Merry Christmas 2009

scavenger drawing

this was a challenge drawing - the challenge was to do one of the objects as a contour drawing with the surroundings done in detail

scavenger drawing

scavenger drawing

scavenger drawing

scavenger drawing

tried using watercolors on this scavenger hunt

scavenger drawing

study of teapots - one continous line

tea pots

egg tempera in my dear moleskin (given me by my dear daughter)

working guy

In classical forum on Wet Canvas we were studying Emil Nolde. I tried to imitate his style here. I summarize his style as bright colors, large solid forms used to create image. I think I could use some more practice working in the large solid forms. This was a pleasant growing experience. Not to mention my enamorment with the subject.

scavenger quickies

spoons

scavenger quickies

landscape

scavenger quickies

tub - 5 minutes

scavenger quickies

5 minutes each - parsley & faucet

scavenger quickies

5 minutes - jug and waterbottle

after chinese classic

after Rousseau

scavenger drawing

apple

scavenger drawing

jacket

scavenger quickies

5 minutes each - keys & calendar

scavenger drawing

lino cutting tools, stero, stool leg

scavenger drawing

shift stick

scavenger drawing

goofy mouth

scavenger drawing

yellow curtain

christmas card sketch

daily sketch

ceiling fan in living room

daily sketch

buddha buddie

daily sketch

inspired by this quote from Thomas Merton - Confessions of a Guilty Bystander

"where many machines are used ther can be a deadening of spirit and of sensibilit, a blunting of perception, a loss of awareness, a lowering of tone, a general fatigue and lassitude, a proneness to unrest and guilt which we might be less likely to suffer if we simply went out and worked with our hands in the woods or in the fields"

daily sketch

daughter reading in car

daily sketch-blossoms

from imagination

bowl of apples- daily sketch

daily sketches

I've not posted in a while but am once again attempting to sketch every day - here is the living room bookshelf

daughter's gift

every year for the last 3 my youngest daughter has done a self portrait for my birthday gift.

Birds Fly Men Stand

This is the size of a business card

scavenger shoes

after Vigee-LeBrun

scavenger drawing

working girl sketch

from a magazine photo

journal sketch

scavenger shoes

from fall photo

B card for Ria

after Suzanne Valadon

wet canvas study

lamp

scavenger drawing

porch

trying to do it in naieve style

blossom

from a photo

Jordan?

from a magazine photo - not real sure but probably is Michael Jordan cause one of the rings says Jordan

study of Bill Peet

Bill Peet was a top cartoonist employed with Walt Disney. I love his loose style and obvious love for drawing and life. Here is a page from Pamela Camel and my study