iDraw: It Was A Long Week!

In The Night Studio: 3:00 AM

Sitting Quietly

iDraw: In the Bathroom Mirror

eyeDraw: Cockeyed

iDraw: Juliametti

Giacojulia

Artist of the month? Alberto Giacometti. This was based on his "Portrait of Madame Marguerite Maeght, 1961", which (gasp) does not seem to be available on the internet for me to link to.

DeKooning Meets Mad Magazine; They Both Have Their Eyes Closed

And Chaos Ensues

In the Dark Room

Sometimes I Almost Get It

Easter Sunday

Still really enjoying my de Kooning immersion....

Sanity is Over-rated

Be Afraid, Very Afraid

I can look at a de Kooning and make these sort of interesting images that don't actually look like de Koonings. But if I look at myself, or at nothing, and try to make a similar drawing - well, it doesn't work. I can see what he drew, and how it relates to reality. But when I look at reality, I can't see what he might have drawn. And I can't see what I might draw in response to what he might have drawn... Never mind, this is getting too complicated.

de Kooning Week Continues

Still Crazy After All These Years

(Left-handed De Kooning)

Trying to Channel De Kooning

...but definitely not getting it. That's Willem de Kooning, though Elaine de Kooning was also an interesting painter. If he was a misogynist, as the feminists claim based on his imagery, not his actions, then I guess I am too. He was a fabulous painter and I think his images of women are really great.

iDraw: We Climbed the Harry Street Stairs

iDraw: There Was an Airplane Hanging Over the Escalator at SFO

iDraw: Among the Potted Plants

In my mother's feminist household, these were always called "'snake plant"' but despite its political incorrectness I prefer the more colorful "mother-in-law's tongue", another common name for the same plant.

iDraw: The Big Presentation

It went well. I didn't lose my voice, I didn't go too fast, everyone came back after the break...

The Whites of my Eyes (2)

The return of 'left hand blind'...

iDraw: Oh, No, I Don't have Much Time to Draw!

More iPod Touch Squiggles Fun

We take a break from this week's previously scheduled paper cuts, to bring you more silliness curtesy of the Squiggles program on my iPod Touch. This was based on my 2007.04.10 self-portrait, with overlays, tinting and distortion curtesy of Squiggles.

Four Quick Studies for 'Albany Bowl'

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And if what you're doing isn't working - try someting else! I suppose that applies equally to drawing and bowling. In any event, this is from our TAEC class trip to Albany Bowl to observe and teach the Alexander Technique in activity - working on each other while working on bowling.

Tax Day!

I Sure Hope I'm Not Starting to get Migraines!

Look Ma, No Brushes!

Painted left-handed with magic markers and wet socks dipped in watercolour pans.

Peanut Breath

And now you know what I had for my midnight snack.

Can I Go Back to Bed Now?

Blotter Paper Portrait

Metatarsalgia

Because of the metatarsalgia I developed on my Thailand trip, most shoes are not comfortable, and I find myself wearing my bright green crocs with their large vent holes, even in our recent rain storms.

I'm All Wound Up Preparing For My Trip to Thailand!

I'm leaving in less than a week!

Thai Trip Prep is Keeping Me Busy

I Use My Hands When I Train in Aikido

Here I am giving myself kota-gaeshi stretch.

Meanwhile, FTP Upload has started having problems again. What's up, Google?

Signature Piece

Sometimes these things just happen.

Drawn With My Eyes Closed, Close to Midnight

Super Librarian is on the Job!

Water color crayons before and after water...

Blue Boy at 44

Still experimenting with different media.. these are water color pencils, different than yesterday's watercolor crayons. As you can see, I mostly have a nice selection of blues of these. Ah, and here's the original Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough.

Gottta Get This Done