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February Art Notes

Journaling facilitates thinking. It takes a consistent effort to get good at anything. Time is not really a factor in drawings. Don’t overthink. Speed drawings work. Practice, practice, practice should be a mantra with anyone who wants to make progress. Rather than trying to do everything, pick a little piece and do that well. TheContinue reading “February Art Notes”

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“Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find truth.” —Madeleine L’Engle

Gestures

More Marvel Way

This evening I spent a pleasant 90 minutes reading and copying from How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee and John Buscema.

Art With Breakfast

I took myself out for breakfast this morning.

Albrecht Dürer Praying Hands

Value Scales

February 2018 Sketchbook

I found a 5 in by 8 in watercolor sketchbook that I filled in February 2018. Here are some of the images that I like.

This Morning’s Scribbles in a Pocket Moleskin

The first four are from the television while I was waiting for a tire to be repaired. These two were done while I was substitute teaching sixth grade Latin. Every one was moving.

Body Work the Marvel Way

This afternoon I spent a pleasant 30 minutes reading and copying from How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee and John Buscema. I plan to slowly work my way through the book.