Drawings
I'm sorry to have to admit here that my good intentions, discussed in posts some months ago, to get back to drawing more frequently haven't been carried through. There are reasons, of course, good & bad.I do hope to pick up again before long. Some form of drawing ought to be woven inextricably among the habits of my life – that's what I feel. But the habits we most want often aren't so easy to foster or retain – as no one needs to be reminded.
For the present, and with an eye to future efforts, I'm beginning to add to the site in a direction I've had in mind for some time, with something of a gallery of sketchbook drawings, mostly several years old. This'll give me opportunity to talk drawing a bit here again. I'll post something whenever I have a chance to put up new material, at least for a while.
There's now a single page in that 'space' – a page of sketches of the several times previously mentioned Jeff Fisher. These are some of my favorite sketchbook drawings, for one thing. Gives me a chance, also, to mention by way of congratulation two big steps Jeff's life has taken this month: receipt of commission for a series of illustrations for a book in the works with a children's publisher in the UK, and, still much more significant, engagement to his lovely girlfriend Jen. (On a number of levels, all at once – one might say – Mr Fisher really has his work cut out for him.)
posted by paul bowman @ 9:00 PM
2 Comments:
Great! I, too, wish to have drawing more as a daily habit in my life. I have started teaching children to draw and have discovered, as most teachers do, that I just just as much to learn as they do. I have them do sketches throughout the week, but I do not do the same. *sigh*
Anyhow, I enjoy your sketches tremendously. They are very lively and expressive. Portrait drawings are very difficult.
Thank you Mrs Irani! It's very kind of you to compliment my stuff.
Didn't know you were working with children, among all your other pursuits. When did you begin doing that?
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