Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Journal Cover, sepia Pitt pen on moleskine cahier, 4/1/09 I’ve been keeping a fake journal, inspired by Roz’s International Fake Journal Month. The journal itself is a private affair, but I thought the cover came out pretty nice, so I am posting it for everyone to see. I was inspired by my trip to India […]
Green Girl, colored pencil in moleskine, 4/13/09 I have been sketching lately in colored pencil and ballpoint, things that are not easily erased or covered. The whole idea is to develop some more confidence and to learn to live with my marks. We’ll see if the uncomfortable feeling it gives me pays off in better […]
At the Radio Station, ballpoint and tombow marker, 4/10/09 Coffee, ballpoint and tombow marker, 4/10/09 I had Good Friday off from work, which was a welcome break. It gave me a chance to volunteer to answer phones for the Spring Pledge Drive of the Q 99.7. They are a listener supported station and stay on […]
Sketch for “The Justin”, graphite in sketchbook, 4/7/09 Yesterday, I came home from work and went immediately to bed with one of the worst migraines I’ve had in months. I was pretty bummed about this actually, because I was looking forward to doing some serious artmaking. Thankfully, I got up around 10 pm with my […]
Japanese Maple, colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/5/09 Â I never know how long it takes me to draw something because I never do it straight through. My computer usually distracts me (facebook, email, reading blogs, etc.) so something that should be very simple takes me hours because of all the interruptions. For this sketch, I […]
Rose Sketch, colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/4/09 Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love; Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away; Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day! -Henry van […]
Sketching at the Jiffy Lube, ballpoint and tombow N95 in Moleskine, 3/28/09 I had to get my oil changed and it is usually the busiest on Saturday mornings because that it when a lot of people have spare time to take care of mundane things (like oil changes). They told me it was going to […]
“Now, son of man, take a clay tablet, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it. Then lay siege to it: Erect siege works against it, build a ramp up to it, set up camps against it and put battering rams around it. Then take an iron pan, place […]
Red Pepper Study #1, colored pencil in sketchbook, 3/21/09 I am starting to wonder why I bother with my art at all. Everything seems mostly pointless these days and nothing seems to matter anymore. I only do it because I don’t know what I would do with myself otherwise, and because I’ve invested quite a […]
Sketching at Panera, sepia Pitt pen and pencil in moleskine, 3/21/09 I went to Panera Bread and sat in the corner, near the entrance. I was actually quite a bold move, as there was a window behind me and quite a lot of people stopped to observe. I got a few approving glances and smiles […]