Line Drawing Study of a Painting

The drawing above was an additional study of Jacques-Louis David’s painting, but it’s on 18 x 24 inch paper. As …

A Line Drawing of a Painting

The sketch above was a study to translate a painting into a line drawing. I sketched it on 5.5 x …

Sketch of One and Four Hats

Sketch of Fishing Lures

Sketch of a Mountain and River

This sketch was a study of depth of space in a landscape. I had imagined a winding stream coming from …

Sketch of a Window

For this exercise, I sketched an imagined home interior to practice bas relief. The sketch is on 5.5 in x …

Sketch of an Imagined Home Interior

For this exercise, I sketched an imagined home interior to practice three depths of space (5.5 in x 8.5 in). …

Ornamental Kale

Sketch of a Landscape in Bas-Relief

For this exercise, I sketched a landscape in bas-relief. I stopped at the lines I could see. Perhaps my vision …

Sketch of a Cherry Blossom

I wanted to study the cherry blossoms a little more before moving on. Building on the last sketch, I studied …

Preliminary Drawing of Cherry Blossoms

I want to hang a drawing of a local spring flower on my wall. I chose cherry blossoms; however, I …

Sketch of a Farmhouse

This sketch was a study of three depths of space in a landscape. I used a farmhouse that I can …

Sketch of a Foyer

This sketch was a study of three depths of space. I used my foyer because I find all the angles …

Sketch of a Stairway

This sketch was a study of bas-relief. I was required to use the interior of my house. I find my …

Sketch of Poinsettia in February

This sketch was a study of three depths of space. The poinsettia and table are in front, the open door …

Sketch of a ZZ Plant

For this exercise, I sketched a still life using a shallow bas-relief space. Unrelated… While stocking up on sketch books …

Sketch of a Potted Plant from Imagination

I sketched a potted plant from imagination to study balance. I intended to draw the potted plant along with some …

Sketch of a Cactus

I sketched a cactus in a pot from imagination to study symmetry. I wanted to draw a mum, but I …

Exercise, Balance

I sketched two beer glasses and a bottle from observation to study balance. I placed the tall glass in the …

Symmetry Study with Pestle, Mortar, and Garlic

I sketched this for a symmetry study. I posed a pestle, mortar, and garlic on the table in front of …

Asiatic Lily

I bought a potted Asiatic Lily and brought it into my office to draw from observation. I placed it on …

Sketch of Ceiling Lamps

Compositional study, high horizon, image in uppermost rectangle – I used to get up early in the morning to draw, …

Sketch of a Tulip from Above

Compositional study, middle horizon, image in the upper rectangle

Sketch of a Tulip on a Table

Compositional study, low horizon, image in upper rectangle

Sketch of a Tulip

This was a small compositional study of a high horizon. I wanted to show the tulip on the surface of …

Sketch of a Small Vase

I wanted to do a small compositional study of a mid-horizon. I used a line at the center of the …

Sketch of a Hyacinth in a Vase

I sketched this hyacinth for a study of a low horizon. I suppose a low horizon puts the subject on …

Sketch of a Pot

The goal of this sketch of a pot was to practice composition. I used a simple object because I am …

Sketch of a Coffee Cup, Milk Carton, and Sugar Canister

I practiced creating a still life from observation using aggregate groupings. I got everything in the group on the page, …

Sketch of a Ramekin, Bowl, Can, Banana, and Almonds

I practiced figure ground relationships by sketching objects around a bowl. Sketching the ellipses in parallel planes was challenging. The …