I needed to do some drawing after a rough week at work, so I went to the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and took in a performance called “Welcome to Persia.” Here are some of Anna Djanbazian’s dancers.
April 29, 2007
April 26, 2007
Wednesday 3s and 5s
I did these 3 and 5 minute sketches on Wednesday. I think I’m getting a bit more accustomed to the larger sized paper. Some are straight watercolors and others are a mix of ink, watercolor and a watercolor marker. This time I used some dark green non-waterproof ink and some waterproof yellow ink.
April 25, 2007
Poets
Thanks to Haneefa for putting it together, and my friend Taz for telling me about. I read some of my writing at a coffee shop along with a number of talented writers/performers. I also managed to sketch two of the other poets. I’m glad I didn’t get to “finish” the first one, and glad that I did get a moment to finish the second. I think they both worked that much better each way.
Super Big Life Drawing
So..I got a huge pad of watercolor paper and just started using it on this session I did last week. The 3 sketch image is the same as the last size paper, since I did each on half a sheet. The single figure with her arms on her head was an attempt at the full page size. It’s odd working in a larger size, but something should come of it eventually. I also sketched some hands using a watercolor marker (ooh so cool!) and a little bit of yellow watercolors.
April 17, 2007
Girls Gone World
Went to a show called Girls Gone World put together by my talented friend Manisha Shahane, with Micropixie and Sumitra.
April 15, 2007
A Sufi Celebration: Calling for the Beloved
I went to a show at UCLA last night called A Sufi Celebration: Calling for the Beloved. Put on by volunteers, it was an introduction to MTO and some of the concepts of that school of Sufism. It was a lot of fun, and I managed to get in a few sketches. The first one is of Brandon Hechinger for his wife Rudi who’s always telling me about great Persian music shows to go to. The second sketch is of one of the backdrops on the very beautifully setup stage. The last is of another performer from that night. The food afterwards was really good too. All kinds of desserts and chicken, kabobs etc.
April 12, 2007
2 and 3 Minute Outdoor Figure Drawing
Today we got moved out of the usual room we draw in. We ended up drawing in one of the courtyards at work. The wind was blowing, and my drawings got blown all around, but these 2 and 3 minute sketches were a lot of fun! You can see the ones where the ink bottle flew over and assisted in the art creation process. Our model was amazing with her energetic poses, and that always makes it that much easier to create interesting drawings.
April 10, 2007
Venice Beach Drum Circle
Spent Sunday afternoon at Venice Beach, on the boardwalk and out on the beach in a drum circle. The first two are from the drum circle and the last sketch is of a talented singer who was playing at the north end of the boardwalk. I could spend all day there painting. Each of these is 6″ x 4″.
April 8, 2007
Les Nubians
Went to see a show at Fais Do Do last night. Les Nubians were performing and it was a lot of fun. I wanted to do some sketches of them, but the place was really packed and it’s hard to paint with no elbow room. So, I just hung out and enjoyed some great company and music. I did manage this sketch from the side of the stage before it all began.