The purpose of a sketch a day is just to do it - sketch! It doesn't matter if it is an involved sketch or if it is a simple contour or gesture drawing. There are no rules except to sketch each day.

Life parameters can dictate the time investment, but a sketch a day commitment is designed to elevate the personal priority of sketching ... to enforce sketching. Making it into a "resolution" validates the activity (invests it with a bit of a challenge even!) and defends against competing demands. The sketch a day is designed for practice - to reinforce basic skills, and to provide daily contemplation on the issues of two dimensional representation.

Several of us are doing a sketch a day, and I would enjoy hearing from anyone else who decides to join in. We share our efforts, support each other, keep each other honest and... hopefully we'll have some fun doing this!

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Showing posts with label contour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contour. Show all posts

Thursday, September 15, 2011

September 12, 2011

    I was extremely tired by this evening, so I did a pen contour of an oblong resin (intended to look like ivory I think) pot belonging to my son.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

May 15, 2011

     Here's an unmarked wind up toy - possibly from about the late 1980's considering the "kid" it was gotten for - done in pen, in contour with some shading.

Monday, April 25, 2011

April 19, 2011

     Once again, while staying at my parents' house, I ended up working a sketch in after I headed off to sleep. I rather liked the casual way this little lady doll was holding the bear on her lap. I was almost finished when I noticed that the object next to them was an unplugged alarm clock - and since I liked the juxtaposition of old childhood toys and an unplugged clock I added it to the mix.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Feb. 28, 2011

    Contour drawings of garlic. Garlic reminds me of ample figures sheathed in tight dresses made of crisp shiny cloth like silk taffeta.