“Divine Dissatisfaction”

Blockhead

The construction of a head or body begins with basic block build-up, then establishment a combination of enclosed shapes within those blocks as planes of light and planes of shadow. Then I find the edge of the shapes but I don’t feel the necessity to refine or even stay within these edges. I just need to know where they are.

Nothing more. I don’t try to draw an eye or a nose.

beauty

 

regular observational drawing practice is good for me for 2 main reasons.

1) it allows me to see the beauty in anything

2) and this provides insight into my spiritual condition,  if i cannot succeed in making a beautiful drawing.

Russian Constructivist

 

Charcoal on newsprint. Ya.

the longest day

A series of sketches from yesterday, the longest day of the year. These sketches are for poses from 3min, 5min, 10min, 20min and 30minutes in ascending order.

Marine Biology/Origin of the Species-Shark

A preparatory study for an illustrated treatise on evolutionary biology by Sophia. In anticipation of our field work at the beach today.

Studio

18×24 graphite on newsprint

I love my little studio. It’s just a bedroom in my house with a 10’ceiling, 2 windows facing north and east and a long unobstructed 16′ wall which I hung a ledge with a 4×8 piece of sheetrock at a slight angle. Under the ledge is a 54″ wide roll of canvas hung like a paper towel roll that I can just cut to length and tack to the sheetrock. I can make the stretcher bars later. No storage issues and no easels. My stereo, books, this computer and a nice heavy old maple workbench with a vise. Heart pine wood floors and a couch that’s too small to nap on.