I've long given over the fight for my studio chair. So much so that he now enjoys a nice comfortable blanket. That's not to stop him from sitting on drawings or paintings. Many have been discarded with his signature muddy footprint. But such is the cost of the comfort of a cat.
My previous post on the Amaryllis mentioned that I was disastisfied with the the stems - that to me looked like celery stalks. That led me to study celery stalks. There is, I found, a beautiful gestural poetry to the poor lowly celery. The stalks aren't much to speak for, but the foliage is worthy [...]
It's not exactly looking out a window, but this little fellow is a regular every Christmas on the window sill in a small window just off the kitchen. So he got the first attention of the year. Always makes me happy to see him (her?). Kitsch but cute. Happy New Creative Year everyone!
I thought I would spend part of the day sketching the tree and some of the decorations around the house. I was interrupted doing the tree which I will return to. The ribbon and cedar rope over the door was fun. It reminded me of the filigree on the decorations in palaces and castles, albeit [...]
Thought I would sketch some things around the house on this last day of 2014.
One of the hardest things in teaching life drawing is convincing students of the value of gesture. Gesture drawing has a lot of confusing meanings and uses, everything from just loosening up to much more. The more can be defined as establishing the movement or pose of a subject or object as well as the [...]
Eons ago I thought of becoming a cartoonist. I even had a strip in a few small newspapers for a while. But plans change and other stuff took over. I guess the kids' books have been the later expression of that dream. Never the less here is a sketch I found from that time. I [...]
I went today to the Royal with my students for a day of sketching. Didn't get much done other than assisting students, but then, that's what I was there for. However near the end of the day there was some time to myself. Posted below are a few done for myself. Wish I had time [...]
I recently found a note that I wrote to myself following a book I illustrated in 1998. It was pertinent then and still is now.I need to glue this to the wall in front of my work area. Especially find exclusive time. August 1998 Plan!!!Find exclusive timeOrganize § sketches§ photos§ pages§ spaceo Establish characters§ Location§ [...]
My granddaughters were up this weekend. Flora at 3 months is just a feeder, sleeper and giggler. A joy to draw. Should have done many more. More to come.