I did a series of very quick sketches inspired by random Flickr images this evening. Â This was one of the simplest, but I like it better than the others. Â It’s a variation on this photo.
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I saw this great photo online today, and decided to do something simple inspired by it.
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Drew this tonight after watching Spike Jonze’s adaptation of “Where the Wild Things Are.”
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Saw a bunch of political pundits on TV this evening. Â Such a pointless charade. Â Anyway, this started out based on a photo of James Carville, but as you can see, I pretty much abandoned any effort to make it actually look like him. Â So now it’s just “generic angry bald guy.”
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Dropped in at another figure drawing workshop for a while this evening. Â I’m so rusty though, that all my drawings were really weak. Â Of all the model’s poses, this one seemed to fit best.
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Just as I was trying to come up with something to draw, I heard from a friend offering to bring homegrown habañeros from Texas.  I signed right up — and got out the charcoal pencil for a quick sketch.
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So this drawing barely got started before I was literally falling asleep at the page. Â I couldn’t keep my eyes open long enough to do anything other than the initial lay-in shown here. Â If you can identify it, I’ll be most impressed.
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We’re babysitting my niece and nephew this weekend, so today I took them to the park down the street.  A nice, relaxing morning.  I sat and sketched this while they were looking in the bushes for treasure.  As I finished, I discovered that my 4-year-old nephew had been working on a cocktail of sorts.  His found ingredients, combined in a discarded pudding cup: water, leaves, dirt, a small rock, some dried up olives, and a metal screw.  I resolved to be more attentive.
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Saw a great collection of photos today from the 2010 World Fencing Championships. Â I thought the energy in the poses was really cool, so I started doing really basic versions of them for practice. Â As I drew more and more of them, I decided to arrange them into a basic narrative. Â (Sketches are based on Reuters and AFP photos by Jacky Naegelen, Franck Fife, Bertrand Langlois and Francois Mori — all available here.)
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Every once in a while, I get the compulsion to geek out and draw tools of the trade (“the trade” pretty much expanding to include all variety of visual arts). Â Today’s installment: the Frezzi Mini-Fill Camera-Top Lighthead! Â I’m sure you loyal readers have been clamoring to see my representation of this fine video accessory. Â At long last, that day is here!
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