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Drawings

Drawing resumes after work in December was disrupted in part by replacing — three times — a ten year old mac G4 with a shiny new malfunctioning i-mac. A peek behind the flawless curtain of brand image can be a shock, whether it’s Apple, Tiger, or the mesmerizing decorative wrappings torn off another holiday season. The desire to believe in appearances persists. “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!” the Lord of the Flies told Simon, to take this to its darkest incarnation. “You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you?” Between the two aspects of the inner beast, let us choose to feed the friendly dog rather than the rabid one. Try a little tenderness. Begin again.

pear, clementine, garlic, onion — fountain pen, daler rowney sketchbook, 7×10 inches (18×25 cm), 12/27/2009

pear, clementine, garlic, onion — fountain pen, daler rowney sketchbook, 10×7 inches (25×18 cm), 12/27/2009

pear, clementine, garlic, onion — fountain pen, daler rowney sketchbook, 7×10 inches (18×25 cm), 12/27/2009

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USS Cassin Young

There was a lot to see in this subject — ropes, turrets, anchors, guns, radar. Single session paintings force choices. On the second occasion, it was apparent the ship was in continuous motion, moving approximately 20 feet or more, left to right. That would account to some extent for the varying proportions.

Carol’s painting here.

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USS Cassin Young — destroyer, oil on paper, 8.75 x 10 in (22 x 25 cm), 11/01/09


USS Cassin Young — destroyer, oil on paper, 9 x 10 in (23 x 25 cm), 11/08/09


USS Cassin Young — destroyer, pencil, 4 x 4 in (10 x 10 cm), 11/01/09




USS Cassin Young — destroyer, pencil, 4 x 4 in (10 x 10 cm), 11/08/09


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Thumbnails

Tributary, pencil, 4×4 in (10 x 10 cm), 10/14/2009

I’ve set aside my drawing pen to switch to pencil for the time being in order to improve my thumbnail studies for paintings. The picture above is a shape outline study; the one below is a value study.


Tributary, pencil, 4×4 in (10 x 10 cm), 10/22/2009


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