The Nose Knows

I tried today

different stages and views

of the nose

As with any part by itself

it might seem unfinished.

One day I will draw without thinking

it will flow

until then 

practice!

Here is looking at you!

Another exercise

3 stages of the eye

bringing out more detail

in each one

love this book!

30 to 60 minutes

each day

not too mentally tiring 

that is the key

keep it fun

coffee time

ray

Hands Searching For Glasses

All Hands On Deck

Hand Hanging On!

practice
practice
practice

ray

Page after Page

drawing a woman's mouth and lips

most of the time

full and rich

a guys not so much

as you can see

not everything comes out quite 

the way I want

I like doing hands

maybe some day

I will specialize

right now

I am clueless

more Friday

early work day tomorrow

might not have time

coffee time

ray

Draw Fast, No Thinking Allowed

draw fast

let it flow

don't worry about results

confidence

don't judge 

leave that for others

draw and be happy!

coffee time
back tomorrow

ray

If Your Brain Is Rusty, Go Back To The Begining

My drawing feels rusty and not flowing so I decided to go back to were I started.

for real, back to the drawing board!

The Google Art Project

Please click on the title to get to the web site!

I get the Art Knowledge news letter several times a week. As I scroll through the different painting and articles, looking for something of interest, I spotted this link. googleartproject.com

On occasion, Google does something wonderful, something no one else would think of, this is one of those times.

NEW YORK, NY.- The Museum of Modern Art, along with 16 other art museums from the United States, Europe, and Russia, is collaborating with Google on the Art Project, a website that enables users to discover and view more than 1,000 artworks online in extraordinary detail. The site launched today and can be explored at googleartproject.com. Over the last 18 months, Google worked with a range of museums, including four from the United States: MoMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Frick Collection, and the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian, Washington. The partnership involved taking a selection of extremely high resolution images of famous artworks, as well as collating more than 1,000 other images into one place. It also included capturing 360-degree tours of individual galleries using Street View "indoor" technology. With this unique project, anyone anywhere in the world will be able to learn about the history and artists behind a huge number of works, at the click of a mouse. 
Each of the museums worked in extensive collaboration with Google, providing expertise and guidance on every step of the project, from choosing which collections to feature, to advising on the best angle to capture photos, to determining what kind of information should accompany the artwork. Each museum selected one artwork to be photographed in extraordinary detail using super high resolution, or "gigapixel" photo-capturing technology. MoMA's gigapixel photo is of Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night (1889). Each image contains around 7 billion pixels, enabling the viewer to study details of the brushwork and patina beyond that possible with the naked eye. In addition, museums provided images for a selection totalling more than 1,000 works of art. The resolution of these images, combined with a custom-built zoom viewer, allows art-lovers to discover minute aspects of paintings they may never have seen up close before. The gigapixel image of The Starry Night is accompanied by a MoMA-produced video that features visitors' points of view of the painting.

If you like art or want to know more, this is an easy way to see great works of art on your computer screen!

and now for a viewing cup of coffee

ray

Overcoming A Case Of The Dreads, I am back!

I think I put too much pressure on myself, attempting to try a new medium when I have not mastered the current one. I could not make myself sit down to draw. I don't have much support or encouragement at home, this is strictly on my own stuff. I could not sit at the easel.

Until today. The following is a very rough drawing, but I will polish and refine it bit by bit. But it had been so long since I posted, sigh, I had to do something!

Consider this a before picture of the boating party and we will see how it turns out when I am done. I will also do something a bit easier too! Time to get the pencil going!!

to be continued

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