Keep Moving Forward

Illustration Friday: Forward , originally uploaded by askthemoon.

This is one of the best things I've done lately. It's drawn on a page of a book. But since I drew "from life" (my hand in the mirror) I see the importance of drawing from life instead of TV, paused DVDS or imagination. Life drawing has an energy I miss terribly.

Story Teller

Story Teller, originally uploaded by askthemoon.

"He looked down at his hands, then out across the grass. "It started yesterday," he said.
Started with the eyes, and the rest of the face followed. Then came the backstory.

Knight One

Knight One, originally uploaded by askthemoon.

Doing this one reminds me of the energy of printmaking. I miss that.

Debra Two

Debra Two, originally uploaded by askthemoon.

I paused a show I was watching and sketched Debra Winger, but this doesn't really look like her. It was fun to work quickly, before the pause timed out, which it does on my TV.

Prepare Through Practice

Illustration Friday - Prepare Through Practice, originally uploaded by askthemoon.

Is this the easy way out? I grabbed my calligraphy practice book, my wooden artists hand, and an old sketch of Egyptian eyes, shot it with my Nikon CoolPix camera, added a few extra words in Photoshop and ... it was fun! A pure flight of the imagination.

Compulsion

Compulsion, originally uploaded by askthemoon.

It wasn't until I saw this online that I realized what to do with the OTHER side of the book. Something about day/night or heat/cold because of the line between the two colors and how the drawing changes when you draw on each one. Something like the coming/falling of night. Nightfall.

21st Century Petroglyph

21st Century Petroglyph, originally uploaded by askthemoon.

This was a pale blue-on-white paper sketch. With Photoshop help I can make it appear ancient, significant, even monumental. Thanks, Photoshop.