I revisited the subject matter of Wednesday’s post. I
decided a symmetrical composition would be more interesting. The
hands-behind-the-head in the foreground still needs work. Maybe in the next
iteration…
I sketched this drawing on Saturday, ballpoint
pen. I was trying to see if I
could turn myself on. I didn’t. I thought it was an interesting compositional
idea though. Worth further
exploration…
More familiar turf, sketched from an old photo, using
ball point pen.
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THE DAILY DICK, OCTOBER
For the next few days we
will be taking a break from the AmEx sketchbook drawings. Instead, I will be
posting drawings done in the period after my April 2nd stroke.
This drawing was done on
August 8th, over 4 months since the dreaded event. I had mostly recovered
my drawing confidence by this point, if not necessarily my chops (I’m still not
sure about THAT.) It was done from memory This is the same man I drew in the
drawing dated 9-22-12.
Sigh…
This
drawing was sketched lightly with ball point pen and painted into with
watercolor.
Another ballpoint pen
sketch, inspired by the previous day’s embossment. To see what I mean,
superimpose this drawing on that from October 3rd. Or take my word
for it.
Another
vaguely Picasso-esque drawing.
Yet again, ballpoint pen. No dicks this time around. I
was inspired by the previous day’s drawing, also in ballpoint pen, which had
subtly embossed the paper underneath, the paper I used for this day’s sketch. I
studied the abstract shapes of the embossment, letting them suggest what they
would, coming up with this depiction of a macho merman. If he had a dick, I’m
sure it would be impressive.
This was limned quickly,
with no preparatory under-drawing, using ballpoint pen. No corrections were
made; I left the “mistakes” as a signifier of spontaneity.
Unlike Tuesday’s posting of
a sketch made on September 29, 2012, I like this drawing’s crudity. It sort of
reminds me of Picasso’s post-cubist etchings, or of Matisse at his more
realistic.
I
speak of the artist who drew this almost as he were a person other than myself;
I didn’t really control what came out onto paper from the pen. My choice was in
accepting it as “good”.
This drawing was done in
ball-point pen, one of my favorite sketching tools, as it is easy to transport,
flexible in application.
In
this case, I didn’t need to transport the pen, or the sketchbook (American
Express Date Book). This drawing was done from loving memory. “Sigh…”
These drawings were influenced by the 2007 movie,
“Superbad”, specifically the penis drawings drawn by David Goldberg, attributed
to Seth the character portrayed by Jonah Hill. I wanted to affect a child-like
look. These are drawn with ball point pens.
