Filed under: Drawing & Painting from Life, sketchbook | Tags: About Me, Art, Illustration, people sketches, sketchbook, sketchbook drawing
Yes I’m still alive should anyone have wondered why I hadn’t posted for so long. I may have mentioned, I’ve always been a people watcher as long as I can remember. So it was a natural evolution to sketch people in their surroundings. Lately I’ve had more of an opportunity to draw people from life.
I only really began drawing people in their surroundings, not posing in a room full of people to draw or paint since graduating from Art Center College. I found I prefer it. Although I should say drawing from a posing model, clothed and unclothed, was a valuable ingredient in my education.
Since cafe sketching, I’ve had some interesting communication with people who were hyper aware. But mostly it’s an art of “taking a mental snapshot”, as was the case of the sketch of the intense gentleman above and the subject was none the wiser.
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Thank you “Scotch” Jameson, Bud Glory, Izms of Art and Cristo!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 23, 2013 @ 1:58 amgreat! looks a bit like an aging Fabio – ‘The Most Beautiful Man In The World’
Comment by Christian February 23, 2013 @ 2:12 amThank you, Christian! Someone else said something similar to that…coincidentally.
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 23, 2013 @ 2:18 amThank you, Too tones bored and Elin!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 23, 2013 @ 2:19 amThank you, Biljana!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 23, 2013 @ 2:50 amThanks, Rebecca and Marcos!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 23, 2013 @ 4:02 amNice to have you back! I understand disappearing from the blogosphere – things do get busy! Love the drawing!
Comment by willwander February 23, 2013 @ 4:08 amThank you Mallory! It’s good to be back especially with a person like you in the blogosphere. Congratulations again on your beautiful-blogger-award nomination.
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 23, 2013 @ 4:21 amThat’s a wonderful drawing, Allen. It’s nice to hear a bit about your process.
Comment by drawandshoot February 23, 2013 @ 4:44 amThanks Karen!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 23, 2013 @ 6:20 pmThank you, G.E. Gallas, Rik, Killkaties, Annika, Anne, Artemotion2012, Michael and Cleto!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 23, 2013 @ 6:25 pmhaha! it’s crazy to know that this guy actually exists lol. he is totally intense. looks like a character out of a comic series or something
Comment by Cafe February 23, 2013 @ 6:54 pmHi Janice! Thanks. That’s exactly what I thought!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 24, 2013 @ 8:20 pmHi Otto and Elena..thank you!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 24, 2013 @ 8:23 pmSo glad you’re still alive – I’ve been missing your posts and comments!
Comment by Kim Ayres February 24, 2013 @ 10:37 pmHi Kim, Thank you! It’s good to be back and hear a familiar voice.
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 25, 2013 @ 4:34 pmThank you, Muhammad Amin and Bente!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 25, 2013 @ 4:35 pmHi Hyver, thank you!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 26, 2013 @ 8:52 pmThank you, Claudia!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 26, 2013 @ 8:52 pmNice sketch!
Comment by firefang316 February 26, 2013 @ 10:49 pmThanks Firefang316!
Comment by Allen Capoferri February 27, 2013 @ 12:36 amThank you Kidlat!
Comment by Allen Capoferri March 1, 2013 @ 4:42 pmThank you, Dalton and Summer!
Comment by Allen Capoferri March 4, 2013 @ 5:05 pmHi Personal Concerns, thank you!
Comment by Allen Capoferri March 6, 2013 @ 5:00 pmThanx for checking out my blog. Your Illustrations and photos are pretty cool.
Comment by darryl3027 March 7, 2013 @ 2:34 pmPretty cool or pretty okay?
Comment by Allen Capoferri March 7, 2013 @ 6:02 pmThank you, UrbanBilingual!
Comment by Allen Capoferri March 11, 2013 @ 3:31 pmThank you, Peglegdesigns!
Comment by Allen Capoferri March 13, 2013 @ 6:50 pmThank you, Marcelo!
Comment by Allen Capoferri March 15, 2013 @ 4:54 pmAnother one of your almost scary viking types. I guess I should feel comfortable around him, coming from Norway I mean. I am not quite sure about that, although he might be the sweetest man on earth.
Comment by munchow March 30, 2013 @ 8:18 pmHi Otto, That’s funny…he does look like another one of those scary viking types you may feel comfortable around. Although I should say I ran into him again, or should I say he into me, literally. He really is not a nice guy, at least on the outside.
Comment by Allen Capoferri March 30, 2013 @ 8:35 pmThanks again, Mr Waddle655!
Comment by Allen Capoferri March 30, 2013 @ 8:30 pmThank you, Clémence!
Comment by Allen Capoferri April 2, 2013 @ 1:46 amThank you, Lianna!
Comment by Allen Capoferri April 3, 2013 @ 7:18 pmHi Lespersonnage, thank you!
Comment by Allen Capoferri April 12, 2013 @ 6:33 pmThank you, Caitlin!
Comment by Allen Capoferri April 30, 2013 @ 3:52 pm