Drawing 111030
Today was really hard. I could not get in a good mental state for quality drawing. I finally just tried to embrace the ugliness that was going onto the page.
Sketchbook #2
Yep. It has been a year+ since I posted about my first sketchbook… the point being to put something on the page each day. I should have finished several since then. But at least I have been doing a lot more drawing beyond this 5×7 format. And I am ready to move on to the third [...]
Drawing 110531
This isn’t lifedrawing. It’s not from a live model. I’m in between live model opportunities. But I actually sat down and drew this last night, all on my own. That sounds silly. But most of the drawing I’ve done over the last year has been during a get together of some kind. So although this [...]
Lifedrawing 110220
I was able to focus more today and not jump from page to page. I did two pages but I am only showing one here… it is the one I spent more time on. Next time I would like to get the emotion back, which maybe I am lacking here because I did not rush [...]
Lifedrawing 110213
My drawing session from today… I’m not showing everything I drew. Perhaps once I gain more confidence I will bare all. The view from behind the model. This was done during the peak of my frustration today. Screw the proper way to shade and just scribble everywhere. Get the anger out. Pastels used to be [...]
Our Portland Story
Since the fall of 2008 my friend Melissa has spent a lot of time gathering stories about this awesome city and has worked with designers to make the stories come to life visually. She put all this work into a book called Our Portland Story. Last night, Our Portland Story had it’s second coming out [...]
Awesome!
I love this blog: 1000 Awesome Things It shares really simple things that are pretty common experiences. Things to smile about and think, “Yeah that is Awesome.” Number 447 reads: Walking into a crowded party and locking eyes with someone you know across the room. Ding-dong. The door opens to you on the porch in your just-washed [...]
Bright Bike
I’ve been keeping my eye out for things like this. So glad to finally have found something worthy of the hunt. Get yours at Bright Thread.