another old lady

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postcards

couch potatoes

Willie Campbell

I've realized that drawing from the newspaper everyday was slightly unrealistic. There are simply days where I have no time or I'm just too exhausted. I didn't really take that into account. But I will try and post as frequently as possible. With that said, here is a brush drawing that I did a few weeks ago, but never got around to posting. It's a portrait of Willie Campbell, a lovely old Scottish gentleman and WWII vet who sings in the Los Angeles Scottish Fiddlers. I can't understand half the things out of his mouth, but I enjoy my talks with him nonetheless.

"Gathering boxes of love"

"It's their turn to be the 'American Idol'"

"Tots, Marines select toys"

"He's piping hot"

"Schiff: Voters sent message"

"Standing up for women"

daily news

I've decided to post a drawing a day to ensure that I keep up with my blog. And I've chosen the daily news to help me in this endeavor. Starting today I will pick one photo or article from the newspaper that strikes my fancy and draw it. I plan to keep these drawings fairly simple and loose. This is first and foremost an exercise in discipline.

Here's my first daily newspaper drawing, from an article entitled "Exercising their rights":

Fun with brushes

I finally decided to put down my technical pens for the moment and try inking with brushes. This is a big step for me considering that I'm somewhat of a perfectionist when it comes to my art. I like to be in control, which is probably why I like technical pens so much. The lines are so predictable. But predictable can start to become a little boring and stagnant. Branching out and always experimenting is vital for an artist. I can be a coward when I draw/paint. The fear of making a shitty drawing holds me back sometimes. But I'm trying to get over this irrational fear. A few days ago I bought a few sumi brushes and began playing around. Here are a few drawings I did.

a new drawing!

After a brief dry spell, I've finally started to get back into drawing. Now that I have a new laptop and wacom tablet, I really don't have any more excuse to be slacking off. So here's my latest sketch. Hopefully I'll be updating my blog frequently from now on.