wagonized

First pencil sketch

This is my first attempt at sketching little Nora -- approximate at best!  

2B "fat" graphite in Moleskine.

Pablo

I don't know how many years Pablo has lived at my dad's house.  But I know this drawing is long overdue!   

2B graphite in sketchbook.

Meet Antoine

Antoine is one of the new residents of our house.  He was a gift from one of my students, Antoine!

Merci, Antoine.  

2B pencil on sketch paper.

Anniversary

My brother in law's wedding anniversary is around the corner and he asked me to do a portrait of him and his wife.  He originally requested a portrait of them with their pets all around (that's at least 8 -- cats and dogs put together), but I managed to talk him out of it.  Pfeeeeeew. 

2B "fat" Cretacolor graphite on Canson paper.  

Tom

I've been itching to draw my husband Tom.  

2B "fat" Cretacolor graphite in sketchbook.   

Here's another portrait I did of him months ago.  

An exercise in values

I had started this drawing weeks ago but had moved on to other doodles and found an empty spread in the middle of my Moleskine today.  

Original photograph by Pacha Mama Photography on Flickr.

Drawing half a person stuck this song by the Smiths in my head.  It's always good to have a good song going while drawing. 

5B pencil in Moleskine.  

Should be Matthew

I took a couple of pictures this morning of my friend's little Matthew, who was born 6 weeks ago.  I did a quick sketch at school based on my iPhone photo but like many others before that, didn't finish it.  Which is probably for the better, since it was starting to look like him less and less!

HB pencil in sketchbook.  

Microphone

I see faces in the news, and I want to record them in my Moleskine.  I don't know who they are, and for that reason maybe, I don't feel a strong urge to finish them.  

Drawing is sometimes just a good excuse to listen to music.  Tonight I was listening to The Frames .

2B "fat" Cretacolor graphite in my Moleskine.  

Roland, unfinished

I've wanted to draw my father in law for a while, and this alone took me a couple of hours tonight.  I am always much slower when drawing the features of people I know.  The idea is to finish it one day -- and show it to him.  He might get a good laugh out of it.   

2B "fat" Cretacolor graphite on Canson paper.

Marvin Gray

I have spent the past few days missing our big gray cat Marvin.  He had to be put to sleep last week, and I haven't been able to draw for beans since then.  

For photos of the Marvz, go here.  For video, you can always click here.