A Sweet Elderly Man

I work part-time in a nursing home, and was tasked with keeping this sweet elderly man company. I didn’t have my sketchbook handy, so this portrait was drawn on piece of printer paper. 

You can view a fun gallery of sketchbook drawings here, on my website.

Life as I See it

Life is what's happening while you're waiting for something else to happen. I try to capture these moments in my sketchbook. Here are a few excerpts from recent journals...

sketch of a rather vivid dream I had.

I burned 230 calories at the gym while drawing this scene...

View from my pew, Christmas Eve 2015, Church of the Advent. Hatboro, PA

Some quick gesture drawings from a figure drawing session...

sketching while spinning...woo hoo!

A minister preaching at St. Pauls Cathedral, Buffalo, NY

You can view more fun sketchbook excerpts here!

Life as I See It

On Monday I attended the funeral of a very good man - who also happened to be a Korean War Veteran. At his interment, I couldn't help but pull out my sketchbook to capture the flag ceremony (above). What a powerful way to honor service to our country.

Below are more recent observations captured in my sketchbook: 

Attempting to draw while exercising at the Jewish Center gym, Buffalo NY 08.03.15

The Compact performs at Bread & Bottle, Red Hook NY 8.28.15

Quick sketches of Dan at the my drawing class, Atwater Gallery, Rhinebeck NY 9.03.15

Red Hook Community Pool   7.19.15

two minute drawings of Dan, Atwater Gallery Rhinebeck NY 9.03.15

Erin Hobson performs at Bread & Bottle, Red Hook NY 8.28.15

At the funeral service for my friend Bob, St Christopher's Church  Red Hook NY 7.29.15

You can view a fun gallery of sketchbook excerpts here!

Isabella

I have the good fortune of teaching a figure drawing class at Atwater Gallery in Rhinebeck NY. It's a joy to make learning how to draw fun for my students. Half of that goal is accomplished simply having by great models. During a recent class, I took out a few minutes from instruction to draw Isabella, a classic beauty who reminded me of the athleticism of Artemis, as well as the natural beauty of Athena.

For locals interested in improving their drawing skills, here's more info about my class.