2008 September

Entries from September 2008

“The Lake”, Update #5

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

It occurs to me that I haven’t the slightest notion of how to tackle the lake part of this drawing… my brief experiments with it thus far have not been fruitful.

In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitled The Lake.

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″

“The Lake”, Update #4

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Feeling better about this one, especially the way the light is coming together:

In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitled The Lake

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″

“The Lake”, Update #3

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Feeling somewhat better about the shirt now, though still not 100% pleased:

In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitled The Lake.

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″

Here’s a really awful photo of the abysmal progress I made over lunch. The hair I am pleased with for the most part, but I foresee a ball of masking tape in my immediate future to pull up much of the pigment I’ve put down for the shirt.

In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitled The Lake.

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″

“The Lake”, Update #1

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments

We took the kids up to our family’s long-time favorite vacation spot for the first time over the weekend. My wife took some wonderful photos of our daughter playing in the surf at the lake, so naturally I’m turning one of them into a drawing.

In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitle The Lake