Category: Drawing

Ipad drawing

I thought I'd post a nice summer picture since the weather's been so rotten here in Wisconsin. It snowed all day. Some spring! I did this on my Ipad on Sunday morning sitting on my patio. It's not so obvious here, but when I matted and framed a digital print of this picture, all I… Continue reading Ipad drawing

Glasses

Just a small middle-of-the-night drawing I did with my favorite Pilot fountain pen and new bottles of Waterman brown and black ink. I'm up a lot with an aggravated sciatic nerve these days, so why not draw?  

Studies

Unable to travel to Chicago this week, I've been doing copies like the ones on the sketchbook page above. They're from Jan Kunz's “Painting Watercolor Portraits that Glow.” The Strathmore 5.5 x 8 Visual Journal with 90# watercolor paper is cheap and, while not the best paper, adequate for fooling around. Plus I thought I'd… Continue reading Studies

Another iPad Drawing

My version of the yellow house, drawn on my iPad while in Minneapolis to see “Rembrandt in America.” Van Gogh really admired Rembrandt.

Pears

It’s pear time in our backyard. They’re everywhere. I drew these two on my iPad, using Procreate, a new drawing app I really like.

Best Drawing Books II

Best Drawing Books Part 2. “Human Anatomy and Figure Drawing,” by Jack N. Kramer is the best all-around digure drawing reference I own. It covers anatomy, perspective, and has great examples. It even has a sample syllabus for teaching an artistic anatomy course. My copy is falling apart, and unfortunately I think it’s out of… Continue reading Best Drawing Books II

Action Sketching

Here are a couple of 10-minute drawings from my morning sketching sessions, using an Alvin Ailey DVD, Lamy Safari ink pen, and 2 waterbrushes, one for gray and one for black. Although I like them, they’re pretty stiff and I need to find a way to get more action into them.