Mar 17 2011
My father’s in town for a visit and, as is his wont, he brought with him a giant cardboard box of stuff to pawn off on me. As usual, this box contained an assortment of “closet-clearing” items (old coats, clothes), new items that he bought but doesn’t want (the two-volume Lynd Ward set!), and some …
Mar 15 2011
This week’s Twitter #PortraitNight subject is a suggestion from Tim O’Shea of Comic Book Resources. After two disastrous attempts at his other suggestion, Peter Gabriel, I wound up switching gears and attempting a likeness of author John Irving. This was a quick drawing that took maybe twenty minutes in my sketchbook and I think turned …
Mar 14 2011
I’ve been making strides recently to be a better self-promoter. I’m still not on Facebook, but hey, I’ve been on Twitter for a while… and now I’ve got bookmarks! OK, bookmarks are as old-timey a promotional item as possible and not “social” in any way, shape, or form… but I’ve had good luck in the …
Mar 10 2011
Lately I’ve been taking a break from my obsessive sketchbook hand-drawing and have instead been doing exercises to address another problem drawing area: folds and drapery. If you’re drawing people, you’re most likely drawing them clothed (well, at least some of the time!) and that means that you need to know how to draw folds …
Mar 08 2011
Tonight’s portrait night subject is writer W.H. Auden, as suggested by Eric Newsom via Twitter. This isn’t a bad likeness, but it’s definitely a lot more literal/less cartoony than I’d like. I need to try next week to really, really push things toward a more abstract and less detailed rendering. I should really subject myself …
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