Drawing in Paris and Copehagen

Taking some time to draw from the statues I see in Notre Dame, Louvre, My flight back from France and the streets of Copenhagen.



Sitting on a bench in city square of Copenhagen, it took about 45 minutes, I can't draw in cold too well.




Notre Dame I did Saint Theresa, I thought the statue showed such a calm spirit about her. 1 and 1/2 hours




Hope to have gained a follower, This is a Woman sitting near me on the plane 10 Minutes




Greek statue of apollo about an hour.

Total about 3 and half hours.

Old Lady

Three hours of time, if you notice I am drawing some old folks. i used to work with Senior adults I just love the character in their Hands and Faces.

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!!!!