Kitty on the Couch

chantelI’ve been in an odd state of mind all day.  I think about doing one thing, then proceed to something completely different.  I have a feeling my horoscope reads: “Meh, do whatever you want; you won’t do what I say anyway.”  This sketch is what happened when I decided to go to bed.

The cat was lying on the couch, perfectly still.  She looked so content.  How could I not draw her?  Of course, as soon as I sat down on the floor in front of her, she popped her head up to see what I was doing.  I sat, I waited, and eventually she put her head back down.  But she couldn’t resist craning her neck periodically to see what I was doing.  Then she would put her head back down in a different spot.

Cats make really bad models.  I guess that’s why art schools use people.

Feelin’ Kinda Corny

cornMy work schedule is finally starting to get somewhat back to normal.  So I hope that means I can get back to a regular drawing schedule.  I’m not committing myself to anything, though, because the onset of summer means that my evenings and weekends are filled with bike rides, concerts, baseball games, vacations, and family visits.  I know many of these things are great fodder for drawing, but I am going to have to break some old habits in order to fit that in.

This is my entry for EDM #116 – Draw Something Green.

Birdhouse Nic Nacs, etc.

birdhouseI’ve been buried by a mountain of work lately, and my sketching output has suffered a corresponding flattening.  So it was nice to visit with family this past weekend and get away from things for a while (I don’t know how much they want me talking about them, so I’ll just say that they’re wonderful people, and leave it at that).

Despite an action-packed weekend, I did manage to carve out a few minutes to sketch the table in the sunroom.  The birdhouse caught my eye from the breakfast table, so I dusted off the sketchbook and drew for a while.

My work schedule will continue to be hectic for the next week or two, so don’t expect much output between now and then.  But I’ll do my best.

Critique with Blade

I’ve been swamped with work and other projects.  This was supposed to have been posted 4 days ago, but I just have not found the time.  And I have no excuse really — Blade does all the editing and sends me the final copy.  Unfortunately, the next two weeks are not going to let up at all.

Anyway, enough whining… click through for our conversation: Continue reading