I drink way too much coffee and not enough water. Of this bad habit, I am well aware. Akin to my efforts to get organized, I have purchased wonderful products with the promise of inspiring myself to drink more water (the very nice insulated water bottle with the built in straw, for instance) but [...]
Occasionally I do sketches of complete strangers, when I find myself presented with the opportune moment and recently, I have taken to challenging myself by doing the quick drawings on whatever paper I have at hand (thus the lines from my steno pad). The subjects I choose are those I haven’t had a [...]
Once again I find myself drawing in one of our many weekly meetings and posting these little portraits of my coworkers on my little blog. It is suddenly becoming a special treat to find oneself the unwilling victim of my sienna Prisamacolor pencil. I drew this fellow after he bemoaned the fact that B, my [...]
This little sketch came from a “Town Hall” (That’s the politically correct term for mandatory meeting - everyone is required to attend whether they want to or not!) we had a few days ago. I don’t really love drawing the backs of people, but you get what you get. I wonder if the subjects felt [...]
Once again, I find myself sitting in some long, drawn out meeting. The plus side of all these meetings I have been required to attend, is that they give me the opportunity to hone my sketching and drawing skills and they are a wellspring of free life models (fully clothed, of course). This portrait [...]