Workbench
Posted: February 12, 2013 Filed under: Uncategorized 9 CommentsAny drawing practice is time well spent, even if you only have a few minutes. Taking the time to look at an object in space, or the shadow it casts on a surface or how its planes catch the light are all valuable ways of training the eye. Even if you realize later that part of the power cord leads to nowhere, you have at least learned to look a little better next time.
Shari Blaukopf's Sketchbook 
Valuable advice Shari! I’m off to get a pencil and paper. What size is this sketchbook?
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Glad I was of some use today Alison. This is that Moleskine sketchbook that is about 5″ x 8″. The one that resists water. It is very nice for pencil work because it is super smooth.
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Hmmm… that is a very familiar looking subject. Nicely handled. But, with your recent treatments of un-cast shadows and power cords that appear and disappear mysteriously, you are beginning to rival Escher… or maybe Dali?
And, I guess that you decided to fess up to the power cord before one of your pesky followers pointed it out publicly?
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Escher did come to mind when I had a good look at my drawing. And yes, I figured I’d better fess up fast.
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Of course, being sensitive to our feelings, I would never have said a thing about the cord… I would have just assumed that this was a Canadian power saving initiative to reduce greenhouse gases. So, you didn’t consider adding an additional loop to the cord… not that hard with pencil?
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Sorry, that was meant to read “sensitive to your feelings”… obviously.
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Fixing the drawing is easy but rescanning and colour correcting that yellowish paper takes time which I don’t have right now. I only noticed it once I was writing my post so I let it go.
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Shari, I love the sketch, and I love your honesty. But the most important part of your post is the reminder to sketch…sketch, sketch, sketch! Thanks for sharing.
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That was exactly the point of the post! Just keep drawing.
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