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blue duck from the front

april — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:28:56 +0000

More of the Blue Duck, this time from the front.

Also did a drawing from a photo of Dean, bending steel with his teeth.

Kayak Sketches

april — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:10:19 +0000

Well over a year ago, nearly two years ago now, I think, a friend sent me some photographs of her boat to render in watercolor. Somehow the project never actually got off the ground. I’ve pulled the photos out now, and am sketching them in oil pastels. Perhaps they’ll live in watercolor someday as well. Here’s the boat and here’s the paddle.

Luna

april — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:56:21 +0000

Looks like I’m getting sucked in by oil pastels, a medium I haven’t worked with in a little while. This drawing is based on a photo I took of Luna, a wonderful canine living in Santa Cruz, CA. She’s mellow, though always up for a walk, and is here captured while taking a nap on the couch.

Mary’s Elephant

april — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:27:49 +0000

Here’s the second piece inspired by the lovely photographs of Mary Schwalm. This elephant turned out to be more colorful than I’d anticipated. As usual, I tried to match the colors of my drawing to the photograph, but find myself quite constrained by the colors available in my oil pastel box — this is different from watercolors, where I can create any color I want. I think it’s a blessing in disguise.

Mary’s Frog

april — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 18:07:43 +0000

I’m hoping to do a number of pieces inspired by the lovely photographs of Mary Schwalm, who has generously agreed to lend me large prints of some of her work. This first attempt, in oil pastels, is to get the ball rolling. Look for watercolors and papercuts, too.