Sketch XV

It has been a whirlwind week for me; so whirlwind-ish, I had little time for sketching; so little time for sketching that I am forced to cheat; a double-whammy cheat in that not only is my post a day late, it's also an older sketch; a sketch I passed over for posting a while back; a pencil sketch! (I have no idea if I used proper punctuation in that sentence.) Please forgive, (both the late posting and the improper use of semi-colons). This week promises to be less hectic; my sketchbook and flair pens are ready and waiting.

Old dog, new trick

It's over.

My print and I have had a good run but it is time to go our separate ways. Oh sure, there were good times, but there were some tough times too. I think we learned a few things and are both better for the experience. So, after a little drying time, my print will head off to the framer. As for me, I already have my sites set on my next conquest.

Peaceful Warrior

16" x 8"
Woodcut

Sketch XIV

"Self" portrait

Sketch XIII

Still thinkin' on spring.

Sketch XII

The double page spread of my sketch book would not fit on my very old HP printer/scanner so below is my attempt at creating a panorama in Photoshop. Could I have done better? Probably, but not without angst and hair pulling.

Spring Fever

Sketch XI

Every so often someone drops off a box or bag of books at the church where I work. (Perhaps people believe these donations somehow help the church or needy folks who contact the church for assistance. In my experience, desperate people call the church looking for help with things like, paying their rent or their utility bills. Never has anyone called in need of used books. But I digress.) Some of these books we keep and place in the children's library, others, if appropriate, we put in the adult library. The rest are free for the taking and what's left goes to a local second hand shop. Recently, in one bag of books I found a small compendium entitled, Treasures of the Louvre. I claimed it and look through it during idle moments. Today's sketch is inspired by a character, in a painting, in the book. Can you guess the painting, the artist?

sketch inspired by The Cheat by Georges de La Tour

My print and I have made up, but we are taking things slow.

Sketch X

On Monday I started drawing in a new sketchbook. Although I've used this same size and brand of sketchbook many times in the past, adjusting to the larger size and different format has been a bit disorienting. All the white space in this week's sketch attests to that. I had grown quite fond of the little square sketchbook I had been using; which I chose just to shake things up a bit. Time for more shaking I suppose. It has been an interesting week with moments that have left me feeling off kilter, exposed, at risk; this too is evident in today's entry.


Today I spent most of the day working on my newest print. I fear our budding romance has hit a bump in the road, and simply put, we are not getting along. I hope tomorrow we can kiss and make up.