Sketchbook

Just drew this play on Jack Black while watching "School of Rock", thought it was a promising lead:


... and I got out for a couple of hours last Sunday to do some sketching around the Embarcadero:

Drawing Sessions

One of the tougher things about sticking to a plan of learning to draw from model sessions is how the poses and models tend to fall into repetitive patterns or otherwise grow tired - especially on an uninstructed, prop-free and open Wednesday life drawing session, where things are a little more restricted than in a relatively fast-paced Gesture session. To have some fun with an old game, I've decided to start working on characters, using the model only for pose inspiration. Here's a caricatured IT guy loosely based on someone from my past:

Drawing Sessions

Made it to Wednesday but not Tuesday this week, felt surprisingly loose considering how I've been getting limited practice at home lately.






Question of the day: How is it that cell phone providers like Verizon can get away with charging so much for batteries? The Verizon store wanted to give me a "deal" by "giving" me 25% off their regular price for a phone battery... which was $40! 5 minutes on Amazon, and I found a well-rated replacement for just $7 + shipping. Accessories must be to Cell phone providers what cables are for Best Buy.


Obama 2008!