InkTracks

Drawing and painting, to create a mindful path through my days.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Jonathan, head study

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After doing my usual two-hour drawing of the model, I went on to do a quick head study on relatively pebbly w/c paper.  I like how the 2B ...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

9 fingers and three thumbs

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Filling a page. Pencil, in the journal.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Dhamma Brothers

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The Dhamma Brothers was an excellent documentary on Netflix about an Alabama prison's Vipassana meditation program (early 2000s), and...
Monday, August 27, 2012

the underview

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Tired of drawing the same view of my feet, so got the underside this time. There really was that light strip up the bottom. Pencil in th...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

the story of the current journal cover

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Unlined PaperBlanks journals are hard to find, so I get them no matter what the cover is. This one had an extremely shiny black and gold f...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

a new bear in the mix

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Cleaning closets, I found this old puzzle. Stop everything and draw! Detailing all the intricate puzzle borders let me escape from close...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

18 of the previous 22 journal volumes

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Four didn't get into this picture, one of which is missing. I put them all in chronological order and discovered that. The oldest he...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

never quite right

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Nose just a bit too big, forehead not that far back. The ear looks almost right. But I keep trying, in spite of the moving model. Penc...
Sunday, August 19, 2012

just one of the infinite number

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of Chaucer sketches, in this position on this footstool. Pencil in the lined journal.
Saturday, August 18, 2012

always, more feet

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Bears, cats, and feet, the current theme. And cut-off toes. Pencil in the lined PaperBlanks journal.
Friday, August 17, 2012

more bear

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I'm always practicing how to show a bit of texture combined with the tones. Pencil on really soft drawing paper. Not sure what it is...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

random heads

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Two different kinds of pencil. Graphite in the lined journal. Soft w/c pencil on very soft sketch paper, then pasted into the journal.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

tossed bear

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I gently tossed the bear onto the sofa and drew him as he landed. Working on tones and shadows. Pencil in the PaperBlanks (lined) journal...
Monday, August 13, 2012

this needs a caption

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This photo of 2 famous singers was in the Globe this morning. The only thing I like about drawing from photos is catching expressions no m...
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Nita Van Zandt
Living in New Hampshire, loving where line and color take me.
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