. It was sad. I never got to sketch her, being once [...]
On a recent evening visit to the AGO I returned to the amazing ivory and wood carvings from the Thomson Collection. I forever am impressed at the ability of these carvers from Medieval to Baroque period for not only their ability to do such intricate work, but also the level of anatomical knowledge they possessed. [...]
Haven't been able to do any life drawing lately, and when I came across this study it just made me want to get back at it even more.I should add that although this hardly seems like 'life drawing' I find doing these kind of quick studies keeps me tuned in to the inner structure. When [...]