Illustration Friday - Winter

Quote–Karen Shragg

Sketchbook–Horses

I’m totally into horses at the moment. They are such bee-yoo-ti-ful animals. You realize it more when you draw them. These are preparatory sketches for a new illustration series.

Photo of the Week - Munchkin and Chubary

He’s getting a bit absent-minded. Loves sunning himself.

It’s Chubary’s birthday tomorrow. He was a 'Happy Holidays' puppy. ;-)

WIFI–Interesting Take on Education - Sir Ken Robinson

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms

I’m learning more from my informal education than I did with the formal one.

Drawing–The Girl Pierrot

I just gave my third grade violin exam yesterday. It was a grueling day, practice from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., then the exam at 5.15 p.m. I was too wound up to do much when I got back. Now I have a week’s holiday before I start with the fourth grade music lessons.

And, of course, I’ve to prepare for the third grade vocal exam in April. That ought to be easier since I’ve already memorized everything.

Work on the book ‘The Sunshine Time’ is coming along really well.  The characters are brilliant, if I say so myself.

The drawing here was done on a book that has long outlived its purpose ‘Internet for Dummies’. It was either throw it out or reuse, so I’m reusing.

Sketchbook - Aai

  I’m reading ‘The Practice & Science of Drawing’ by Harold Speed. It’s quite interesting.

Here’s an excerpt -

 “…every age differs in its temperament, and the artistic conventions of one age seldom fit another. The artist has to discover a convention for himself, one that fits his particular individuality. But this is done simply and naturally—not by starting out with the intention of flouting all traditional conventions on principle; nor, on the other hand, by accepting them all on principle, but by simply following his own bent and selecting what appeals to him in anything and everything that comes within the range of his vision. The result is likely to be something very different from 76the violent exploits in peculiarity that have been masquerading as originality lately. Originality is more concerned with sincerity than with peculiarity.”