toned paper wolf sketch

A toned paper demo I did today for a younger student of mine.  45 minutes

red door November 19th

5 minute and a 10 minute dwg for the last two sittings at the end of the day. I had master artist Sherri McGraw. A wonderful teacher, and a blessing just to listen to. I have learned a bit about myself from each of the instructors and presenters. I am happy. I am very happy that I am home, but I am happy.

I attended my first workshop... the American Artists Weekend with the Masters. Lots of wonderful people and so many gracious instructors and painters of world renown that I was simply happy to be among them. The drawings above were some of the many that we did in a day of gesture drawings. Most of all were 2 minutes or less.

more pages from the drawing book done while at my parents house for Christmas. I am trading drawings with my cousin... and I am behind. I got his in the mail yesterday. So these will be in the mail this weekend off to Ben. Thanks bunches Ben, I love what you sent me. Way cool stuff!!!

drawings done while I was off on Holiday at my parents house.

Red Door Studio Drawing Session October 30th, 2010

The Halloween session of Red Door Studio Open Drawing Session for October 30th, 2010. A wonderful model, and I have not attended the entire month, so I was nervous about would I be rusty or not... but I guess that bringing the sketchbook everywhere and drawing when I had a chance on location(s) helped out. I had a good night.

Just playing with some different paper. Quick study. But it was fun.

self portrait 5

I have been having massive troubles with portraits lately. maybe too much stress, maybe too much pressure put upon the drawing? Anyway, I decided to put a little practice in before Wednesday Noon Sketch group and did a self portrait last night for warm ups. Hopefully it will help remind me to take things for what they are worth and stay in the present time. My better work is completed when I start off with an honest belief that this piece is just something to pass the time with. It could go in the trash, in the closet, who cares... it is play time for me. For each of us. Remember that. This is supposed to be fun. iF it isn't fun, you are doing it wrong.

I was away for a while. Way too busy with work and allowing worry to take over too many times. While I was out, I did some drawings, sketches. I found the craft paper bundle... yeah.

the last of the bloomington drawings. Still needing to finish this, I may submit for a late drawergeeks for the Joker. This is what I worked on in the evenings the instead of watching bad tv.

The bloomington sketches. 4 of the pages from the brown sketch book taken along on the trip to Bloomington Indiana.

back from Bloomington, In. Good people, lots of work accomplished. really brain sore. Did sketching in the evenings and early mornings to scare away the missings of Lee Ann. Some turned out... some stink like poop. It's a crap shoot, HA!!!! Oh, even when I'm bleary eyed, I still got it. Oh, ho... I gotta hold my sides on that one. whoo.

pages from the sketchbook: exercise for the Zoo Next Saturday to go with a group for drawing in the morning. Haven't done life drawing at a zoo in years. Was fun when I last attempted it. Will bring the camera for reference on anything that requires finishing at home. Rest assured, results good and bad will go up... unless they are "what were you thinking" bad.

more pages from a drawing book. Kraft paper is the finest. I just love it. So soft and yet hearty enough to stand up to repeated erasing. Simply forgiving. Pulled from photos of a drawing session from the drawing club. I really need to find a Saturday morning figure class. It is the perfect time for me to draw.

I am working from a tablet of pastel papers and kraft papers without binding. It is freeing in some respects (being left handed). I love not being chewed by spiral binding. But I miss not having a collected stash for my drawings other than a box. Well, it is in a folder and well protected until some solution can be found. But until the paper is used, this is quite an experiment.

pages from a drawing book
right now i don't have a sketch/drawing book (bound) of any sorts. I got a gracious gift from a friend at work of pastel papers and acid free kraft papers. But I have been lax at scanning any of the drawings. so I will do so here and try to keep up the scanning so as to not bog down the 'puter for the rest of the family.