Sketch A Day 2011: shells

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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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

May 5, 2011

This is a large (hand sized) clam shell. It was purchased somewhere... probably Florida.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

March 15, 2011

This is the crab shell left sitting on the bench in the sun. I did it with colored pencil and a hit of white paint... an entirely different treatment of colored pencil. The odd white "eye" spot is a barnacle... I could have left it out, but I liked the peculiar alien look on an entirely alien but earthly co-habitant.

Friday, March 18, 2011

March 14, 2011

These two snail shells, the fresh water clam shell and a crab shell were already sitting in harsh sunlight on the weathered wood of a bench at Leesylvania. Someone had collected them and left them as a tiny still life. I drew these essentially black, white and grey shells in 2B pencil, but saved the crab shell for color.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Jan. 8th, 2011

The first night back from the mountains I was tired so I decided, uncharacteristically, to watch some TV. This shelf with shells, rocks, coral and a cut marble slab was right in front of me so I drew it during commercials.