Ok, so drawing daily objects while on family vacation was a little more challenging than I thought. Lesson learned. Luckily, I have a few that I can post.left: airport signage (january 4, 2008)right: wheelchair (january 7, 2008)
woodburning stove (january 11, 2008)
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left: exit sign (january 2, 2008)
right: starbucks espresso cup (january 3, 2008)
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I've committed myself to drawing one object everyday within a tiny, handmade journal that is maybe 3" x 4"...and no, this is not a New Year's resolution! I realize that drawing one object a day isn't much but it's more along the lines of "if nothing else, I at least draw this one object".To get things started I decided to post my first two studies; under normal conditions, I will post the drawings a week at at time. Before I go on vacation in a few days, I'll post the rest of this week's studies and then catch up after I return.left: water bottle (december 31, 2007)right: shoe (january 1, 2008)
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Several months ago, I developed a renewed interest in the fine arts; it started with an unannounced desire to paint and is currently a strong desire to sketch/draw/illustrate. Along with this new direction for my work came a strong interest in handmade elements and mixed media. Over the course of developing new work that "worked" and new work that "didn't work", I realized that I wanted my work to have a strong purpose...and that purpose was to document as well as re-interpret. But it didn't end there. I couldn't just sit down in front of a still life for all my work; I needed to document places, people, interesting attributes of life, etc and I needed to create these sketches on-location and not from a photograph or entirely from memory.Drawing and painting is something I never thought I'd get back into but I guess some things take time before they're fully understood and realized. Although I just finished several sketches from a recent trip to Atlanta GA, I still need to work on refinements and color (for some of the sketches anyway) so for now I don't have any completed travel pieces. I'll post those soon on both my blog and website.
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