Jeff, take two

Took a couple of tries to get his eyes right, then everything else sorta fell into place.

They don’t always go the way you want

The face came out too fat, the shading is all wrong. When I realized it wasn’t going quite right, I tried to fix it, but that doesn’t always work.

Signs, signs, everywhere signs

This one serves a real purpose, though. Trust me, if you’ve ever been in a wheelchair or pushed a wheelchair with someone in it, or been otherwise physically impaired, you know why these exist.

My left hand — not quite right

I’m not entirely pleased with how this came out. I used alizarin crimson by mistake, instead of the rose madder I usually use for flesh tones. There was no reason for it, either, since I was using half pans and the madder was sitting right next to the crimson. I just wasn’t paying attention.

Basset hound with bone

I hope Drs. Foster & Smith don’t mind. It’s their own fault for using such cute pictures. The “smudge” in the bottom corner is not a spill or accident. That’s where I was testing a color mixture.

Post-op eye surgery

This man was in the same waiting room as the woman in the previous post.

Lady in waiting…room

I usually start drawing people at their eyes. This one, I started at the book. I have no idea why.

First post – cover of sketchbook

My current sketchbook. Discovered/sent to me by my sister. Made for/distributed by Old Navy. It takes pencil, ink and even watercolor very well. Who’da thunk it? The sketch is a self-portrait of a Waterman 12 1/2 eyedropper filler with #2 Ideal nib. Also used it for the first two sketches in this book.