WEEK #13 (Weekly Drawing 2019)

Tried some color this week.  This is a nice fellow I know.  He is also an artist.  You may have guessed by now I'm not fond of using color, but I thought I'd do one for the heck of it.  Started out with color pencils, but I find even that's harsh, so I ended up using mostly colored blackboard chalk.  

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WEEK #12 (Weekly Drawing 2019)

Here's a someone who is a cashier at a local store.  Just had to ask to try a drawing!  I thought of putting a splash of color in the hair (seeing as it was the color of a candy gummy blue whale) but I thought I'd stick with the black and white - so the features could show through without distraction. The blue was especially nice in contrast with the bright orange uniform. 

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Der Kabelsalat

Kabelsalat is a German word - literally translated:  cable salad.  That's what they call a clutter of cables that always seem to be under your desk, or underfoot (in my case).  Sheesh - and I use my wifi yet!  I often have my computer turned on in my teeny tiny studio space, but I draw from a photo on another computer (well - actually its a Frankenstein conglomeration of two computers I think).  Then there's the electronic sharpener I bought (for $70 - that does a beautiful job of breaking my pencils).  And then there's my lights.....   Anyways - you get the point.

FYI:  The Germans have another word:  Bandsalat - it mean a tangle of audio or video tapes.  Used to have those too!  

Oh - while I'm trippin on my cables, I did manage to do up a drawing for this week, but I have to go hunt the gal down to see if she will let me post her pic.  

WEEK #10 (Weekly Drawings 2019)

I'm planning to do a more serious drawing of Lhey - but I just know I'm going to have a hard time with it, so I forced myself to do a quick one as a study.  Might have to do some more as well.  

Okay - the problem is - when get someone as beautiful as that to draw, its near impossible!  I have the same problem with Ranji and Annika. 

Oh - I know Lhey because she helps my landlord clean apartments.  She's such a hard worker!  


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WEEK #10 (Weekly Drawings 2019)

You may realize by now that I love to draw Jason.  He owns Straight Edge Barber.  You know - barber shops are very interesting places to hang about in.  I had no idea - but honestly, they are cooler than the other side of the pillow cool (just like Jason!)  Go figure. 

#straightedgebarbers      #shaveandahaircut    #twobits

I first heard about Jason when he was giving haircuts to the homeless.  To read an article about him ....   PRESS HERE

Jason has had a tough time of things.  Many years ago he battled a drug addiction, was convicted of 15 armed robberies and was sentenced to nine years in prison.  He's since started over.

He's worked as a drug and alcohol counselor and is finishing up his barbering course.  He can often be found doing haircuts for the homeless for free.  He was homeless for eight years himself, and believes a haircut can change a life.

I've done a few other drawings of Jason in the past.  He's an interesting guy, and and interesting draw!

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Mise en place

There's a culinary term Mise en place that means that everything is in its place.  Everything is ready to go and you are all ready to start preparing a new dish.  

After I'm done putting my weekly drawing away and getting my photos set up for the next week, I clean off my workspace (my teeny tiny workspace) and do a new set up.  Here are the basic tools of my trade....

Pencils:  regular pencil for my preliminary sketches, grey charcoal pencil, black charcoal pencil and mechanical pencil.  I always mix / blend my pencil and charcoal on the paper.  I don't know why or how I came up with this.  I read constantly that the two don't blend together, but for some reason, its always worked for me.  I don't use any special type of pencil, that's for sure.

Blending tools - tortillons, pointy Q tips, blunt Q tips, kleenex.

Erasers:  plain eraser, soft art eraser, and mechanical eraser.  I don't know what I'll do when my eraser gets spent up, because its my favorite and I have absolutely no clue where I bought it from or where to get another one!  

Sharpener:  I sure wish I could find a type of sharpener that lasts longer.  This is technically only good for a few pictures, then I have to buy another one.   But they are cheap, so its not a big deal.

WEEK #9 (Weekly Drawings 2019)

Here's the drawing of my nephew TJ I did last night.  Babies are so curvy and round - they are a lot of fun to do.  

#spababy     #everythursday

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