artwork animals

doodled these animals while waiting for class, I forgot to make note of the artists who sculpted them (I'll try and remember and get them next time)

bits and pieces

volunteers and Larry painting scenery for the movie


remembering

16 figures

my good buddy Tre presented me with this drawing of 8 fantastic figures all on one page, he created such a very lively animated bunch of folks, I love it!







and these, the 8 figures I drew today, a much more subdued group!

Anne

Anne was looking in her purse for her lipstick, the top scribble was trying to capture her applying it, this from a few days ago, no time to scan today's drawing in, 'night!

bits and pieces

dull I know, color might make an improvement but there's no time, 'night!

Bill

the collection is growing at a fast pace, Bill now wants to practice holding still :)

High Tea

three pages photoshopped together to get the whole scene but I think I try for too much! even so 3 folks are missing, much of the table missing too, so pretty with wonderful plates of cookies (English biscuits), crumpets with jam, finger sandwiches, triffle for dessert and more, I can only show how it looked but not say how it tasted as I didn't even eat a thing!

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favorite color?

Carol "Purple" Ann :)

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added 1/25: thank you all!
and Elaine, ha! you're right! her hands are positioned as if she was holding reins, I will always now see her expression as saying "hey! where'd they go?"!

friends

a very sweet lady died today, she was always very kind and supportive and did all that she could to help me with any thing I might need to continue in my artistic studies, I'll be taking two classes starting in February because of her efforts, in fact I think I owe all of my art education to her, I hope she knew how grateful I am, I think she did, I'll miss the sound of her voice, I'll miss her, thank you Pat, these drawings in a way are as much her work as mine and are in memory of her.

drawing together

my drawing of Tre drawing and Tre's drawing, that I love! of "window man"

sketching at work

sketches

bookstore in the morning, doctor in the afternoon, movie in the evening (Pan's Labyrinth) so no time now to color these in, 'night!

figure drawing group

Susan

bunches of folks heading out, including me for figure drawing group, our model's pose was the same as last week so rather then post it I've just this sketch of Susan as she waited for her ride.

tv faces

drawing folks while watching cnn

the back of the building, well kinda, the trash can is overly tall, quite!

plus pooh and bother, not so happy news from the doctor today, cancer has returned, I've been lucky so far and past tumors were easily removed with just surgery, so a few hospital drawings coming up.

added 1/17: many many thanks everyone for your well wishes here and in e-mails.

more trip sketches

breakfast at the hotel


studying the map before checking out


the audience during intermission


a few more of Edgar and Chris

Ronda, Edgar and Chris

lots of music in D.C. on Saturday, first to the movie theater to see a live broadcast from The Metropolitan Opera of Tan Dun's The Last Emperor then quick to our hotel to check in and head back out to George Mason University to see Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile together in concert.

Here a sketch of Ronda waiting before the doors opened.

Edgar on bass and Chris on mandolin.

Two sketches of Edgar, Chris wiggled more and was drawn less.

a Bach piece, played in E-major, "for the common good".

mall statues

to the mall today to pick up a few things for a weekend in D.C., going to see Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile in concert, then to the National Gallery for the Rembrandt show, bye, back with a few sketches on Monday :)

a few sketches

Brie painting the backdrop for Jack's movie

folks on the bus

waiting for the bus, this could be tacked on the right of my drawing posted on 1/7 to continue the scene

figure drawing group

a really bad night of drawing

doctor's office

outside and inside

Shenna, Billy, Susan