Daily Sketch 29

Here is yet another drawing of our minister. Boy, was he animated today! I thought it was challenging to draw the dog!

Drawn with graphite mechanical pencil (0.9mm)

Daily Sketch 28

We rented a movie called The Reading Room from Netflix. James Earl Jones was the main character. The movie was a little slow but worth watching. I drew Jones as I watched the show.

Done with a Sharpie pen.

Daily Sketch 27

More old men. Actually, it is three views of the same imaginary guy. This picture is just a little shy of being a nude figurative drawing. I feel hesitant to publish something like that on my blog because I don't want to offend anyone.
Why is it that the human figure is so offensive or obscene in our society? I see the human body, especially in art, as poetry. Whether "pretty" or "ugly", when I draw the human figure it is like creating music. I wonder how I could express that concept artistically.

Drawn with a Sharpie pen.

Daily Sketch 26

Here's EDM 248 - Draw a lock. Drawn from memory/imagination. I concentrated on line quality, similar to that of mechanical drafting. I always wondered why drafters draw thicker outlines of objects. Perhaps it is a framing device of sorts.

Drawn with a Sharpie pen.

Daily Sketch 25

Here's one of the sick boy again. He finally got an appetite by this evening, though he had a little bit of broth for lunch. I fixed his favorite soup which is potato soup.

Drawn with a Sharpie pen.

Daily Sketch 24

Four days ago I thought the son just had a cold and that he would get over it in a day or so. Today we had to take him to the doctor for an ear infection. We also found out that his ear drum has a perforation from the pressure of fluid. Ouch! This is a sketch of the son sleeping on the couch with dog at feet. He slept all day.

Drawn with Sharpie pen.

Daily Sketch 23

Worked in a smaller sized 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" Moleskine sketchbook today. It is a bit of a challenge for me to draw at such a small scale compared to what I am used to. I decided to "cheat" an work on a spread so I had 5 1/2" x 7" to work on. This sketch was done at Rubio's which is starting to be one of my favorite places to eat.

Drawn with graphite and a splash of lemonade (our server accidentally spilled my drink as I was drawing).