Eric was foolish enough to agree to model for me a few years ago, for a work related project that involved me putting him in a silly hat, under bright lights and shouting, "Now, stand like a hero!"
... Though, as it happens, Eric is GREAT at standing like a hero. And although my drawngs from that particular project were terrible, I got a neato hat out of it... and Eric has been a pretty good sport ever since.
I still haven't figured out how to draw him though. Mostly, I find I draw him in pieces. One of these days, I will draw the right pieces all at once, and then... I dunno. Might need to get a new hat then, come to think of it.
Got carried away with noodling in the face and forgot to define the hat. Which ought to bother me but for some reason, doesn't. I was more entertained about hinting at a lower lip without actually drawing one.
Was going through some old dusty piles of art I have tucked under beds and behind cabinets, and found an old self portrait from a million years ago. Weird.
I think I'm coming to a point where I really need to stop sketching, and find a way to find room in my schedule to paint. On the one hand, I feel like I can't seem to find the time. On the other hand, I feel like I'm stalling.
I am getting happier with my little doodles, but they're all getting about as far as I really want to go with colored pencil.
Aneel has been kind enough to model for me, several times in the past. I've never really gotten anything close to a likeness, and I don't know that I've done that here, either. But the difference is that, this time, I'm not even trying, I'm just kind of doodling. These are essentially just under drawings.
Eric was foolish enough to agree to model for me a few years ago, for a work related project that involved me putting him in a silly hat, under bright lights and shouting, "Now, stand like a hero!"
