the luxury of time

To sit and draw slowly is a rare event, but the book was so magnetic, it held my model long enough for this pencilled recording. And the cat was pretty patient, too.

California Republic HB--which draws like a 2B, on Aquabee Superdeluxe.

color study

Just playing with paint, on Moleskine w/c paper.

reminders and memories

I did this sketch standing, holding the sketchbook and drawing fast, so I kept the forms really simple.

These are odd things I've collected over the years: a clay pig from South America, a wood carving by my father, other bits that carry stories only I know.

In adding color, I left the objects in tones of gray to show the things are shadows of actual events.

Tech pen and w/c on Cachet drawing paper.

rainbow man

Playing with color mixes on a convenient form.

Red eyebrows and a green nose--not a popular makeup trend.

W/c on 140# Arches paper

one-handed drawing

Time to add some variation to the left hand's role.

My little finger really does bend in like that, since I broke it 6 years ago. (Reality in posting.)

W/c on Moleskine w/c paper.

smudges included

Pencil is so smudgy, I feel like the drawing carries its own fog.

Pencil on thin Cachet drawing paper, some of the backside image showing through.

Spring cleanup

Finally it's above 50 degrees and not raining. Raking should be happening, but drawing comes first.

Pelikan tech pen (love it!) and w/c on Moleskine w/c paper.

muzzle study

The structure of a cat muzzle fascinates me--and it's a fun word, too.

Pencil on card stock.

getting the grill out

Finally, the snow is gone, the rain has stopped, and we can come outside to cook in the sun.

Tech pen and w/c on Moleskine w/c paper.

before the leaves

A sketch of the pre-leaf look at a local park. The birds were swooping low over the water.

Tech pen and w/c (painted at the park, for once) on Raffine paper.

bubbling up

Idle doodling brings out the bubble and fire theme . . . that I only see now in multiple scattered drawings after I look back at what has been emerging.

I'm drawn to orange/green color blends right now. Those colors call up fire and the season of (finally!) Spring, or fruit and green vegetables to come. A release from the lo-ong winter of snowy white and bare-branch gray.

Sharpie and w/c on Handbook artist paper.

imagining flowers

After a day in the 40s, I can only imagine the sunny colorful days we hope are coming.

W/c on Superaquabee deluxe

random blotches

I dabbed a bunch of odd colors to see how they looked, then decided to draw over them just to use the paper better.

W/c and Derwent black aquacrayon (then stroked with water) on SuperAquabee Deluxe.

rattan chair with pink

After doing this chair multiple times, I'm finally, like the cats, able to catch the image much faster than before.

Happy May Day!

Pen and colored pencil for the chair; w/c background then some digital playing.