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Sketching passerbys from a picture window at Starbucks in center city. I’d forgotten how crazy people could be when given a reason. I saw someone literally lying in he gutter.
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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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Took a moment for city sketching…
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I realized I haven’t posted for some time. I wanted to let people know I’m alright despite the necessity of my energy being directed to less than positive things.
Anyway above is a drawing from a moment I was able to get away and do what I love to do.
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Sketchbook: More Scenes From a Library, a photo by 9567 on Flickr.Filed under: Drawing & Painting from Life, sketchbook | Tags: Art, Illustration, people sketches, quick sketch, sketchbook, sketchbook drawing
A quicksketch at the library.
I’d like to acknowledge a nomination I received for the Versatile Blogger Award. Considering prior nominees and recipients of this award I consider it an honor to be nominated.
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Quicksketch done in the library.
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I’ve always been a people watcher and nearly always find interest when being in a different place. More often than not I see generalised similarities and differences in people living or frequenting certain places. For example you would probably see that some folks would look a little out-of-place in Beverly Hills, of which I’d include myself. Inevitably these observations end up in my sketchbook. Above is a quicksketch done in my sketchbook (few minutes or less) while out. Some of this is what I draw upon for character designs later (of course).
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This sketchbook sketch is done while around town. I nearly always have my sketchbook with me and when a good subject happens along, I’m ready for spur of the moment quick sketch.
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Ugly…Cafe Seens, a photo by 9567 on Flickr.