after Pierre Bonnard, "The Table"

I read an interesting article in the NY Times this weekend about an exhibit at the Met of Bonnard's interiors. I'd love to go see it.

Nose to Nose

Aren't animals great just great!

Waving to the crowd

I saw an image of President Obama waving to the crowd and liked the compositional elements of having him in the foreground, from the back, in a sea of faces.

Abe

Have Presidents on the mind.....

Clown Fish

I saw this photo in a Smithsonian magazine and it brought back memories of being attacked by a clown fish on my first scuba diving experience. They're small, but don't underestimate them!

Sabrina's Dish

ok, it was late and I needed to get my daily sketch in. As you've probably guessed, Sabrina is one of our kitty cats.

Dev Patel

What an intense movie!

In Coach

Sketched this coming back from my impromptu trip out to SF.

View from Adagio Hotel

I tried out my colored pencil with this one.

Obama-rama

Obama!!

I started this as a blind contour drawing, then added shading.

California Street

I sketched this from a a magazine article - it brought back good memories of working in downtown San Francisco.

Brithday Breakfast 2009

I sketched this from a picture Christopher took of me as I ate my birthday breakfast sandwich. I really have to push myself to keep going, even after I've corrected angles, etc. That's the thing with sketching in ink- you can't erase or make parts lighter. It's a great exercise, though, and is helping me loosen up and not be so worried about my sketch being perfect. After all, its a sketch! Thanks to Christopher's well composed shot - I really like the composition.

Sammi & The Paper Clip

Sammi loves to play fetch with a bend rubber paper clip. She is hilarious! I was trying to capture her with the paper clip and had to take several photos. I thought this image was funny, although the lighting was terrible because of the flash and that she was so close. I love that the paper clip is in the center and that Sabrina is peeking up from the stairs.

Tropical Rain Forest Friend

This guy is the reason I bought my Tropical Rain Forest book - I saw this picture and knew I had to draw him.

New York Times Square

We were in the big apple at the beginning of January. I did these sketches from our photos. (click on the image to see it better)

Mother's Little Helper - Peppermint Mints

I have this little tin of "Mother's Little Helper" mints.

South American Hoatzin

A strange feathered friend from the tropical rain forest.

I've Been Adopted

I saw a photo of this cat, Gracie, in a box that said "I've been adopted". She had an expression of alarm bordering on panic that was so funny. I'm sure she is happy and well-loved in her new home.

New Year's Resolution

I really want to focus on honing my drawing skills, and the only way to do that is practice, practice and more practice. So, my new year's resolution is to do a sketch-a-day (of course, I'm starting 9 days into the new year, but it's never to late to start a new year's resolution!) . I particularly want to focus on animals and people. My goal is to do several gestural 10-15 minute sketches a day to build my accuracy and speed. To stay motivated, I'm planning on posting a daily sketch during the month of January. Please check back during the month - I'd love to hear your comments!