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Thursday, January 5, 2012

More Sketches

at 1/05/2012 12:45:00 PM Blog Owner Vicki Holdwick
So first I tried another 30-second pose. This was a man from the back. The time went by so fast, it seemed more like 15 seconds than 30, then I spent 90 seconds on the pose that I tried for 30 seconds yesterday and I like her a lot better, but I ran out of time. Of course, if I would quit erasing, I'd probably get more done.




I just put Miss Z down for a nap and need to get things picked up a bit. I am making a ground lamb recipe that I got from my friend, Nancy, but instead of pita, I am using multi-grain tortillas. The hubster may choose some other kind of bread as he tried one of the tortillas last evening and declared them to be awful.




I am severely lactose intolerant, so I skip the cucumber yogurt sauce, but I find just the lamb mixture wrapped in a tortilla or stuffed in a pita to be delicious just the same.


What are you planning for dinner? Have you made time for your art today?

I just ran out to check the mail. I got some art sale catalogs, but still no art from overseas. I am so anxious to show it to you and get this giveaway underway.

xoxo

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6 comments:

  1. ann @ studiohydeJanuary 5, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    I think you are doing well with your 30 second poses, you have the proportions and shapes well.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    I don't know how you even muster enough courage to put the lead to the paper in 30 seconds! I am unable to produce anything in such a short amount of time! 90 seconds sounds just a tad more feasible.
    Keep them coming :-)

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  3. MelliottJanuary 6, 2012 at 2:05 AM

    The secret to 30- (or 90-) second sketches is to never erase! I don't know how you are fitting that in! I find that in that tiny amount of time, the easier thing is contour sketching--never removing your eyes from your model or your pencil from your page, and seeing what it looks like only after you are done. A fun way to get the feel of whatever you are drawing--following the contour line around it with your eyes and your pencil simultaneously. They don't often look accurate or proportionate, but they are surprisingly evocative of the real thing...

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  4. Quilt knitJanuary 6, 2012 at 4:45 AM

    Well, first you have to get a Vicki, repurposed book. Then the Book demands you draw. It does not like pristine white pages. Vicki Books love graphite.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    Great gesture sketches in a compressed time!

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  6. nanke's stuffJanuary 6, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    I think you're doing a fine job with these ... some turn out better than others, but that happens all the time to everyone. With this set, I really like the one on the right! p.s., the recipe looks good, but it's not the one I gave you! lol hugs, nancy

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