I want to start building more environments in my drawings so here goes my first take.
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It had been some time since I drew a portrait in person. While studying, my friend let me draw him which I thought would provide a good and steady pose. But I forgot how much one actually moves around when reading and taking notes. Ha! Never the less it was a fun drawing.
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I used an imprint from the previous drawing as a base here. Since I have felt pretty restrained by my head as of late I'm leaning toward more brusque strokes. Inspired by constellations I drew with my eyes closed, voyages I dream of taking, and colors I yearn for this Spring. Happy Friday!
Read MoreDay 93
After watching Lulu Miller's Creative Morning's talk I decided to take on some of her tips. You can say this is my brain yodeling to the paper and I'm glad it happened. When I started the drawing I was too attached to the original photograph I had found. Now you can see traces of this initial drawing but it's more like a trail a mouse would leave in the snow.
Read MoreDay 92
I had an impromptu drawing session today, drawing on my friend, Kirsten's journal cover. It's a portrait of her dog, Bailey. Turns out he dislocated a disc so it's especially meaningful today. Wishing a quick recovery for this cute pup!
Read MoreDay 91
I started this a few weeks ago and was hesitant about where to go with it. Realizing this was weighing me down I decided to splash and swirl some marks. It's not my favorite but from this drawing I did find new shapes to use in the future.
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My niece, Emily, drawing away. She's always sure to brighten up a room.
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After researching a bit more on the Tarahumara people yesterday I felt a sense of relief and let go. I started this drawing without thought or fear. It is and onward I go.
Read MoreDay 88
I started off drawing the colorful growth and somehow was reminded of one of my favorite animals- the mole rat.
Read MoreDay 87
I wasn't going to post as I'm not the happiest with this, but then I remembered the reason I started this project. This is what I drew and it's ok. On to the next day!
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It's been a while since I last posted but I'm back at it. Inspired by the Mongolian Ger shelter today and our innate instinct to create a home.
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I call this "Cat Interrogated." :)
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A friend gave me a field guide book to the birds of California not too long ago, and I've been discovering so much in the book. Here's my more colorful re-interpretation of the American White Pelican.
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Trying out a self portrait with patterns for the first time. One element led to another without any preconceived idea. Looking forward to pushing this further.
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An imagined landscape that convinces me I need to visit the Southwest soon.
Read MoreDay 81
Through this drawing I started imagining a human bird hybrid. So you have it.
Read MoreDay 80
I decided to exaggerate the eyes, thinking of Modigliani and Frida Kahlo's technique.
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I started off by thinking of an MTA illustration by artist Marcos Chin. I've seen it on the train a bunch of times and I really enjoy it. You can check it out here. His use of lines to define all of the characters' contours is lovely and I wanted to play with that idea. But then I started listening to Radiolab and a story on the fight to conserve a bird called the Kirtland’s warbler and at some point I evidently thought of "The Red Balloon." There's also some 80's rock hairdo going on here. I went with it all.
Read MoreDay 78
I've been reading Haruki Murakami's new book, "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage" and this style of drawing came to mind. The feet maybe came to be because I've been running a lot- not sure. This was a fun drawing to get things going again.
Read MoreDay 77
This day felt a bit quirky. So I searched for images of sea otters and thought, "If I was a sea otter, I would float and feast on sea urchins all day." There are days like this that call for randomness in order to get through the order.
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