I’m home from camp and back to more spacious mornings, with time to practice faces, and Internet access to faces to draw.
These are all 30- and 60-second warmup sketches. My accuracy is not very good yet, but I’m enjoying the challenge of having a minute or less. It forces you to see things in a different way–find the representative shapes and lines FAST!
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Artwork in Progress
I create just about every day, and share my works-in-progress here, and on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. You can find finished paintings from 2011 through 2015 in my Daily Paintings feed.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 17, 2016 at 02:27PM
This page of 17 30- and 60-second sketches is my contribution today for face #30. 30 faces in 30 days! Or 30 days of daily faces, since some days I’ve sketched multiple faces, as today.
I have an album of face photos on my iPad to refer to while I’m in the woods, but I’m giving myself permission not to draw at all, if making music (which is, after all, the whole reason for going to music camp!) is more compelling.
I’d like to get at least a few minutes in, but I’m letting myself off the hook.
Have a great week, and go get creating!
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 16, 2016 at 09:16AM
Page 2 of 30-second face sketches from artists.pixelovely.practice-tools/face-expression-practice.com
Part 2 of what I’m counting as face #29.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 16, 2016 at 09:12AM
OMG! I just discovered the coolest site! http://bit.ly/1Q8ru3M is a drawing class in a box! It flashes images on your screen at intervals of different lengths, depending on the length of the class you choose.
It’s like a life drawing class, but without leaving your house!
You can choose from figure drawing practice, animal drawing practice, hands & feet practice, or face & expression practice.
And it’s FREE!
This is EXACTLY what I’ve been needing to help me loosen up and see quickly! I in so excited!!!! So face #29 today is actually 28 30-second sketches — this is page #1 of 2.
I head into the woods tomorrow, where there’s no internet, but am excited to come back to this after I get back. The forced time limit forces you to loosen up and just grab some representative details.
This is GREAT practice, and exactly what I’ve been lacking in my face practice.
Plus when I’m tired of faces I can draw other subjects. ?
So excited!
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 15, 2016 at 09:58AM
And here’s most of what’s on the page right now. Work in progress.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 15, 2016 at 09:57AM
Detail, work in progress.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 15, 2016 at 09:35AM
Face #28. About 3 ½” high. H pencil. Back to the grid method for this one. I wanted the satisfaction of getting a pretty good likeness, and my freehand skills are not there yet.
Whatever works is right.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 14, 2016 at 09:59AM
Abstract work in progress.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 14, 2016 at 09:46AM
Face #27. 3 ½” x 3 ½”.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 13, 2016 at 10:13AM
A florally doodle grows. Detail.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 13, 2016 at 10:00AM
Face #26. 2 ¼” high.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 12, 2016 at 11:33AM
And now time for some Sunday silliness. A monster, or perhaps a gremlin.
Gremlins exist to keep us inside our comfort zones. They’re trying to protect us, keep us safe. “Don’t go there!” she says, “You’ll get hurt!” Don’t try that new thing… Don’t make the art you so desperately ache to be making… Don’t share your work, whatever you do!! But look at her! She’s terrified!
She did NOT want me to post this. No way, no how! People would laugh at me! Probably all of my followers will unfollow me!
Aw, poor, sweet little gremlin! Thanks for your concern, but I’d rather grow than stagnate. I’d rather take risks, even if they lead to failure.
So I gave her a lady finger and sent her off to get a pedicure.
Then I posted this pic.
We’re both better off that way. 🙂 #doodle #dailydooodle #pigmamicron #monsterdoodle #gremlin #dailyartist #dailycreative #makeart #morningart #drawingfun #doodlefun #blackandwhite #silliness #originalart #creativesandbox #creativelifehappylife