Drawing A Day

Train People

2012-02-12T08:30:00.000-08:00

Hands are boring. People utilizing their hands are interesting.

So there's this blog...

2012-01-14T20:34:00.000-08:00

No updates the past month. I ended up working on other things while on vacation that took up all my drawing time. Then I came home and started a new job...which allows me to pay the bills, but so far hasn't left as much room for leisurely creative time. My goal is to return to at least a few color sketches a week in the near future.

In the meantime, my good friend Joel Bullis and I are starting a series of themed, week-long drawing practice sessions. The first one is on hands, so next week I expect to be posting a huge dump here!

Stories of Old

2011-12-13T13:43:00.000-08:00

Colors and composition largely stolen from a Gustave Doré painting. No one uses color like this in mainstream media.

Protesters

2011-12-12T12:15:00.001-08:00

The Interview

2011-12-09T07:38:00.001-08:00

Under the Bridge

2011-12-05T16:19:00.001-08:00

1 1/4 hours.

No Turning Back

2011-12-02T10:34:00.001-08:00

1 1/2 hours.

"My bad!"

2011-12-01T20:26:00.001-08:00

1 hour.

Journey Home

2011-11-22T11:15:00.001-08:00

40 minutes.

Values

2011-11-21T15:07:00.001-08:00

Slowly working out how to treat skin tones...

Cutting Her Coupons

2011-11-17T15:37:00.001-08:00

3 1/2 hours.

Distant Lands

2011-11-16T11:54:00.001-08:00

I found a book of great art by Kay Nielsen, and wanted to try something in his style.

45 minutes.

Falls

2011-11-15T23:12:00.001-08:00

45 minutes.

Wheaton

2011-11-14T14:55:00.001-08:00

30 minutes.

Out For A Ride

2011-11-08T09:50:00.000-08:00

1 hour.

Feed the Children!

2011-11-07T11:36:00.000-08:00

Trying to get back into the swing of drawing every day. We bought a ton of leftover Halloween candy at the store last week!

1 hour.

Late Night Projects

2011-11-01T11:26:00.000-07:00

Always trying out new styles.

1 1/2 hours.

Wild West

2011-10-28T13:38:00.001-07:00

1 1/2 hours.

The South

2011-10-27T14:47:00.000-07:00

2 1/2 hours.

Trees, Trees

2011-10-25T13:37:00.000-07:00

Two drawings today to make up for the lack thereof the past week.

45 minutes each.

The Sun Came Out

2011-10-24T10:22:00.001-07:00

1 1/4 hours.

CICFF!

2011-10-22T17:19:00.000-07:00

This one comes a few days late due to some major internet issues. I'm attending the Chicago International Children's Film Festival through next week, which was gracious enough to accept the short film I was recently a part of.

Fall Colors

2011-10-19T12:14:00.000-07:00

1 1/4 hours.

Fall is Here

2011-10-18T14:58:00.000-07:00

All moved in to some temporary housing in the Chicago area. To celebrate, I spent some extra time on today's sketch.

4 1/2 hours, including two restarts.

Medieval House

2011-10-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

Probably no new drawings the rest of this week, as I'll be packing and otherwise getting ready for a move to Chicago. Here's an older drawing I never posted.

UFO #2

2011-10-12T05:28:00.001-07:00

1 1/2 hours.

UFO #1

2011-10-11T09:42:00.000-07:00

40 minutes.

The Grey Barn

2011-10-10T10:49:00.000-07:00

Really enjoyed doing this one.

1 1/2 hours.

What's Behind That Door?

2011-10-07T08:48:00.001-07:00

1 hour.

Then, the Morning

2011-10-05T09:54:00.000-07:00

1 3/4 hours.

As the Day Departs

2011-10-04T16:10:00.000-07:00

A bit more abstract today.40 minutes.

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The Breakfast of Champions

2011-10-03T13:11:00.000-07:00

A nice long sketch to start off the week. Motivation remains high when you know you can consume your subject afterward.

1 1/2 hours.

Daydreams

2011-09-30T09:26:00.000-07:00

Tribute to Pascal Campion.

40 minutes.

A Spot of Tea

2011-09-29T19:02:00.000-07:00

1 hour.

Painter is a Pain

2011-09-28T22:42:00.001-07:00

No drawing today as my file got corrupted right after I saved it. I'm gonna try and recover it....

EDIT: I managed to get the thumbnail; that's it. Apparently, Painter X likes to corrupt .PSD files at random when saving them. Which is perfect, since it already crashes at random when I try to work in its naitive .RIF format. I'm beginning to hate this program...

At least you can see what it's supposed to be. Yesterday I was at my first soccer match at the new LiveStrong Park in Kansas City, MO. Now blown up to mega-size for extra pixelage!

1 hour (plus another hour unsuccessfully trying to recover it)

The Bench

2011-09-27T09:47:00.000-07:00

Second drawing of the day after the first one kicked my butt.

2 hours.

The Three Trees

2011-09-26T09:39:00.000-07:00

I decided not to do any over the weekend.

50 minutes

Pots

2011-09-23T08:22:00.000-07:00

Friday September 23.

30 minutes.

Crabapple Tree

2011-09-23T08:20:00.000-07:00

Thursday, September 22. Second sketch of the day; the first one took twice as long and I didn't like it half as much.

30 minutes.

Stuck in Traffic

2011-09-23T08:15:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, September 21.

1 1/2 hours.

Boat Dock

2011-09-23T08:00:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, September 20.

1 1/2 hours.

Doggie Doggie

2011-05-23T22:21:00.000-07:00

I did a kinda lame one for today. Just a little sketch of my dog.

Scandalous!

2011-05-23T22:18:00.000-07:00

What! Dancing at a party? Unthinkable.

From Sunday, 5/22 (the scripture reference has nothing to do with this scene...)

Sewing

2011-05-23T22:17:00.000-07:00

This was from Friday. A little sketch of my Mom and a friend sewing bridesmaids' dresses for my sister's upcoming wedding!

Castle

2011-05-19T21:35:00.000-07:00

Back to Drawing A Day now that school's out! I almost missed this Themed Thursday, but fortunately my friend Drew reminded me 25 minutes from midnight.

Day 5

2011-03-02T10:24:00.000-08:00

I'm a bit behind! Here's an environment sketch to help get me back on track.

Day 4

2011-02-22T17:14:00.000-08:00

Day 3

2011-02-22T17:13:00.001-08:00

Took a bit longer on this one; ~ 40 minutes in Painter. Yes, I'm slow.

Day 2

2011-02-17T16:21:00.000-08:00

This week's "Theme Thursday" topic was Egypt.

Day 1

2011-02-16T16:38:00.001-08:00

I'm starting a couple days late, so here's my first one. I drew this in Chemistry class, and took the head from Sean Cruse who was sitting directly in front of me.