Card Exchange

The Sketchbook School ( https://sketchbookskool.com/kourses ) — where I’ve been taking online classes — hosted a card exchange with the theme Dark and Light. I sent a version of this card to 8 people. I received these cards: And this puzzle: I put a couple of Artists Trading Cards in each card that I sent.Continue reading “Card Exchange”

Upside Down

In the Betty Edwards art book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty provides an upside down Pablo Picasso sketch of the ‘Portrait of Igor Stravinsky.’ I picked a different Picasso sketch, ‘Femme se coiffant — study for ‘La Guerre et la Paix’. When I turn the reference picture upside down, the pictureContinue reading “Upside Down”

Realistic Animals

In sketchbook school’s course, Beginning, Roz Stendahl recommends that one sketch from still animal models – such as taxidermy, skeletons or realistic toys when you can not get to the zoo, dog park or natural history museum. During the holidays I received an assortment of animal toy models —realistic and imaginary. Today I drew theContinue reading “Realistic Animals”