Videos like this from folks, 1) make me want to "shop" my materials and get out a variety of tools and play and 2) long for someone to "art" with! So glad you can get out and enjoy and it's like you always say, your eyes adjust to things you can draw!
Sandi! These are so so wonderful! I love the final sketches where you brought all the people together. They made my eyeballs so happy! I hope you look back and love these more as time goes on!
You are so lucky to have a friend who sketches. My local friends are knitters, so I sketch on our monthly knitting night. You might not love your people, but I love your use of color with them. Also the big blocks of color you used in your on-site sketches.
I love to see these videos, what a good sketching practice. I like that you are taking bits of the room and use that in your drawings and painting. I wonder if there is a method for sketching while talking, that’s so hard, using two different parts of your brain, zingggg 🤯. I would love to have a sketching friend with whom I can do this with. (If anybody lives in the Netherlands in this chat dm me 😂)
I love the way you draw people. It’s so interesting that u like your still life more than the people. I find the people you draw very I treating and I love all the tips you give us. Thank you so much for the great post
Your people depictions have more clarity in your studio painting/sketches than your reference sketches. It could be the distraction of whether you'll get caught drawing your subjects create a hiccup in your flow. Whereas, in the studio you're in your ZONE. :) It's great that you have the reference sketches to put the people in difference scenes. Thank you for sharing!
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I adore the cowboy in all the different drawings!! I also love how you brought all the people together into one drawing. And inquiring minds want to know what is "Cold Feet?- a sock store-snow boots -foot warmers???
Good stuff Sandi thank you. I laughed when I saw how many supplies you brought in the shop. Not sure I'd get away with that! I usually just take my Tombow markers, sharpie pen, water brush and 2B pencil.
What’s funny is I noticed the vibrant detail in the window/outdoor landscape before you mentioned anything about preferring to sketch the landscape and the items. You are a landscape & still-life artist at heart! But even with that, you have such a gift for capturing the movements and personality of the people in the cafe. Love how you made the cowboy part of the scene! Funny that people started to notice you were sketching them!
What fun! And I love your little teeny weenie blue pencil! What a hoot! I noticed you have a neocolor one crayon that you put up. I love mine… Do you use them a lot and do you like them?
Videos like this from folks, 1) make me want to "shop" my materials and get out a variety of tools and play and 2) long for someone to "art" with! So glad you can get out and enjoy and it's like you always say, your eyes adjust to things you can draw!
How wonderful that you have a weekly sketching date! For now I am getting together weekly to do art with my mom. Precious memories!
Lovely
Loved the walkthrough of inspiration and your progress Would have loved a photo of the room to solidify the inspiration
Sandi! These are so so wonderful! I love the final sketches where you brought all the people together. They made my eyeballs so happy! I hope you look back and love these more as time goes on!
Absolutely LOVE you sharing these coffee shop dates! And I love the figures/people you are drawing!!
You are so lucky to have a friend who sketches. My local friends are knitters, so I sketch on our monthly knitting night. You might not love your people, but I love your use of color with them. Also the big blocks of color you used in your on-site sketches.
I love to see these videos, what a good sketching practice. I like that you are taking bits of the room and use that in your drawings and painting. I wonder if there is a method for sketching while talking, that’s so hard, using two different parts of your brain, zingggg 🤯. I would love to have a sketching friend with whom I can do this with. (If anybody lives in the Netherlands in this chat dm me 😂)
I love the way you draw people. It’s so interesting that u like your still life more than the people. I find the people you draw very I treating and I love all the tips you give us. Thank you so much for the great post
Hi Sandi, I love these sketches and what fun you are having. Has anyone that you sketched come over to your table to see what’s up?
Your people depictions have more clarity in your studio painting/sketches than your reference sketches. It could be the distraction of whether you'll get caught drawing your subjects create a hiccup in your flow. Whereas, in the studio you're in your ZONE. :) It's great that you have the reference sketches to put the people in difference scenes. Thank you for sharing!
I adore the cowboy in all the different drawings!! I also love how you brought all the people together into one drawing. And inquiring minds want to know what is "Cold Feet?- a sock store-snow boots -foot warmers???
Good stuff Sandi thank you. I laughed when I saw how many supplies you brought in the shop. Not sure I'd get away with that! I usually just take my Tombow markers, sharpie pen, water brush and 2B pencil.
What’s funny is I noticed the vibrant detail in the window/outdoor landscape before you mentioned anything about preferring to sketch the landscape and the items. You are a landscape & still-life artist at heart! But even with that, you have such a gift for capturing the movements and personality of the people in the cafe. Love how you made the cowboy part of the scene! Funny that people started to notice you were sketching them!
What fun! And I love your little teeny weenie blue pencil! What a hoot! I noticed you have a neocolor one crayon that you put up. I love mine… Do you use them a lot and do you like them?