tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60927104356096248822024-03-12T17:55:44.954-07:00Pocket of Silence"It is a time of tons of verbiage, activity, and consumption.... But I do know that many who are driven to this life are desperately searching for those pockets of silence where they can root and grow. We must all hope that they find them."
Mark Rothko, 1969MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-56282658711258032222012-02-21T22:17:00.000-08:002012-02-21T22:19:36.141-08:00More pocket sketches of people on the Metro<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82hePQxwivPHAOWWevtvVpeo4Q8Q88hSjxjaGM0lIQoyDE6cGSfHtAfhWWEH1ATdlqFCB9NBrPEsoRDNalCop7UfWpWxh_uoYjyP9wb8urBH56e-r8SegbPqRUxhBr7bcsS_jd1tJm3c/s1600/207742-IMAG0646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82hePQxwivPHAOWWevtvVpeo4Q8Q88hSjxjaGM0lIQoyDE6cGSfHtAfhWWEH1ATdlqFCB9NBrPEsoRDNalCop7UfWpWxh_uoYjyP9wb8urBH56e-r8SegbPqRUxhBr7bcsS_jd1tJm3c/s320/207742-IMAG0646.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XPFLbJT0PHs1er6s6L2M7az0W-1K24tkLH0VgvooHzWy9RglwmkX5FvARHj2wAGp6NTsrdo5T1CpZLYuOOOvRjnhb9c5LUNO8P6jdJ5VPRHqsxd7f9W04QYvYFOr6FVggJnH2NB63cs/s1600/207742-IMAG0647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XPFLbJT0PHs1er6s6L2M7az0W-1K24tkLH0VgvooHzWy9RglwmkX5FvARHj2wAGp6NTsrdo5T1CpZLYuOOOvRjnhb9c5LUNO8P6jdJ5VPRHqsxd7f9W04QYvYFOr6FVggJnH2NB63cs/s320/207742-IMAG0647.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2pvJPOKWMAbih8bn8uPf87bkqQdefoxtiUgwk0xuby5HTigzcXPbaNRK_xBfmsK4WtyWGBg4XbXoPlAppwqcbrOii4mQFHANwqZmR52QDAYyU-Va_AGnGjIWdfyFQAdHXs0KGQC5yrI/s1600/207742-IMAG0685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2pvJPOKWMAbih8bn8uPf87bkqQdefoxtiUgwk0xuby5HTigzcXPbaNRK_xBfmsK4WtyWGBg4XbXoPlAppwqcbrOii4mQFHANwqZmR52QDAYyU-Va_AGnGjIWdfyFQAdHXs0KGQC5yrI/s320/207742-IMAG0685.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9YzF3ShME3d-7d5qpOyELAwe9DdC6FJtgM_4rw15N6j5Ihx9mlSyO9QE3uyKqhFxBv6X3RcAN37GdM_PMhEtPdyG7pytdG8poxr_bM2alJ62zuFMbrRj1e0aQnBdbW7PUQ7dRQUzM30/s1600/207742-IMAG0686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9YzF3ShME3d-7d5qpOyELAwe9DdC6FJtgM_4rw15N6j5Ihx9mlSyO9QE3uyKqhFxBv6X3RcAN37GdM_PMhEtPdyG7pytdG8poxr_bM2alJ62zuFMbrRj1e0aQnBdbW7PUQ7dRQUzM30/s320/207742-IMAG0686.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWZQOjiu1by_ZUm2LWdTbAwyZUvqzGDgikuK9X6nhrZNwJvatPlsxIstoSf0FClQv4Gjqk9PxYbo1gUyogM9gptHyMR2DqQjULxkLuwlA1ypzjbotCdoquNn6mimNMz_HNmJo1cHnL1k/s1600/207742-IMAG0688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWZQOjiu1by_ZUm2LWdTbAwyZUvqzGDgikuK9X6nhrZNwJvatPlsxIstoSf0FClQv4Gjqk9PxYbo1gUyogM9gptHyMR2DqQjULxkLuwlA1ypzjbotCdoquNn6mimNMz_HNmJo1cHnL1k/s320/207742-IMAG0688.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpk-mA8ApTKjdNR-vbhJ4moARSkdsqjHTX7KEh6K-J0M-ut8sy8XCzPU-uKftHyukaI6T3_5HbjQb_iQLE1xk-VrAbehqo2UjOwDEU7BRIPF1ff9dgNjz5-GtdH9O-JJAINJvoleeSCUc/s1600/207742-IMAG0689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpk-mA8ApTKjdNR-vbhJ4moARSkdsqjHTX7KEh6K-J0M-ut8sy8XCzPU-uKftHyukaI6T3_5HbjQb_iQLE1xk-VrAbehqo2UjOwDEU7BRIPF1ff9dgNjz5-GtdH9O-JJAINJvoleeSCUc/s320/207742-IMAG0689.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YiMSUqpUJgzjWKk3lGpoN0AzheMuDUDZMVZtho0mCJXplfZ1lDEQUaSLrFEeVqMTMrkrNmSD0zL5BcsbIAbureHFnIT_8acnajfSZtY2KMNIgfXCGHtM3HceB6BTQz_CQ4K-LjzUUIQ/s1600/207742-IMAG0690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YiMSUqpUJgzjWKk3lGpoN0AzheMuDUDZMVZtho0mCJXplfZ1lDEQUaSLrFEeVqMTMrkrNmSD0zL5BcsbIAbureHFnIT_8acnajfSZtY2KMNIgfXCGHtM3HceB6BTQz_CQ4K-LjzUUIQ/s320/207742-IMAG0690.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDZMZsPq1UYMgRf3O1K_p3zU3kXXzMozZzAD4u0ZcIEeGc23p3MUsCppkHFcjLacGJW2Mp8TxkiOfxyJSH3j6yxe2exRZ9A6Zj5KDWqsfdkmVuBXeIIjTpzVTrwRfLxbkHjORCqiGTlE/s1600/image0-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDZMZsPq1UYMgRf3O1K_p3zU3kXXzMozZzAD4u0ZcIEeGc23p3MUsCppkHFcjLacGJW2Mp8TxkiOfxyJSH3j6yxe2exRZ9A6Zj5KDWqsfdkmVuBXeIIjTpzVTrwRfLxbkHjORCqiGTlE/s320/image0-1.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsQ7W6qOJjS0FX2jyUL373UfH5HZ_mHeyEVEvzrKvir6xZrfKmSwzZ16o5ThlZAtNrZIdNBGzPeKJXMXWJAbDDTqtlnfs3h1UyvVha_Nl8VKRXgm05vQfPYvRW_DHzoQHlZLw3EYWdfg/s1600/image0-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsQ7W6qOJjS0FX2jyUL373UfH5HZ_mHeyEVEvzrKvir6xZrfKmSwzZ16o5ThlZAtNrZIdNBGzPeKJXMXWJAbDDTqtlnfs3h1UyvVha_Nl8VKRXgm05vQfPYvRW_DHzoQHlZLw3EYWdfg/s320/image0-4.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EoM9JdJsBDGycGk0mEo55xBsm-OMyTGqLtSpKQ-Zs8Mj4ggxNdRD17pGqA-zoS_ua-PZM8vzpe2HapPvDVU8p9Guxq2jKrx-cI3v5S0RZCMUHlyt4k0HRPDq0Mq1DZP3bou0S4pHktk/s1600/image0-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EoM9JdJsBDGycGk0mEo55xBsm-OMyTGqLtSpKQ-Zs8Mj4ggxNdRD17pGqA-zoS_ua-PZM8vzpe2HapPvDVU8p9Guxq2jKrx-cI3v5S0RZCMUHlyt4k0HRPDq0Mq1DZP3bou0S4pHktk/s320/image0-6.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqjeraYaunfoul75NloN5xVvMyIaU2eVo72P915oha6X9Tj4WtsezuLe9aRZuzDbJdZ2pdm1rqWMI3yYLtRPhSXsHW3yVLHc8ew3pNh85R516lXwj6-obpy9NU3xLCihrbdSTSY1O97g/s1600/image0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqjeraYaunfoul75NloN5xVvMyIaU2eVo72P915oha6X9Tj4WtsezuLe9aRZuzDbJdZ2pdm1rqWMI3yYLtRPhSXsHW3yVLHc8ew3pNh85R516lXwj6-obpy9NU3xLCihrbdSTSY1O97g/s320/image0.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-23643522413936219072012-02-21T22:13:00.000-08:002012-02-21T22:15:19.584-08:00Steel Mill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEPDuUQ-eNN12Nfl6Y7qSZ7tACIbWFlErBSfnsQ0o3qeQ62wPg37TjOZylLbuStmr3ayhlTBBV8FWLLI-ocVCO3TogSgiyrYpBxMR1Vor4yixSzCdqWNwkU3UPc3FvmIezPW8e7rd8wE/s1600/steel+mill+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEPDuUQ-eNN12Nfl6Y7qSZ7tACIbWFlErBSfnsQ0o3qeQ62wPg37TjOZylLbuStmr3ayhlTBBV8FWLLI-ocVCO3TogSgiyrYpBxMR1Vor4yixSzCdqWNwkU3UPc3FvmIezPW8e7rd8wE/s320/steel+mill+1.jpg" width="320" /></a>This is a watercolor study of a steel mill on the Detroit River. I learned something painting this. I learned that I don't like watercolors.</div>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-26386605170276023882011-12-02T08:56:00.000-08:002011-12-02T11:56:51.575-08:00Grumpy Dude on Metro<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmop2IbSxIddgpzJ3COKF6fFIrCqMzZrhlRyn9X-_2ONgWcP-QbbvuCvuiQTnGVLXhWeGGpV3sma4NKBJmlWwRGVxB5lvVwdhO0WbzxaDabLXYv-G9VYy6AxeHpRrcs1Dp4cMF5WjcvEI/s1600/IMAG0590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="213px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmop2IbSxIddgpzJ3COKF6fFIrCqMzZrhlRyn9X-_2ONgWcP-QbbvuCvuiQTnGVLXhWeGGpV3sma4NKBJmlWwRGVxB5lvVwdhO0WbzxaDabLXYv-G9VYy6AxeHpRrcs1Dp4cMF5WjcvEI/s320/IMAG0590.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMeCRcvSl-P9ZeopSNdeHtDFuF1Ahri8XGD1IIMHo_VCw3IuXaZYjTGdcq5XAaBddJCJvzZcjKz4Vm-JhBliQJceMvBP7-7Fa5OG62DQLy8EBN1o0A3NYM7K_SqHHI_WResVrSkNkAFE/s1600/IMAG0593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMeCRcvSl-P9ZeopSNdeHtDFuF1Ahri8XGD1IIMHo_VCw3IuXaZYjTGdcq5XAaBddJCJvzZcjKz4Vm-JhBliQJceMvBP7-7Fa5OG62DQLy8EBN1o0A3NYM7K_SqHHI_WResVrSkNkAFE/s320/IMAG0593.jpg" width="211px" /></a></div>Well, this portrait of myself in a beret was completely unplanned. Some of you know that I like to do quick sketches of people on the metro on the way to work here in DC. This morning, I sat in a seat that had a glass partition in front of me. I was doing a rather uninspired sketch of a passenger, and looking for another subject when a man in a dark coat walked onto the car and leaned against the other side of the glass. To my surprise, there was my reflection! I only had a couple of stations to take a shot at it, and there was no telling when the man might move. This is the result... I would say it took about 10 minutes - Union Station to Farragut North. I'm not sure if people who know me would say that there is a likeness or not because it was done so quickly and it is a mirror image. But, it looks like what I see every morning before I've had my coffee.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-70983660788133408792011-10-30T20:37:00.000-07:002011-10-30T20:37:29.013-07:00Capitoline Venus - Final visit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlswOWVWL1trIVcQOsCaxWOQdIHfl1rUgEZKLIQB610MOhLa0aLHUag_s-ew0cJUC5fd2W7b2z5XP1f3gUon3pNqc-NjTIhVTpCec1v4xo2G5u2xCC9llIf-MGsFEp_mNIRf8jtXQGXo/s1600/IMAG0492+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlswOWVWL1trIVcQOsCaxWOQdIHfl1rUgEZKLIQB610MOhLa0aLHUag_s-ew0cJUC5fd2W7b2z5XP1f3gUon3pNqc-NjTIhVTpCec1v4xo2G5u2xCC9llIf-MGsFEp_mNIRf8jtXQGXo/s320/IMAG0492+%25281%2529.jpg" width="218" /></a></div>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-38977663482916220352011-08-28T14:12:00.000-07:002011-08-28T14:12:11.795-07:00Some studies of the Capitoline Venus<div id="post_message_14013871">We're fortunate enough here in DC to have the Capitoline Venus at the National Gallery on loan from the Capitoline Museum in Rome. Here's a few of my studies of her. <a href="http://www.nga.gov/press/2011/venus.shtm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #9b009b;">http://www.nga.gov/press/2011/venus.shtm</span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnQO-S7gDT6De0pP1XeDIzyVCFJOBfg5G4msjElXeVyOJptLptyMLA8bI_mbMC2uQgKFtZobhC5MD755nE-Kh97IM0Nm1tKZeRDLhHPYwr6ZgBU6P7pdT79Jtc-UQO5CohOoynFAeB0M/s1600/capitoline+venus+studies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212px" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnQO-S7gDT6De0pP1XeDIzyVCFJOBfg5G4msjElXeVyOJptLptyMLA8bI_mbMC2uQgKFtZobhC5MD755nE-Kh97IM0Nm1tKZeRDLhHPYwr6ZgBU6P7pdT79Jtc-UQO5CohOoynFAeB0M/s320/capitoline+venus+studies.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div></div>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-8472326281174351962011-08-20T15:01:00.000-07:002011-08-20T15:01:49.370-07:00"Why won't he just stay down?"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VWuhutWyXm1S8_bJ2D3EzFSlHGeWxUp8uZhfODGdsYxLVQBOAuMlIWIFlp2QdDN6chSkN4RoYZWATCpkr6s7NIVFDlHMOz94jIljIG5u7MwQXEYRRGTyZEtPY6ItB25peW6MNq314FI/s1600/prizefightersfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VWuhutWyXm1S8_bJ2D3EzFSlHGeWxUp8uZhfODGdsYxLVQBOAuMlIWIFlp2QdDN6chSkN4RoYZWATCpkr6s7NIVFDlHMOz94jIljIG5u7MwQXEYRRGTyZEtPY6ItB25peW6MNq314FI/s320/prizefightersfinal.jpg" width="226px" /></a></div>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-19016743284965292612011-08-17T21:47:00.000-07:002011-08-17T21:47:00.308-07:00some figure sketches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArxYJqQflGz4qON99L2GMyJ9n-2YbW8-n-LbIqThYnKJeI75Ztj190MIHnQS4T8_wT-hHYqUV76rGypCunsFC7WDPnMxWko96XqLrTnqot7ti2dV1EYFqpLU_j-51gy7fcECS19sT7Nc/s1600/figure1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArxYJqQflGz4qON99L2GMyJ9n-2YbW8-n-LbIqThYnKJeI75Ztj190MIHnQS4T8_wT-hHYqUV76rGypCunsFC7WDPnMxWko96XqLrTnqot7ti2dV1EYFqpLU_j-51gy7fcECS19sT7Nc/s320/figure1.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMK9Eqvo8gUHdhlha2M1V0zXgFxgef3sPFmENEkiIVlQz-wbBJXS-57T-OQRtzjDp1d5LliW39LCYcPzDZVhXpAEcjL243yFzkiDexzonXUfuZVZ58SEh9CffymSmjziDSEiPLG_Qt5I/s1600/figure3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMK9Eqvo8gUHdhlha2M1V0zXgFxgef3sPFmENEkiIVlQz-wbBJXS-57T-OQRtzjDp1d5LliW39LCYcPzDZVhXpAEcjL243yFzkiDexzonXUfuZVZ58SEh9CffymSmjziDSEiPLG_Qt5I/s320/figure3.jpg" width="242px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7vyKgc8svC62W0HqIJRh-B2fCuL57FQ7VRTsAcP0MqLR6fhxCK4SILNSvc5coEBuJuizOm2BLCsbpacLDqykeBGv-OeNlJXsN45i0uTDt7ot7pi46-_DLNGUF0VbNV-DKKLEwxv9R7U/s1600/figure2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7vyKgc8svC62W0HqIJRh-B2fCuL57FQ7VRTsAcP0MqLR6fhxCK4SILNSvc5coEBuJuizOm2BLCsbpacLDqykeBGv-OeNlJXsN45i0uTDt7ot7pi46-_DLNGUF0VbNV-DKKLEwxv9R7U/s320/figure2.jpg" width="260px" /></a></div>These are a few sketches I did recently in my sketchbook in order to blow the cobwebs off of my drawing supplies and also to draw focusing on surface anatomy and underslying form, rather than rendering the light as it falls accross the forms. Not that there'a anything wrong with fousing on light rather than form - you have to do both - just placing emphasis on one rather than the other. Each on took about 30 minutes or so.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-57120942098275812242011-07-21T16:32:00.000-07:002011-07-21T16:33:08.372-07:00Lucian Freud"The picture, in order to move us, must never merely remind us of life, but must acquire a life of its own, precisely in order to reflect life."MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-32236657096588216682011-07-20T20:34:00.001-07:002011-07-20T20:34:59.042-07:00Japanese Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jxR_yoI0L6xthe2IcIzEC2Hlww0bUPV9otFpleRl2X1L0TI3l86bYJ76g5eLYBlfoWh8y_R__t08vyZgdQWGm3n2jdYvuEm-jqeLIHl4hc8Pf7T1LIzWAzwt4bf2YMr6nNwKM4mimlk/s1600/japanese+girl+final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jxR_yoI0L6xthe2IcIzEC2Hlww0bUPV9otFpleRl2X1L0TI3l86bYJ76g5eLYBlfoWh8y_R__t08vyZgdQWGm3n2jdYvuEm-jqeLIHl4hc8Pf7T1LIzWAzwt4bf2YMr6nNwKM4mimlk/s320/japanese+girl+final.jpg" t$="true" width="259px" /></a></div><div class="photocaption_text" id="photocaption">This is a sketch from a vintage photo that I did the other night on newsprint. Instead of using a pencil, I used what is basically a sponge on a stick to spread charcoal dust around, then removed some of it with an eraser. The idea is to focus on the big picture (no pun intended) rather that on tiny details.</div>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-24661764841835773032011-06-28T19:05:00.000-07:002011-06-28T19:05:54.128-07:00"Fume'e d'Amber Gris"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LcSBr8vZ-62MwwNDNc_0-YJ6FSdQBS1mDCl2pWl81XbfmKFil12yE7-D1x0-nDAR48_VLDShZkAR7rtqUOP4DKzclMsul1Jh4w6M68RbaO3qDKlYvQI3V9nmpF5YD0JcCWe7rKHLMN0/s1600/fume+d%2527ambre+gris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LcSBr8vZ-62MwwNDNc_0-YJ6FSdQBS1mDCl2pWl81XbfmKFil12yE7-D1x0-nDAR48_VLDShZkAR7rtqUOP4DKzclMsul1Jh4w6M68RbaO3qDKlYvQI3V9nmpF5YD0JcCWe7rKHLMN0/s320/fume+d%2527ambre+gris.jpg" width="213px" /></a></div>Well its been awhile. Life has been getting in the way of drawing lately, but I finally finished this study based on a large oil painting by Sargent that he did in 1880 while he was in North Africa. The study is about 9x12, charcoal and white pastel on Canson toned paper. Unfortunately, I'm still limited to my cell phone camera, so its a tad blurry. MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-42187301025822463612011-05-06T21:21:00.000-07:002011-05-06T21:21:09.749-07:00The King in his Court<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XLgRF1teMaXv3DEh-HUwKw-IYiDGq728Vos_h-2M-8tg3u0OYHfkW6I5mUPSrmdn_SAecYJ-amUtN2h670qexzorbqI47EyGv9a-MsaXvcPGDwjkgWNu61QipNnSB7NRauCKMV8-_zA/s1600/kingcourt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XLgRF1teMaXv3DEh-HUwKw-IYiDGq728Vos_h-2M-8tg3u0OYHfkW6I5mUPSrmdn_SAecYJ-amUtN2h670qexzorbqI47EyGv9a-MsaXvcPGDwjkgWNu61QipNnSB7NRauCKMV8-_zA/s320/kingcourt.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>Today we were in our local shopping mall and I saw this group of older gentlemen playing cards. They are there every week so it was time to draw them. MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-5696070981626454702011-05-06T21:19:00.000-07:002011-05-06T21:19:50.942-07:00Schmid study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vdL8S8IeBqrssRURrKOP2__S7qVbVMPrTVCv69h_Qe5a_wo24sRTslMuj8IqAhvN2LIqaWtFRSUsuOXXz09Sr3A939lfji7_VAOCpPk7Dfzg5W32ByiednBgZ3qbMqkeL31DJjhzrvI/s1600/schmid+study.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5vdL8S8IeBqrssRURrKOP2__S7qVbVMPrTVCv69h_Qe5a_wo24sRTslMuj8IqAhvN2LIqaWtFRSUsuOXXz09Sr3A939lfji7_VAOCpPk7Dfzg5W32ByiednBgZ3qbMqkeL31DJjhzrvI/s320/schmid+study.jpg" width="213px" /></a></div>This is a sketchbook study of a study by painter Richard Schmid. Thanks for the encouragement, Sandra!MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-24814408501700096472011-04-29T23:23:00.000-07:002011-04-29T23:23:39.609-07:00Augustus Caesar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSz8I78Z5u45a4zHsBvmKFrbOFi5UJyy-z-S-pLV7H9q1A1dUufceLJ4gxev4yLrFKtiUbk-x3JoJDU1vTlhI4nKDR0QKX3fwUiLTETgo4r-K3Z9PwBF3rA1T-bVZI0sEDdR05o0hLuk/s1600/IMAG0239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSz8I78Z5u45a4zHsBvmKFrbOFi5UJyy-z-S-pLV7H9q1A1dUufceLJ4gxev4yLrFKtiUbk-x3JoJDU1vTlhI4nKDR0QKX3fwUiLTETgo4r-K3Z9PwBF3rA1T-bVZI0sEDdR05o0hLuk/s320/IMAG0239.jpg" width="247px" /></a></div>From the Augustus of Prima Porta statue, 1st century A.D. Vine and compressed charcoal in my sketch book. Augustus is considered the first emperor of the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1472127372"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Roman Empire</span></a>, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.<sup><span style="color: #0645ad;"> </span></sup>Born <b>Gaius Octavius Thurinus</b>, he was <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1472127372" title="Adoption in ancient Rome"><span style="color: #0645ad;">adopted</span></a> <a class="extiw" href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1472127372" title="wikt:posthumous"><span style="color: #3366bb;">posthumously</span></a> by his great-uncle <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1472127372" title="Julius Caesar"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Gaius Julius Caesar</span></a> in 44 BC via his last will and testament, and between then and 27 BC was officially named <b>Gaius Julius Caesar</b>. In 27 BC the Senate awarded him the honorific <i><span style="color: #0645ad;">Augustus</span></i> ("the revered one"), and thus consequently he was <b>Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.</b>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-90219591263259347142011-04-26T17:40:00.000-07:002011-04-26T17:40:01.665-07:00Winged Victory of SamothraceNike of Samothrace, discovered in 1863, is estimated to have been created around 190 BC.<sup> </sup>It was created to not only honor the goddess, Nike, but to honor a sea battle. It conveys a sense of action and triumph as well as portraying artful flowing drapery through its features which the Greeks considered ideal beauty.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXr6gOilEnA7qORLr8PyEl7jHTWKZaBTqQ1ECeUBuHQk2bSr_qbmP2sxpMHdWjgbRUQ7Zdyu77hKN0QPnT7pT4orrjjbtRW8N_k4pg7q-swMsQL4Ub4cmTf9pMDCriV-HocXqmo2_PyE/s1600/IMAG0228-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXr6gOilEnA7qORLr8PyEl7jHTWKZaBTqQ1ECeUBuHQk2bSr_qbmP2sxpMHdWjgbRUQ7Zdyu77hKN0QPnT7pT4orrjjbtRW8N_k4pg7q-swMsQL4Ub4cmTf9pMDCriV-HocXqmo2_PyE/s320/IMAG0228-1.jpg" width="213px" /></a></div>9x12 chalk and charcoal on toned illustration board.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-55140347237438882352011-04-06T10:40:00.000-07:002011-04-06T10:41:43.796-07:00Circa 1929<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox9qw_KM0Tkb3oNyBkVYYa6YZ_0TU2BLH9PBgMI1Rzz6eH_8LVj5j0-m_48rVXnqaXhJZSC1Zpz-08SJeySWpuhrGA23wKHn45aFpE4hMp3y2u29PRCSvz9tApVDtPUsBNDL4i73ZrKE/s1600/IMAG0175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgox9qw_KM0Tkb3oNyBkVYYa6YZ_0TU2BLH9PBgMI1Rzz6eH_8LVj5j0-m_48rVXnqaXhJZSC1Zpz-08SJeySWpuhrGA23wKHn45aFpE4hMp3y2u29PRCSvz9tApVDtPUsBNDL4i73ZrKE/s320/IMAG0175.jpg" width="198" /></a></div>This is a chalk and charcoal sketch I did based on a vintage photograph from 1929.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-81071282459603540502011-03-07T18:17:00.000-08:002011-03-07T22:23:43.945-08:00Anniballe Carracci sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Well, I think its a Carracci and I think its a Madonna. There were three Carraccis, I think this is Annibale. But I don't know because I can't find the link for the reference.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"Neither clean nor well-dressed, with his collar askew, his hat jammed on any old way and his unkempt beard, Annibale Carracci seemed to be like an ancient philosopher, absent-minded and alone," wrote an early biographer. A tailor's son, Carracci considered himself a craftsman, not a courtier, but the Romans buried him in the Pantheon beside Raphael.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLIaEruTLHG7AKxW1xpLRy3eoD9LGMg5Kpywz9Bte4PsDT3nRn5CBITYZUuZLiYmXvcKBbamucwP6Pb4qlLJzqSo0bZsjh-Yf_WVWfiskOI2h6WdFRo7TfI2X_63o9aGoriNEp2fPmBw/s1600/final+for+web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLIaEruTLHG7AKxW1xpLRy3eoD9LGMg5Kpywz9Bte4PsDT3nRn5CBITYZUuZLiYmXvcKBbamucwP6Pb4qlLJzqSo0bZsjh-Yf_WVWfiskOI2h6WdFRo7TfI2X_63o9aGoriNEp2fPmBw/s320/final+for+web.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">About 9x12 black and white charcoal on green tinted paper.</span>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-41225228494880419762011-02-24T22:08:00.001-08:002011-02-24T22:12:48.460-08:00Parmigianino study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWS-8tFQMwMdZ8qV7un5y5rtrlR85J1PMM5XjNJOkhOQEF11TNN6qjZ58LWLlTzhqDQbstyUUxSNQ3uqSYuPc5UFW4f7BVEs6HaNgMmM___k2IMZF9VGjaftkjyRYAvcgR7OYWoZE5cA/s1600/Parmagianino+final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWS-8tFQMwMdZ8qV7un5y5rtrlR85J1PMM5XjNJOkhOQEF11TNN6qjZ58LWLlTzhqDQbstyUUxSNQ3uqSYuPc5UFW4f7BVEs6HaNgMmM___k2IMZF9VGjaftkjyRYAvcgR7OYWoZE5cA/s320/Parmagianino+final.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This is my version of Parmigianino's (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) Study of a Head.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Here's a link to the original:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_242553/Girolamo-Francesco-Maria-Mazzola-(Parmigianino)/Study-of-a-Head" style="color: #ff4400;" target="_blank">http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/pain...tudy-of-a-Head</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Small, about 5x7 sanguine on pastel paper. What can I say, I like doing the old master studies. If that's how they learned, who am I to argue?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-53227913254881423792011-02-17T21:18:00.000-08:002011-02-17T21:18:02.740-08:00Virtual Figure Drawing Class<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF2lK7YyW6g1ZEOd3PU_k7arMnL5wo-XLq23q7VyUT4RBcdQiyCYBOPzpU5YOZa5MaMMl-Kf8V5E0ZrScz-fQ1YERp33iX-REggRFmjDzBuUcVlSjjn6idc-9iFioMg70ibowIQrG6rI/s1600/DSC02644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVF2lK7YyW6g1ZEOd3PU_k7arMnL5wo-XLq23q7VyUT4RBcdQiyCYBOPzpU5YOZa5MaMMl-Kf8V5E0ZrScz-fQ1YERp33iX-REggRFmjDzBuUcVlSjjn6idc-9iFioMg70ibowIQrG6rI/s320/DSC02644.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>This is from last weekend, vine charcoal on newsprint.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-8390928080430613412011-02-14T11:30:00.000-08:002011-02-14T11:30:06.564-08:00Friday AM commute<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj9C2ws1b1oyLjoHuhwnRoMPZe3L7CJ4RkC5TLM70uzUd6N_rDVQMIzwawXe3fZROLWkKvM_J-Ob5YDM1ZZzTe5aJCXc-_PEjx-baofiJ1DG9UPx-FZO_s8ihmAsm5AQjileSMJH4Gms/s1600/Page+18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj9C2ws1b1oyLjoHuhwnRoMPZe3L7CJ4RkC5TLM70uzUd6N_rDVQMIzwawXe3fZROLWkKvM_J-Ob5YDM1ZZzTe5aJCXc-_PEjx-baofiJ1DG9UPx-FZO_s8ihmAsm5AQjileSMJH4Gms/s320/Page+18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzELzeIYfuSWQy5HnfGfxrviQl_eP-Sn9vi4ZAg02Gqr5L6AptGdSk-kq01hEO3bqD6OcxgCZpf3sTrdV5osQTGQxFzdlXrr0EeMiO61gn_hKaHX0o1enwBefmTJ3AU5RGf9mgLYho15E/s1600/Page+19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzELzeIYfuSWQy5HnfGfxrviQl_eP-Sn9vi4ZAg02Gqr5L6AptGdSk-kq01hEO3bqD6OcxgCZpf3sTrdV5osQTGQxFzdlXrr0EeMiO61gn_hKaHX0o1enwBefmTJ3AU5RGf9mgLYho15E/s320/Page+19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This morning: a long-time Metro employee who is probably reading a story about slashing public employee pensions, and a young girl with a much more care-free disposition.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-65342775582920688442011-02-09T19:50:00.000-08:002011-02-09T19:50:28.913-08:00On the way home from figure drawing class<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HEN5vsVJYydr3BCHfO2NmU6S3nDLyCplqC6muizNy9na6D69DFLcUVwakkDM7FYBb2cR4SP0KP3vEJTAxM9_Vr6EBiR0dZV_FUNqOZIGl_QEv44gNXmYeMpVyEV3oFnt91l4vFxNa3w/s1600/page+16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HEN5vsVJYydr3BCHfO2NmU6S3nDLyCplqC6muizNy9na6D69DFLcUVwakkDM7FYBb2cR4SP0KP3vEJTAxM9_Vr6EBiR0dZV_FUNqOZIGl_QEv44gNXmYeMpVyEV3oFnt91l4vFxNa3w/s320/page+16.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR6emicw230oj1AvJHK65uMNfqodWGhCVG97SMrpRJh3BYTshQwE-H1Z0LAF9Iv1jHSa5xTsAriLcRxhtD-7VRqO6W_2b1yvt2cuIy3XQ95UNEOT77eUFaib-u9zWRvx2cSMh8Ns2fDc/s1600/Page+17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR6emicw230oj1AvJHK65uMNfqodWGhCVG97SMrpRJh3BYTshQwE-H1Z0LAF9Iv1jHSa5xTsAriLcRxhtD-7VRqO6W_2b1yvt2cuIy3XQ95UNEOT77eUFaib-u9zWRvx2cSMh8Ns2fDc/s320/Page+17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>At first there was nobody on the train to draw, so I just doodled, then a guy came in and conked out for a few stations.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-56778776580915895462011-02-07T21:31:00.000-08:002011-02-07T21:45:32.865-08:00Rafael "Fighting Men" Study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUbi6tsZgCYUf5HYGn8tSX18FDToImPRua6_zc2eFPzPB-x3sADMJr_B8p3pZjsdFIivZcNQRwjaCVlLxNKniTzwdXNt5dmMcSZ0eJLdTinYc7Fw8U9K-pFvyK8i1PsP-nhziNieBf34/s1600/rafael+fighting+men+study.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUbi6tsZgCYUf5HYGn8tSX18FDToImPRua6_zc2eFPzPB-x3sADMJr_B8p3pZjsdFIivZcNQRwjaCVlLxNKniTzwdXNt5dmMcSZ0eJLdTinYc7Fw8U9K-pFvyK8i1PsP-nhziNieBf34/s320/rafael+fighting+men+study.jpg" width="245" /></a></div>Here's the Rafael study for the figure drawing class. The idea is to try to understand the forms in relation to one another. The marks and sketching around the margins are my instructor's. Tonight we had a model, so it was my first life drawing session where the model was not an unwitting metro passenger or myself. My drawings were...ok....sorta....for a first effort. Then, on the way home a couple of sketches on the train which I will post tomorrow.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-50333235250759231862011-02-04T18:50:00.000-08:002011-02-04T18:50:52.147-08:00Friday morning, Friday night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntEI4_z1GEQpr1JGyCU12n9bKjcSe3Qw1SIrE5z3YB5B2MUiNeNotuwc5F_Ha-mNdW7gHscwt9zwsO6RahGl738y8qcDOFxoNPUdZZAofLOWPZ6_mvIayk1peBvjNFZsQkw7PwThBfOg/s1600/Page+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntEI4_z1GEQpr1JGyCU12n9bKjcSe3Qw1SIrE5z3YB5B2MUiNeNotuwc5F_Ha-mNdW7gHscwt9zwsO6RahGl738y8qcDOFxoNPUdZZAofLOWPZ6_mvIayk1peBvjNFZsQkw7PwThBfOg/s320/Page+14.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMJf1nI-pM5v-BqGgDQ6T_b1oFF6qh0LAnaF7k8qa7eY2i3mX_xSeurkUpwiVV1nXcIkZHx88-t55ouTvHIqdrIAmGbhNb4eg2Cl4nFLDopGMomCZ_IPTK1owAOd28OakKEz_SpdLdGo/s1600/Page+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMJf1nI-pM5v-BqGgDQ6T_b1oFF6qh0LAnaF7k8qa7eY2i3mX_xSeurkUpwiVV1nXcIkZHx88-t55ouTvHIqdrIAmGbhNb4eg2Cl4nFLDopGMomCZ_IPTK1owAOd28OakKEz_SpdLdGo/s320/Page+15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Hey, here's something new for you - sketches of people on the Metro!MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-2290727585497896382011-02-01T13:00:00.000-08:002011-02-01T13:00:15.273-08:00Metro Ride on the way home from class<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTT-Us_WCgGM7udlsjTcR0bxOKIAGa1Bj1RlbV7Oa8KKRutvSOR43uDPl7ozox11jV-dZm9_6zg5l7gNrAQf4pIxvyOer2qaqi-n7sZDw5ZgTYpq6a6Mr8eMp_uri6apjF4L-CU_UD25I/s1600/Untitled-1page+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTT-Us_WCgGM7udlsjTcR0bxOKIAGa1Bj1RlbV7Oa8KKRutvSOR43uDPl7ozox11jV-dZm9_6zg5l7gNrAQf4pIxvyOer2qaqi-n7sZDw5ZgTYpq6a6Mr8eMp_uri6apjF4L-CU_UD25I/s320/Untitled-1page+12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUsvc8mRai9JFmw9qIJ4AOzHq-lA-hERJ1u0t4hCtmtiaKg8k6LR5jPUiB_Yq8FvB2Z0F4tmA4l840ZQvIM7cmC5jzhhKA637opfm0pLuUuFGAclRSb5L2CE56HkvnVv2EITkaR2bV5k/s1600/page+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUsvc8mRai9JFmw9qIJ4AOzHq-lA-hERJ1u0t4hCtmtiaKg8k6LR5jPUiB_Yq8FvB2Z0F4tmA4l840ZQvIM7cmC5jzhhKA637opfm0pLuUuFGAclRSb5L2CE56HkvnVv2EITkaR2bV5k/s320/page+13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I really like drawing people on the Metro. I had to take the Metro from Rockville to Silver Spring, which is almost an hour long ride. The time just flew and I had to keep reminding myself to look out the window so I knew which station I was at. I think one day I will just hop on the train and draw people all day. Anyway, here are two from last night.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-31316560531524874072011-01-31T22:10:00.000-08:002011-01-31T22:13:38.500-08:00Carracci? Which one?So I'm taking this figure drawing class that is taught by a guy that has been studying the 15th - 18th century masters. I think that I will learn quite a bit. The first assignment was to copy an old master using a grid, which raised my eyebrows a bit, but it was a very useful exercise. The point of the grid was not to enable me to make an exact copy, it was to slow me down, get me to focus on the tiny details, and starting asking why they did what they did. Here's my first drawing, a copy of a sketch by Annibale Carracci (1560–1609) a vital force in the creation of the Baroque style. Together with his cousin Ludovico (1555–1619) and his older brother Agostino (1557–1602)—each an outstanding artist—Annibale set out to transform Italian painting. The Carracci rejected the artificiality of <a class="toahTipTE" href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/zino/hd_zino.htm" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; z-index: 2;">Mannerist painting</a>, championing a return to nature coupled with the study of the great northern Italian painters of the Renaissance, especially Correggio,Titian, and Veronese.<br />
<br />
Original:<br />
<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; z-index: 2;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; z-index: 2;" /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBGQwEkzq0V6A6aapZNCCz-67ADX8n5UqhwrBusbiNRr-Pr6TKmtHC9EUX6m8mE9p2NecqpoXCufx1nOEmKK6X9LKM5uI70XbqXdRJoqH4rlU_dqS7F1P2L8uOKbiM4TkYoTNKC0qV28/s1600/Annibale+Carracci-252866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBGQwEkzq0V6A6aapZNCCz-67ADX8n5UqhwrBusbiNRr-Pr6TKmtHC9EUX6m8mE9p2NecqpoXCufx1nOEmKK6X9LKM5uI70XbqXdRJoqH4rlU_dqS7F1P2L8uOKbiM4TkYoTNKC0qV28/s320/Annibale+Carracci-252866.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My copy:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBE7WnxdMNiJX0hTI6gct4ibvAfaA8w0FdYn9CWpCxmaAEiDpjNNChXj6Q7IzWcjGf2Jyhw3qM9ZA4CC5ez7omMaiKrYy-J2Dm_3-YDgeuSLBiRds-RpRcSG3r5joqw2-XM22-MtONiRA/s1600/Carracci+sketch+final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBE7WnxdMNiJX0hTI6gct4ibvAfaA8w0FdYn9CWpCxmaAEiDpjNNChXj6Q7IzWcjGf2Jyhw3qM9ZA4CC5ez7omMaiKrYy-J2Dm_3-YDgeuSLBiRds-RpRcSG3r5joqw2-XM22-MtONiRA/s320/Carracci+sketch+final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next week is a Raphael sketch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way home I did a few sketches on the Metro which I'll post next. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; z-index: 2;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; z-index: 2;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; z-index: 2;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; z-index: 2;"><br />
</span></div>MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092710435609624882.post-2484892288692940082011-01-30T14:39:00.000-08:002011-01-30T14:39:58.065-08:00Friday Night Metro Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO4U1PNGnqo-L6uRjgwP3Qsqcnje75CRqeo9mVs8djeT9_t_mJiK7h2APM1UClwAn_QTa20Tb4l0robkV8l-aLL0KreXEDXfDta0dUvAVwZLcqX9aJyA7xXTnMGehO4QQqeLc9q9hjT0/s1600/Page+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO4U1PNGnqo-L6uRjgwP3Qsqcnje75CRqeo9mVs8djeT9_t_mJiK7h2APM1UClwAn_QTa20Tb4l0robkV8l-aLL0KreXEDXfDta0dUvAVwZLcqX9aJyA7xXTnMGehO4QQqeLc9q9hjT0/s320/Page+11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think this guy knew that I was drawing him and couldn't figure out why.MJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12426726005668452658noreply@blogger.com0