December Sketches
The pandemic and some other changes in my life have renewed my desire to sketch, paint, design, and just create. The goal is to share what I am creating. I am not creating highly refined, finalized pieces of art.
I drew my left hand using continuous line drawing. I was working through Kate Willis-Crowley’s Skillshare class, “The Fearless Sketchbook: 14 Days to Creative Confidence.” I didn’t make it through the entire class yet, but I did do a few of the prompts.
Self-portrait using my non dominate hand with a continuous line. I was pleased with how this turned out. I wish I had not added the text on the piece.
This was the first watercolor I attempted in over 30 years. It was okay, but it sparked a desire to learn watercolor. I used Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolor paints and a Staedtler pigment liner 0.5.
Pencil sketch of a Manikin, just to sketch. I like drawing in pencil, but I am not a fan of smudging. The paper moves a lot in a spiral sketchbook, increasing the pencil's smudging. I didn't have a lot of patience with the shading, so it is straightforward.
I used a photo I took the last time I was in my hometown for my first "urban sketch" of my favorite restaurant growing up - Michael's in Elkhart, Indiana.
This sketch is one of the chairs in my office. I wanted to try out the Tombow ABT water-based dual brush pens. I love the simplicity of the pens, but the darks are too close together, and the lights are not light enough.
I watched a YouTube video on watercolor, and the instructor was Judith Alsop Miles, and I just decided to draw her. I used a Musgrave Tennessee Red pencil - an amazing company and pencil!
Digital December Sketches
I have an idea for a series of sketches or drawings from Shipshewana that I was toying with here.
I had to sketch this fantastic photo by Josh Geyer in Italy.
These are random sketches of Danny Gregory from Sketchbook Skool, a rolling pin (642 things to draw), and a landscape idea.
