Burn Calories while Drawing

If I were to sketch a scene while training on an elliptical machine, it might look something like the drawing above. Oh, wait. That's exactly what I did! This is a great way to practice drawing - and burn calories at the same time.

It was also fun to draw scenes while spinning on the exercise bike. I work out at the gym on a regular basis, so it felt right to start sketching observations there. January is a great time to draw at IXL Fitness - because it's full of people attempting to honor their new year's resolutions.

The kinetic atmosphere there led to some very sloppy - but energetic drawings.

You can view more glimpses inside my sketchbook here.

A Handy Drawing Exercise

Here's a quick study I sketched out while sitting at my community pool. Much like the human body, hands are complex and convey dynamic movement. If you can draw hands well, you can draw almost anything. So this is a handy exercise worth doing on a regular basis. You can see more sketchbook excerpts here.