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Category Archives: Drawing

Early Drawings

Monday, June 15, 2009

Recently, I’ve been sorting through some possessions that I’ve had stored at my parent’s house. I found a treasure trove of finished sketchbooks and also many loose drawings that I did years ago. I found this drawing that I drew from a photo in a magazine in 1999 when I was sixteen years old. I […]

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A Real Indian Woman

Friday, June 12, 2009

She is Real, as in not some Bollywood actress. I was unhappy with my first attempt and I tried it again here. I’m still unhappy, but am sick of it and will now move onto something else. My drawings are feeling too fussy to me. Recently I found myself looking through some very old work […]

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Scene from Snow Farm

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Scene from Snow Farm (8 x 10), dip pen and wash on Arches 140 lb cp, 5/31/09 I finished this on Sunday afternoon and handed it off Monday morning to be displayed in an arts fundraiser event being held at my workplace this week. I also donated it to be auctioned off at a silent […]

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Pen and Ink Trees WIP

Sunday, May 31, 2009

WIP, dip pen (8 x 10) on 140 lb Arches cold press I fully intended to post this yesterday, but I got a bit behind and ended up working until pretty late last night. I underestimated how much time pen and ink really takes me and I got a late start as well. Rather than […]

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Self Portrait, and mourning my 2B

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Self Portrait, graphite in sketchbook, 5/17/09 This is my most accurate self portrait, at least to how I look in the mirror. I really tried to get the proportions right, and I even drew in my unusual (and not matching) eyes. I started it late at night and stayed up so late working on it […]

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An Account of My First Experience Drawing the Nude From Life

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Norman, Charcoal on newsprint, April 2009 This is Norman, our male model at Snow Farm. I’ve heard before that one’s first time drawing nudes from life is the most difficult, as there is an awkwardness that must be gotten used to. Well, I was very awkward, and never quite got used to it. Sorry, but […]

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My Favorite Window So Far

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Millwork and God’s Handiwork, ink and watercolor wash, 4/29/09 When I was at Snow Farm we had a free afternoon on Wednesday. Some people used the time to go to Northampton or do shopping, but I went back to the studio and made this drawing in my watercolor sketchbook. The studios at Snow Farm are […]

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Designing my Life

Saturday, May 9, 2009

In general, I am a serious and responsible person. I also tend to be a perfectionist, and perhaps care too much about things that don’t really matter in the big scheme of things. This can be a problem because I feel that I’ve been working hard on all the little things but not having the […]

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Fruit and Flowers

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Fruit Sketch, graphite in sketchbook, 5/3/09   Pink Rose Sketch, colored pencil in sketchbook, 5/4/09 I haven’t had the time to do a lot of art projects since coming back from vacation. In fact, I only just finished unpacking my suitcase today. Here are some small sketches I made from things that I happened to […]

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Rhododendron Bud: April ’09 Virtual Sketch Date

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Rhododendron Bud, graphite in sketchbook, April 2009 I saw the photo for the Virtual Sketch Date this month and immediately wanted to draw this in graphite. I was attracted to the details in the petals and I thought this would be really fun to capture in pencil — even though I have been trying to […]

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