Posts Tagged ‘daily drawing’
Daily drawings # 69 – Value studies
Monday, March 17th, 2014
Chalk and Charcoal on printed pages 11 x 81/2 Yesterday I was musing about the difference between drawing and painting. Today I was drawing in anticipation of painting. This image is a sketch of an idea for a painting. It’s the umteenth version of a woman in a chair, the second version of a woman […]
Daily Drawing #68. Spring Day
Sunday, March 16th, 2014
Pen and ink wash with white gouache and Caran d’Ache on watercolor paper. 6 1/2″ x 10 1/4″ Is it a drawing or a painting? I started with line using a nib pen and india ink. No question that is a drawing. Then I came into it with ink washes but still black and white. […]
Daily drawing #67 Cat Napping, Again
Saturday, March 15th, 2014
Cat Napping, Again. charcoal on paper 81/2 x 11″ Even the most disciplined of internet surfers have a hard time resisting cats. Hilarious videos, charming photos, heartfelt stories. As an artist the impulse to draw our cat and dog are endless and I know I’m not alone. A while back I posted a drawing of […]
Daily Drawing #66
Friday, March 14th, 2014
Cat Nap. Charcoal on paper. 8 1/2″ x 11 Drawing is especially fun when the subject just appears, you grab your sketchbook and go for it. No problem with the subject holding the pose for this one.
Daily Drawing # 64
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Charcoal on paper 8×11. What a beautiful day today! A day to take a sketch book outside and see what happens. I’m continually smitten by this view of Mt. St. Helens from our deck- power lines and all. I will draw and paint it many times I’m sure. I’ve been looking for a […]
Daily Drawing # 63
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Old guys hugging. Sometimes it’s 10PM and I am SO done for the day when I realize I have not made a Daily Drawing. But I am committed, right?, so I take a quick tour through my iTouch photos and see what might be a quick subject. Last night it was this image of Steve Mickey […]
Daily Drawings
Monday, February 17th, 2014
A few of my Facebook friends, who are real-life friends and artists I know and respect, started posting Daily Drawings in January. I jumped on the challenge about a week into the New Year and intend to post every day. So far, so good; today will be #46. They are not all great drawings but […]