Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was four days ago and I am still eating leftovers, but this isn't a bad thing at all! Two drawings from the day:


I had about five minutes to quickly sketch our turkey before my dad started cutting into it. Then I got yelled at for being in the way, but its just as well, any longer and I probably would have killed the drawing.



I think this really sums up the whole evening: my dad in a food coma, my obese cat on his stomach.

SO. I've definitely been having a much more inspiring semester this time around. I can't really complain about Stony Brook (actually I very much can but who wants to read that?), but I think my experiences outside of school have been much more fruitful. I have been sketching a lot more lately, though not as much as I should. Its never enough. More than last year, though. Been trying to loosen up. You really CAN learn from your mistakes! Reading every day. Trying to observe and learn new things every day. I am now a list maker! I live for lists, just to be able to cross things off! This blog needs to be revamped entirely. Maybe include some more writing, pictures, etc. I look at old drawings and ideas and its like they are not even from the same person, weird. I miss the imagination I used to have!

A few from the past 2 weeks








This is probably my favorite left-handed drawing of the summer

On Monday, I tried mostly working with my left hand in the figure drawings



both hands at the same time





another left-handed

Some Paintings

I feel like I hardly did any art during the school year. But I did take a painting class, so here are my first ever attempts at oil painting.

This was a continuous line, left-handed that I worked back in to.


figure on top of figure






left-handed study


figure on top of figure


bug's eye view

haha this was supposed to be a bologna study but it came out crazy, I kind of like it though.

I have some bigger drawings but I'm too lazy to photograph them, hopefully soon i can put them up on here!

Played around with some new markers I bought

More figure drawings. This is one of my favorite from the session.




I wish this color scheme wasn't as similar as the other five pounds of bologna, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

All Together Now

It's Been A While

quick drawing of Mike Gluck at the beach



This is the first moleskine I have started since last summer! I wish I had kept up drawing, but hopefully I can get into the swing of things again. I'm now going back to the drawing studio, which was much needed. Taking oil painting classes where we work on something for five 3 hour sessions at a time made me forget how to sketch quickly!


Left-Handed


five pounds of bologna in a three-pound bag

I swear one day I will write in here again!