What an appropriate week to get back into it. With the weather being so hot, it feels good to a) be naked; and if that isn’t possible for whatever reason, b) drawing them will have to do.
Diana was so much fun to draw, full of form, folds, and flesh! This was an hour long study on cream colored 17x14 paper with an oil-based pencil. I couldn't scan the full drawing in one take.
A 20-minute sketch of Diana.
Semi-blind contour drawing of Bert.
Here are recent drawings from my portrait class. All are approximately 15-minute long studies. I think I captured the likeness of each sitter ~ at least that is what a fellow student told me.
But what matters the most to me is that I had fun drawing.
Here they are:
Ambrose
Bruce
Fiona
Sergio
Juan
The War of Art
Truly an inspiring book that kicked my butt and made me start creating again. It inspired this website!
Drawing with Imagination
Has some great exercises to stretch your drawing skills!
The Creative Habit: Learn It & Use it for Life
More creative inspiration from a legendary dancer!
The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature
I love Cathy Johnson's nature sketches and since I love to hike, I want to draw like her.
I heart Dick Blick! I'm a kid in a candy store here!
I'm Trish Roque and this is my arty blog. My goal is to make more art and to post it here along with musings and the many lessons I no doubt will encounter.
I'm also a web designer with a fondness for WordPress, a pillow to two ornery cats, chauffeur to one hairy dog, and wife to a wonderful husband. We live and play in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you'd like to learn more about me go here or read my blog.
