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Knee studies in sequence

Knee sequence studies My fascination of all joints was focused on the knee today.  In a way it's a very simple joint: it is essentially one big hinge, like that on a door that can only swing one way open and shut.   Yet it also allows for rotation medially and laterally when the [...]

By | 2018-10-20T01:07:22+00:00 October 20th, 2018|Anatomy Studies, Drawing|0 Comments

hand studies Sept 28 2018

I had the opportunity to draw with some students at the University of Guelph this evening.  Once again I was drawn to the hand and especially the skeleton.  The nature of the wrist is of particular interest since it is so pivotal to the movement of the wrist; the carpals in particular.   There wasn't enough [...]

By | 2018-09-29T00:14:44+00:00 September 29th, 2018|Anatomy Studies, Drawing|0 Comments

Arms and Forelimbs, Human, Polar bear & Seal

I just spent Saturday morning studying the Extensor muscles of the human forearm.  It is truly fascinating to see how all the muscles that extend both the hand at the wrist and the fingers originate on the bony prominence of the humerus called the Lateral Epicondyle.   In a similar way, all the flexors originate on [...]

By | 2018-08-04T21:37:09+00:00 August 4th, 2018|Anatomy Studies, Animal Studies, Drawing|0 Comments

Arm Studies at the U of Guelph Anatomy Lab Today

For a hot summer day, it was a chilly but very productive day  inside at the U of Guelph Gross Human Anatomy Lab. I was in for a day of studies for my own personal enjoyment, and enjoyment it was.  The great staff there gave me lots to chose from but I focused on the [...]

By | 2018-07-13T01:22:16+00:00 July 13th, 2018|Anatomy Studies, Drawing, Painting, Watercolour|0 Comments