Adoration
I made the sketch underneath a long time ago, but went at it this morning with color. A break from the precision needed for inking and the focus needed for studying, just and excuse to
Summer Speak
I’ve been working on this drawing in my sketchbook for a long time, but decided to scan it and finish it digitally, including some color. I did some work on it today in Photoshop, but
Midsummer
I drew this back when it was chilly outside, and I wanted to capture the intensity and warmth of the summer sun shining through the leaves. I think it’s based on a still shot from
Young Zeus
I chose this from the sketchbook because I like the colors right now. Little Zeus is a little sky god, so he’s blue. The leaves are the colors they are because I liked them that
The Toy Maker
Last week, I doodled a man in a large hat, decided that he looked like he was painting something intricate, and this is what it became. I really, really enjoyed drawing this, because it quickly
Little Night Witch
This one is just a doodle from the sketchbook. It started out a blind contour drawing in pencil, and I pushed the original scribbles along it until it was this little witch. It’s done in
Statuary Portrait
From the sketchbook! A double portrait of two busts that contrast really nicely with each other. It’s mostly alcohol markers, with some colored pencil and micron finepoint pens.
Cat in Fig
Here’s something pretty recent from the sketchbook! I didn’t have any particular plans for this guy. The fig is based in real life, and the cat is inspired by my cat Hobart in spirit. In
The Infanta
I keep intending to post more process photos, but this week has been filled with more inconvenient feelings than with progress on things that I’m excited about. I’m getting back into the swing of things
Last Light
Clouds are really intimidating to draw. We don’t like to admit it, right? After all, we learned in elementary school what “cloud” looks like: a lumpy amorphous shape with a flattened bottom! Easy! And then