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 …

Sketch of Vase with Water

I practiced drawing ellipses today by sketching different levels of water in a vase. When I got near the bottom, …

Sketch of a Vase

I practiced drawing ellipses by drawing a vase from observation. I didn’t notice the bottom was asymmetrical until I saw …

Sketch of a Shot Glass

I practiced drawing from observation. The real shot glass is an odd shape, and I found the top plane challenging.

Sketch of a Whisky Bottle

I practiced drawing from observation and adding lines to show volume.

Sketch of a Dripper, Kettle, and Cup

This sketch was for another exercise to use aggregate shape to put objects on the page. The sketch is a …

Sketch of a Coffee Bag, Grinder, and Scoop

This sketch was for an exercise to use aggregate shape to put three objects on the page. The aggregate shape …

Sketch of a Short Bar Cart

I have not been motivated to draw since March 2019. I tried to start up again in September and then …

Sketch of a Young Man Running

I liked my sketch of the woman running outdoors, but I wanted to change the composition. The model for this …