Francis Alÿs Untitled (study for Le Juif Errant Gibraltar), 2008 Oil, collage and pencil on canvas32.5 x 40.5 cmFrancis Alÿs. Don’t Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River 27 May – 17 July 2021 Gallery David Zwirner, Paris Francis AlÿsUntitled (Study for ‘Don’t Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River’), 2006-2008 Oil, encaustic, and graphite on canvas on panel19.4 x 24.4 cm Source linkRead More →
A quick post after many months of absence, apologies. The sketching has carried on in the meantime (I passed my ten year anniversary of daily drawing in March!), but the website had gone into hibernation. Here are some recent Bath sketches to get the ball rolling again; the local bandstand back in action after many many months silence, a cafe view in Kingsmead Square, and people relaxing in Queen Square. About Ed Mostly Enthusiastic daily sketcher based in Bath Uk Source linkRead More →
Water soluble graphite pencils can turn into paint as if by magic — just add water. Watch the excitement unfold with this water-inspired demo for drawing waves. By Sherry Camhy Learn how to draw this seascape scene with water soluble graphite in the demo for Making Waves below. The Magic of Water Soluble Graphite We are living in an age of wondrous new art materials. When I buy my supplies these days I feel like a kid in a candy store. One new material of great interest to draftsmen is water soluble graphite. The Old Masters were amazed at the invention of graphite pencils. ImagineRead More →
I have recently bought a new pack of coloured pencils, and what is interesting about them is that they come as skin colours. The fact that you can buy these coloured pencils in a skin tone selection is very interesting and at a time when the Black Lives Matters campaign seems to have reached a tipping point in terms of a global awareness of skin colour and how it has so often been a political, ethical, cultural and sociological issue, it seemed a good time to reflect on another set of entangled relationships that I hadn’t previously thought enough about. There is a project thatRead More →
Gettin’ Sketchy – Drawing an Elephant with Pencil – Season 4 Episode 7 This episode aired live on YouTube on July 14, 2021. Grab your sketchbook and a soft pencil and let’s get ready to sketch an elephant. In this timed drawing exercise, we’ll tackle drawing an elephant walking towards the viewer. This angle presents a few challenges. We can see that the animal is foreshortened and there is some awkward overlapping of the front leg and trunk. But these challenges are easily met through careful observation and visual comparisons. The real challenge here is the time constraint of just 45 minutes. See also: ForeshorteningRead More →
oad safety drawings to draw the number of intersections where cars drive in front of pedestrians on a given path. This number is then estimated to be required if motorists are driving in front of pedestrians traveling along a path other than the street. (5) The owner of a vehicle may apply to the Department for a permit to put the street markings for the street marking to a toll booth, or a toll service provider, which are located on or near an intersection or parking lot.Read More →
The pandemic and corresponding restrictions on travel grounded Patti and I for a year (so far), and resulted in the cancellation of our urban sketching workshops in Provence, Tuscany, Santa Fe and more. On the flip side, it has afforded me a fantastic gift of time to get to know our home island of Siesta Key better through almost endless opportunities for exploring and sketching. And as I’ve said many times, sketching on location can put you on intimate terms with a place like nothing else can. One of my early pieces was this view of the Point of Rocks, the only natural rock formationRead More →
