The Eyes of March

The Ides of March reminded Of "Irish Eyes are Smiling" so why not the "Eyes of March". Still using Graphite (pencil) for one it is cheap and readily available. Tell me what you think.

As followers would you like some "how to draw..." post?



Using a large tablet I found at the Everything for a EURO Store







5 more hours.....

The Ides of March

Still couped up indoors this time it is due to snow and rain, so drawing faces from drawing books, or people I have seen at the cafe'.


graphite






Graphite



8 hours of drawing fun

Drawing From Lithographs Again

More drawings from the French artist Charles Bargue and another drawing book. I have also worked on personal project but those drawings I am not showing (later but not today).





Cafe' people 5 minutes each.



Conte' crayon and vine charcoal 3 hours. from one of my black and white from here https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicpbjrl6uzmqw76_VAVYf5Wq6yjgOaKe3LYP-pIEQkWRgKZdSuhlRt2Ktzx8uY7NdNgjzPuGwTIYVD3N5oKOLgq1tq_OuoX817hBxXje31D_AddBThZ9b69DTYM7Fo1H3ele6dExfZvw/s1600-h/IMG_1355.jpg


Other stuff from drawing books and National Geographic.





29 hours ....and 660 hours more!!!

Drawing from lithographs

Here are a few I have done over the past couple of days, I have been reading about the French artist Charles Bargue and his drawing academy in late 1800's, here in Toronto is a school that teaches his method. i visited on tuesday and I will take a course the next time i am in Toronto. I would have started today but I didn't have a materials list and I wasn't interest in getting stuff I already have. I also want to drive in better weather during the spring.




4 Hours Figure



3 Hours Cast of Ceasar from Litho



3 hours Hand Study

10 hours ......689 to Go!!!

BREAKING 300 HOURS

Last post I talked about how back in the day artist in training would draw from plaster casts so I have been working off statues either I see or have seen. For me it has been difficult to go out and draw, it has been cold and rainy and snowy here in Toronto. Still trying to go into Toronto to sight see and a few museums I need to hit I want to draw there. When in Dallas I use to draw 2 thursdays a month at the DMA (Dallas Museum of Art) I would take my student with me and would join an on going class of sketchers.

This is a cupid that I saw in Greece I like it because it wasn't a baby cherbum but more of an adult.




With this I broke the 300 hour mark!!!! I asking my followers for some Ideas of things you may want to see or maybe a theme You would want me to pursue, or if your liking what you see let me know. If you don't know artist like to hear constructive critism every now and then.

699 hours to go!!!!

My First Souvenir

In Greek mythology, Nike (Greek: Νίκη, "Victory", pronounced [níːkɛː]) was a goddess who personified victory throughout the ages of the ancient Greek culture. She is known as the Winged Goddess of Victory.


I have been in Europe since the end of October and in my effort to lose it all I have not bought any souvenirs. The occasional post card that has been it, but when I was in Greece a few weeks back I picked up my first little statue, the Athena Nike has been on of my favorites since I was a kid, when I read up about Greek mythology, Latin in High School( the Late great Ms. Love) and of course reading the Odyssey and my first pair of Nikes in the late 70's. The statue cost about 7 bucks, now is the time to go to Greece, (The EU is not happy with Greece, so prices have been slash to generate revenue) so Marla picked up a little something too.


The great masters worked off plaster replicas in their training and when I was in Florence to see the David I came across a room full of practice pieces. the students had to work on them at all times of the day to work on value.

Greece and Torso

I just in Greece a few days ago and i saw these interesting friezes laying in ruins near the Temple of Hephastus, they were just lying on the ground. To think they have been there for about 2500 years weathered by 2500 winters and countless storms and wars. I which it could talk, what it saw and the craftmenship.




Torso study






The Venus is Paris taken by the french (dang french) but a couple of copies are in greece at a couple places

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