The First Step- Easel Time

There is always a starting point on taking on a new challenge or endeavor. I started with an easel today.
It is called is called a box table easel. It was on sale, I had a gift card as a gift, so out of pocket  costs today were small. However it will take time to gather up what I need to paint. I decided to start with acrylics.

Next year will be an amazing time and an even more amazing learning curve on my behalf. I will still be drawing as always and plan to start adding in a painting here and there.

I will try to temper my impatience and urge to know how to do it now. As I am older, I feel I do not have the luxury of years and years of time to learn the craft. But one thing, you know I will do my best as always.

It is a good size. it should work well for quite awhile

I like the fact that there is storage for brushes and paint

It also locks and has a carrying case

My only concern will be the storage of the painting

and the palette

There you have it, the start of my new adventure

ray

My Version-Woman Holding Cat

Part Two Of My Long Awaited Visit To The Norton Art Museum

Please stop by to see more of my art museum visit. I have provided a link to the first and second post.
I hope you enjoy it! 

Part Two Of My My Long Awaited Visit To The Norton Art Museum

This is a link to the first post.
 My Long Awaited Visit To The Norton Art Museum

My Long Awaited Visit To The Norton Art Museum

Something different today. I just did a post on a visit to an art museum on my regular blog, R Jacob Post. It is part one of two. I hope you have time to stop by and take a look.

My Long Awaited Visit To The Norton Art Museum Part One

thanks

ray

My Version- Lichtenstein Sock

My Version- Roy Lichtenstein Foot Medications 1963

My Version Lichtenstein Ace Gallery

My Version-Roy Lichtenstein Finger Pointing 1961

Repost By R Jacob

I felt stuck lately on doing faces, not happy with the results'

Here is a quick landscape drawing.

Grass, rocks, water flowing, trees.

A change of pace.

Literally,

back to the drawing board.

Ray

First posted March 27, 2011

on R Jacob Post

My Version of Roy Lichtenstein's Seductive Girl

My Version Roy Lichtenstein "Crying Girl" 1963

My Version of Dave White "Too Slow"

My Son The Artist

My son ( almost 22 ) has done some drawing on and off over the last few years. I came home from work yesterday and found this with my drawing book. It is quite original and very good ( proud father ), and I encourage him to draw more often. He loves to play poker. I love how he used his perspective to show what is going on. There is a lot of detail in his drawing. I think he is better then me! He does not know that I am posting this, but I don't think he would mind.

Sophie - Davinci Code

My Version of Roy Lichtenstein's "Drawing For A Kiss V"

3 Drawings In 5 Hours

I felt a sudden and tremendous burst of energy. I will be in for some long hours the next three days at work with our store's inventory starting tomorrow at 6:00 am and ending at 5:00 pm.

I was actually working on a fourth, but my drawing table is on the patio and the bugs were out in full force!
I had to give up, another day perhaps.

I started drawing at three and ended at eight.  It was a lot of fun!

time for a cold beer

p.s.
I did post all three drawings below this post. My version of Da Vinci. Manga, and Horton hears a Who.
I hope you like them.

ray

My Version Of Leonardo Da Vinci

My Version of Your Manga-My Manga

My Version Of Horton Hears A Who

Scary Driftwood Hand At Dusk

Sometimes I get caught up in a photo or drawing that has too much darkness and not enough detail for me to see clearly enough to draw. This might be one of those times. A work on progress. Someday I will look back at some of my drawings and realize these were the building blocks along the way.

Swan In Charcoal

Thanks to my Greek friend Fany at  Φανή Παπαγεωργίου, Ζωγράφος for her encouragement. She asked me to try a swan drawing and gave me a step by step in how to do it.

I took a picture of my drawing with and without flash. I was unsure with the black paper and mostly charcoal which would look better. I will let you be the judge.

Thanks and kisses Fany!

It was fun!

ray

Jennifer

RJ-Self Portrait

Sigh, a difficult drawing for me. I still have a way to go in drawing hair. I have to learn to get the nuances of that down.

A woman's hair seems to be easier for me, more flow to it. 

It is easy to be critical of how one looks to others. I can see all the flaws. Maybe others will not. 

I will redo it down the road as my skills improve, a before and after! Maybe no double chin? lol

This is not Man Thinking, more like Man With No Thoughts! Ha Ha

As always, doing my best

time for a cup of tea

ray

Angelina Jolie 2004

Humphrey Bogart - 1953

Woman Thinking

Sad Eyes

I have been fighting tiredness lately.

 I felt better today so I gave it a try.

I saw this over at Dragos.com. 

I hope I did it justice! 

There is a second part that I will try later.

thanks for stopping by.

ray

The Fist

Hand drawing continued

found

My try

My paper is a 50 lb. weight.

I have been advised to use 

250 lb. weight paper

which is rougher and holds charcoal better

The charcoal I used is a blunt type of material.

I think I need more of a pencil style

for more detail

coffee time

ray

first posted on R Jacob Post

on  April 26th, 2011

Egon Schiele-Wally Neuzil in Black Stockings, 1912

side by side

or 

top and bottom

as it were

The 

original I found

Egon Schiele-Wally Neuzil in Black Stockings, 1912

Courtesy of Richard Nagy Gallery, London

my effort

I used Derwent watercolor pencils

and added a bit of water to bring out 

the color

glad to be back drawing

time for a big cup of coffee!

ray

also found on R Jacob Post

My Drawing Journey, Part One

Repost

Recently I decided to draw everyday at lunch time at work.

I pop in my ear buds, turn up my music and get to drawing.

I want to work from photos eventually I think, that may change.

I will see as I go.

Something parts I drew I felt good about.

When annoyed, I x-it out, or slash through it in disgust.

Most of this is done on my lunch, time flies, I don't want to get back to work.

How good will I get by years end, we will see.

I was kind of nervous doing this in front of people at first.

People do come up to see what I am doing. A few shared that they drew also.

to be continued.

building on face structure

eyes, mouth, lips

flipping through a book

I thought I could draw the drawing

practice, practice

hands must be learned

eyes, hand grasping

first posted on R Jacob Post

2-15-2011

Sleeping Beauty

Started at lunch time on the 27th

left to do the next day was the right arm

and the squirrel.

I had forgotten my books and paper at home. 

I grabbed a book with Disney pictures, 

some regular copy paper

and went to work.

time for a big gulp of coffee

later

ray

first posted on R jacob Post on

March 2, 2011

Drawing Thumper, how I did it...

This is not meant to be a tutorial on how to do this. This is just how I currently am going about trying to recreate something on paper. I will get better ( I hope ) but as an artist once told me it is a process. Right now, this is mine.

Please click on the pictures, the first 2 are very faint.

Step One

step two

step three

step four

step five

the original copy

below

getting closer

and thanks for playing the game!

time for a cold one ( beer )!

ray

first published on 

R Jacob Post

5-20-2011

A Small Step

first posted on
R Jacob Post
March 3, 2011

William Blake-Newton

Picture found

William Blake- Newton 1795/circa 1805

My attempt

being that I am posting this Sunday night

I think a nightcap is in order

while I ponder is it a small success or

a learning step.

later

ray

also posted on R jacob Post

5-15-11

Keep Drawing In The Lines

Sometimes inspiration comes to a stop. The words that were dancing in my head seemed to have slowed down since I did the "wedding vows" for the lady at work. It is a mystery and I am awaiting something to happen.

But there seems an awakening in another form of drawing. I will see where this goes, but so far it has been satisfying. Here are some recent attempts.

The first one is a drawing I made from an  exercise I used in my instruction art book.  It is a knight on a horse. The trick was to turn the picture upside down and then draw it. My drawing was done upside down, and I had no idea what it would look like until I was done.

First the book....

and then my attempt, remember I did this upside down.

I got restless afterwards looking for something else to draw. I had gotten a hand drawn thank you card from my neighbor which looks like this.

This is what I did.

The horse I drew upside down, the man right side up. Which makes me wonder, how does drawing up-side down help the mind draw?

Anyway, not all music, or thoughts, or poems, there might be more to me to be unearthed, a lump of coal to turn into a diamond! The book does say a self portrait is in order. Must get back to work...

First Posted on R Jacob Post

December 3, 2010