Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Another 25 Minute Pose


This sketch is bigger then my scanner bed..it picks up all the shadows around the edges..so just ignore those..I had a problem with the male model's left arm foreshortening..they were great model's..I enjoyed it..look forward to sketching again in February..

Nude Sketches @ 301

This is one of the 25 minute sketches that I did at the session at 301 Gallery..ignore the dark areas around the edges..the male model's feet were cut off in the scanner..This was done on sketching book paper with a black ballpoint pen..you can see the beginnings of this sketch as you are unable to erase it..I like that..I have always enjoyed sketching with ballpoint as I believe it sharpens your drawing skill..less apt to have mistakes..I sketch lightly then go in for the kill..ha..I was kinda proud of myself as its been about 10 years since I ve sketched nudes..I didn't know I still had it..

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Etsy Store..Opening Soon..

This is my store on Etsy.com http://sharonapatrona.etsy.com ...Sharona Patrona..Junkrecycler..Artist..A Girl In The Deep South..
I plan to put found vintage items and items that I have artrecycled..ha..slap a coat of paint on them and wow it's a whole new thing..my twist on it though..ha..that little girl on the fender of the bike is me..holding on for dear life and laughing..still me years later..keep checking out my etsy store..I will putting items on soon..

Pier On Mobile Bay In Fairhope

On Eastern Shore
Felt Pen On Rice Paper
This painting is copyrighted and cannot be copied or reproduced without the permission of the artist
I love to sketch with a felt pen on rice paper..love the flow of the pen..the ink sinking into the paper..with basically no control..Just something I've been working on lately..I'm working on an opaque watercolor of this drawing..My family owned some waterfront property from the 50's up to the late 1990's..We would go there during the spring thru the fall..sailing sunfishes..swimming and just lazing around..How I really enjoyed it and miss it..we would take the scenic route along the bay back and forth to Mobile..I always loved the drive along this route to the Fairhope Pier..The pier I sketched is down from the Fairhope pier..I love the pines that rise from the bluff..and framing this tiny little pier..


Nudes..

I'm entering the artist community again..it's been too long..I'm participating in nude sketching venue at 301 Space Art Gallery. It is held on 2 Saturday's a month between 10 am thru 12 noon I think..I look forward in sketching the figure again..