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 […]
Self Portrait, graphite in sketchbook, 3/26/09 When you sit for an hour and a half in front of somebody, he or she shows about twenty faces. And so it’s this crazy chase of, Which face? Which one is the one? -Francesco Clemente In this case, it was my own face I was drawing. The quote […]
Man With Glasses (#9), graphite in sketchbook, 3/10/2009 I made this early on in the week before developing a massive headache that has rendered me unable to work. To top it off, I am also anxious about other things which has taken away my desire to work. This has been one of the most unproductive […]
Man with Blank Stare (#8), graphite in sketchbook, March 2009 I haven’t stopped my series; I was just taking a necessary break. In the photo, he looked quite handsome. Early on when drawing this, it was apparent that my picture would not be like that. I do admit, I was a bit heavy handed when […]
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Man with Blue Background (#7), graphite and colored pencil in sketchbook, February 2009 I told myself that I would do something different, but I did something quite similar to what I normally do. I added the blue background though, which is a little different. The truth is, there is something meditative about coming home from […]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Anonymous Man from Ivory Coast (#6), graphite in sketchbook (9 x 12), February 2009 This drawing really took a lot out of me. It took a lot longer than I had expected, mostly because I have never done anything like this before. I stopped myself from tinkering around with it any further because I knew […]
Friday, February 13, 2009
Anonymous Man with Facial Hair and Glasses (#5), graphite in sketchbook, 2/10/2009 These days I generally do art while in a neutral mood. I’ve been thinking of it more as a task to check off my list and less of my outlet, which is how my artwork used to be in the past. I made […]
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Jake (#4), graphite in sketchbook, February 2009 This is my brother-in-law Jake. He is a true people person and he has a talent for sales. He is inspiring to talk to as he can motivate people to aspire for greatness. Drawing family members from fuzzy facebook photos is a difficult task. First of all, drawing […]
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Anonymous Man (#3), graphite in sketchbook, February 2009 Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about myself growing older and wasting my life away. I also spend a lot of time with elderly people, both at home and work. So I thought I would draw an old man for a change. I’ve been in a huge […]
Anonymous Man (#2), graphite in sketchbook, February 2009 I spent quite a lot of time on this drawing, based on this photo. I’m not sure how successful this was, but it was definitely a good exercise. I have never drawn a face with so many wrinkles and I have to say it was really fun. […]