Sketch-A-Day 31

30 second sketches

Same site as yesterday

http://lovecastle.org/draw/

Fun to see that my super quick sketches actually look like the model and capture the stance.

Whoop!!! That's a visible improvement! Practice really does help.

I decided I didn't really like the nudes on this particular site. 

The first few females were wearing high heels  and in provocative rather than artistic poses.

 I'll just stick with the draped figures. They also have hands, heads, and animals. Great practice!

Sketch-a-Day 30

Found a website for artists wishing to practice figure drawing.

http://lovecastle.org/draw/
You can choose male or female, draped or nude
Choose how many seconds you want the pose to last

Sketch-a-Day 29

very quick - with my japanese brush pen - ran out of ink

Sketch-a-Day 28

sitting - and waiting

Sketch-a-Day 27

I'm admitting that I'm tired of needing to post these. 

Not tired of drawing.

Just too much to remember.

I think it's part of the summertime doldrums where I'm a little tired of being

"mom" 24/7 and keeping everyone happy.

Sketch-a-Day 26

A "singing frog" from my collection of little frogs.

I love little frogs.

Sketch-a-Day 25

From a model at the museum - some things move to fast to sketch live.

With the current heat outside (100+) museums are a good option.

Sketch-a-Day 24

From a museum model.

Sketched during a moment I probably should have been watching the kids more closely.

Sketch-a-Day 23

Tree + Texture

no lines

Sketch-a-Day 22

Heard an article today about famine in Somalia.

It has always been my belief that there IS enough food in the world to feed people.

It is the wicked and selfish who keep food from those who are in need.

Sketch-a-Day 21

Who on earth can walk in these?

Sketch-a-Day 19

From a  photo.

Sketch-a-Day 20

From a picture.

Sketch-a-Day 19

At a lecture.

Sketch-a-Day 18

At the beach

Sketch-a-Day 17

At the beach

Sketch-A-Day 16

Several years ago (at least four or five) I purchased a fantastic set of DVD's. The Structure of Man by Riven Phoenix. The production isn't high tech - but the instruction is SERIOUS.  If you go through and do the lessons, learn the formulas (it's all about formulas!) - you will be able to draw the human figure from the bones out.  Granted they are visual formulas about proportion and placement - not math and numbers.

Me? The way my life is - I'm still on lesson 10. There are over 100. I'm a little stuck here on the complexity of this piece. I need to buckle down and just do it over and over. In a short enough time that I don't forget everything I did last time.

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Sketch-a-Day 12

Self Portrait

waiting in the car during daughters' flute lessons

temperature 97 Fahrenheit

Sketch-a-Day 11

The tool bucket at the orthodontist had much the same structure

as the echinacea in my flower beds.