Top to bottom: Jelly Fish, Seals, On the Bus, Downtown Boston, MFA Egypt display, Sleep No More

Yesterday’s Dr. Sketchy’s was a great figure drawing session, I definitely hope to go every month. I enjoyed using paint to sketch the figure, it was very interesting how it affected my pencil sketching. These images are in the progression of how I started to my last sketch. I played with proportions some.

Last night the family went to Sean Graham’s to watch his Monday night radio show. Joining him were Professor Fletcher and 20 Grams. The music was rocking and there were many tributes to the man of the day Martin Luther King Jr.

These are the sketches of the night, Matt Girard, Sean Graham, and Jessica McKellar.

I love people that can draw with sketchy lines. Quentin Blake comes to mind. He is my hero. His illustrations breath.

My work doesn’t even come close to this! However, I had some fun tonight letting go a little. After looking back through Blake’s work, I can see how much further I should push.

Here is a sketch of this photo.What a great catch by the photographer, Ron Niebrugge!

I have always been a fan of noses. They are my favorite facial feature and my favorite feature to exaggerate. Now, when I caricature I tend to make an exaggerated portrait more than a full caricature, which is how I draw and I am happy with that. However, on some of these I am not sure I pushed the noses to full extent they could or should go.

I left off the names of these files, they are actors feel free to guess who they are.

In the past four months summer has come and gone. Fall has begun and this is the time I try to get back on top of my life. This is the time of year I set resolutions. I think one of the resolutions most people have is, start their blog. I am going to stick with that trend and start to be more active on my blog.

As with the resolutions there are also projects that are always present in the fall and winter months that I am beginning. A craft fair, finishing a self-published book, preparing next years Illustrator Academy, the Halloween T-shirt, starting Holiday Cards, Christmas Ornaments, two shows, and fitting in taking care of a baby.

This has been a jam packed year with a lot of growth learning how to manage time in a way no school or job could teach you. Even with the time suck of a baby, I try to stay committed to being creative or drawing everyday. I have stuck to that pretty well. Here are a couple of sketches that have made it to a blog I frequent, Sugar Frosted Goodness.

This are part of the self-published book by Sandra Hinds. The work continues with a hopeful finish by the end of the month. Presently the book is calling and for today, cheers!