Saturday's life drawing session

I was relatively happy with my life drawing on Saturday. I have been studying my Charles Reid DVDs and some of his expert knowledge seems to have penetrated my thick skull. It is hard to apply new techniques when one is sketching and painting so fast, one doesn't have time to think really, it's instinctive. That is the benefit of practising, one improves slowly but more importantly, skills become second nature.
This week, I created frames for my sketches before the drawing session, I like the result of this, they feel like graphic novel stories. Three more drawings can be found on " My Life Drawing 2012".

2 minute ink and watercolour sketches

2 minute ink and watercolour sketches

Life Drawing

I was not really in form yesterday evening, a bit too tired to fully apply myself. Still, I gave it a go and a few sketches turned out okay. Visit "My Life Drawing 2012" or click here.

Five minute pen and watercolour sketch

A sketcher with style

I stumbled over this site today, well actually, I entered "Sketching" in Google and The Sketching Backpacker appeared on the first page. Sometimes, finding good stuff is easy!

The Sketching Backpacker 

Life Drawing

I am really pushing myself at the moment, I am trying to improve my sketching skills by practising - a lot.  Yesterday I used my hero pen and watercolours for life drawing. It was fun trying to complete an ink and wash of the male figure in two minutes flat. The sketch below was completed in 10 minutes, if you would like to see some more, visit 'My Life Drawing 2012' page.

Body builder

Commuting pastimes

Coming home from work I noticed a man listening to music on his phone. I wondered if he would stay put long enough for me to sketch him. He travelled two stops before getting off at the central station. ( I watercoloured later when I came home)

Commuting pastimes

My sleeping sister

I sketched my sister sleeping while we were sailing last week. Someone has mentioned that she is 'Hot!' on my Flickr Urban Sketching page. I agree with them of course :)

Sleeping Sister

Life drawing season returns

Yesterday, I went to my first Life Drawing evening since the summer break, I tried out some new techniques I had been studying, if it were a cake it would not have raised, but it was fun trying and that's the whole point, isn't it! ;) Visit "My Life Drawing 2012" if you would like to see more.

Koi colours

Sailing to Elba, Italy

More drawings can be seen on the "My Urban Sketches" page.

Sailing along the Italian coast

Espresso time 

More sketches from my sailing trip to Italy coming soon...

Vivian Maier - Street Photographer

I find Vivian Maier's work to be truly fascinating. Her life story is so surreal. And to think her photographs were found in boxes at a jumble sale, forgotten, discarded; the public only seeing her work after her death. Visit her website to see the work of a great street photographer. I can't always sketch from real-life so I use her work to practice on.  http://www.vivianmaier.com/

Sketching becomes easier with time

When I started sketching it was really hard to let go, to work fast and not be afraid to make mistakes. The more and more I sketch the easier it becomes. Now my drawings are full of mistakes, wobbly lines and smudges! :)

Take-away at Medborgplatsen

Cello practice

On the way to work...

The biggest problem I have and I guess everybody else is in the same boat, is finding time in ones busy life for hobby activities. I have found that my lunch break is a good time to do a little sketch. Yesterday I tried sketching in the morning, I just took an earlier bus to work and this gave me 15 minutes to have some quality time before arriving at my office desk. Holidays is also a good time to sketch, I need more holidays! :)

Medborgplatsen, 08.30

Arholma, Stockholm archipelago

Here is a recent portrait demo by David Jon Kassan

Three panoramic sketches from my sailing adventures.

Sketched in the sleepy harbour of Karlby, on the island of Kökar in the Åland archipelago.

The view from my boat on the island of Arholma which is situated in the northern Stockholm archipelago. 

Boat house containing a very old livestock transport boat. Cows are moved out to the islands in the archipelago during the the summer months. This was sketched on the island of Arholma in the northern Stockholm archipelago. 

Sailing holiday

I came home yesterday after a three week holiday sailing around the Åland and Stockholm archipelagos. It was a wonderful adventure and I saw some amazing things. I have a number of panoramic sketches from the trip to publish, unfortunately I only managed to scan this little quickie sketch before my scanner suddenly, totally refused to work. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
More sketches coming soon. Anyone got any recommendations for a small, inexpensive scanner?