Drawing at the Met

This was a real beauty!! I enjoyed so much drawing this perfect marble figurine. Best thing about drawing from statue is that it won't get tired being in same position and I can go back again to finish or fix the problems in my drawing. And they are perfect in proportions too. I used light pencil here (and not my favorite Vine Charcoal) because I wanted to keep its look soft and gentle. Bottom part looks weird because there was some rock and bushes kind of structure in front of her legs and I could not finish it. There were so many visitors at the museum, I did not finish shading either.

Drawing at the Met Museum, NYC

I went to draw at the Met. This is in the African Tribal section. I was overwhelmed with the collection at the museum. I used pencil for this. I got little impatient at the end so you must notice that in my strokes for the pedestal and body.

Figure Drawing

This is from last class at NYU. Model was great but it was quite challenging to draw him. I used Vine, Jumbo charcoal and sometimes mix of it. Look forward to figure drawing sessions at SVA.

Row House, Van Vorst Park, JC

My Favorite row house in our neighborhood across a beautiful park. Tried to capture its character. I did careful drawing on site but shading is purely imaginary. I used vine charcoal. I usually blend by my fingers but this was relatively small drawing. I have yet to buy blending stump but meanwhile I used ear bud for same purpose. Worked just fine! I rarely plan on how to use blank paper before start drawing. This is one of that rareness, I am glad I did!