Drawing Lab 47: The Office

I haven't done a Drawing Lab in months and months and months. Because I got stuck on this one. The goal was to make a series of sketches using office supplies. But I don't work in an office - I'm a substitute teacher and I don't want to mess with teacher's desks more than absolutely nessessary. So long ago I conceived this idea to use last year's planner as a base for sketches. I always feel bad throwing away this document of the year - but keeping it is clutter - so now I'll at least have photo documentation of a few days.

So I got the idea - put the old planner in my purse -  and carried it around for over 6 months without touching it.  

I realized I didn't want to use my planner as a sketchbook. I wanted to use my sketchbook as a sketchbook. Once I decided to do this project at home with paint - it went much better!

Out the window

My son takes violin lessons in the west bottoms. I'm excited to sketch outside there in warmer weather - but today I sketched out the window

Random bits

I like the cat eye and the Jesse eyes. The rest - not so much. But I am sleepy :) so - meh

After First Friday

The sherry leedy gallery has an amazing exhibit up this month. I drew this so I could remember to steal all the good ideas.

Jesse

Came home from date night all tipsy - and still drew. Dedication!

Popcorn

Hand

When you don't know what else to draw - there's always your own hand

Washy watercolor baby bobcat

This cat ended up looking rather pissed :) and not nearly as cute as the photo I was using - but I kinda like that. It's got some personality for sure :)

Furry

The cats stayed still for me!

Fire tree

Doodled in crayon while studying spelling words with my son. The kids kept telling me how the tree was on fire - or it looked fuzzy :)

Rooftops

Got this done while the 4th graders were off at music class. View out the window across Main St. 

Sleepy sketching

So sleepy and all I want to do is go to bed - but I'm trying to sketch every day - so I cranked this out. There. Did it.

Out the window

During my break teaching music today I looked out the window and sketched the electronics supply store on Main Street.

Painting sketch

Hibernating bear sketch for a new painting I'm working on 

I don't usually use ebony pencils but I pulled one out for the bear and it worked well for all those dark shadows

Story time

They were really having a lot more fun than it looks like in this picture :)

Crafty drawing

I subbed preschool today. I sat at the art table with a boy who was explaining to me how much he loved cutting snow flakes and how he could do it forever.  I agree.

Jonas sleeping in the car

Sleeping is good - he holds nice and still :)

For most of my life I have been vehemently anti-mechanical pencils. But lately I've been giving them a second chance - mostly because I can carry them around in my bag - wooden pencils fail at that. The points break off and they are useless. So Ya - this was mechanical pencil. Works for small stuff - I think id still prefer wooden pencil if I was working big.

From summer

While I was digging through a bag for supplies for a different project I came across another sketchbook from last summer - during that time where I had no camera and wasn't posting photos. I kinda love them - looking forward to warmer weather so I can get out and do more of these.

Outside Martin nature center in Okc - done while waiting for jonas to wake up from the same nap I mentioned in a post a couple days ago - traveling wore him out :)

Roanoke park - clearly I didn't plan my composition ahead of time - or I wouldn't have stuck that trash can smack dab in the middle like that. Not sure what I was thinking there. 

Jesse changing strings

Jesse changing his guitar strings

End of book 3 - urban sketching

View from front of fric and frac

Loose park - while I was hiding during hide and seek - I hid well. 

Dog out the window at the quay coffee shop.