I’ve spent the past two months agonizing over a perceived health problem. Now that my doctor could not find anything wrong with me, I’m almost completely convinced that it is mind-body in nature, and not a real illness after all. Unlike my previous hand issue, it was really starting to affect my art productivity not […]
Northampton Garden, ink and wash in 10 x 7 watercolor sketchbook, 5/24/09 Mall Starbucks, ballpoint and marker in moleskine, 5/25/09 I went to Northampton on Sunday and made the top drawing of the garden while sitting outside the back entrance to Thorne’s Market. I wish I had done more actual sketching but I got really […]
Drum and Table, ink and white colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/27/09 My Evening Companions, ink and white colored pencil in sketchbook, 4/28/09 While I was at Snow Farm, I tried to fill all my awake non studio hours with sketching. After dinner we usually had an evening activity of some sort, like a guest artist […]
I often come to work early because the place is quiet and I can get myself situated. Sometimes I write in my journal; sometimes I sketch the contents of my cube. If you can’t tell what the contents are, the are (from left to right): my pop up pen holder that I got in India, […]
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
These are some sketches that I’ve done at Panera, on different occasions. I am going to have to find another weekend sketching spot pretty soon. The staff is starting to recognize me and I need to change things up. However, there are no independently run coffee shops, only chain stores like Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts or […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
The Pups, sepia Pitt pen in moleskine, 3/8/09 I was at my parent’s house this past Sunday and I made some sketches of the puppies. I was in the mood for a challenge and for some reason I always have a hard time finding a good subject to sketch when at my parent’s house. Katie […]