tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353257132024-03-13T08:49:22.264-04:00banuosketchblogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-7812584132090309532014-12-23T12:31:00.000-05:002014-12-23T12:31:01.254-05:00Moving Blogs<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A quick note to let you know that Google's strategy to ignore and let die Blogger so people will move on has worked for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you for your patronage!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-26993670459826182892014-12-20T12:18:00.002-05:002014-12-20T12:18:42.325-05:00Creepy Eye for my Vulture<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was looking for a way to keep the big shiny vulture eye and at the same time, make it creepily human of some kind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After a bit of sketching, I <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(probably)</span> settled on this formula.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm definitely having fun but I still need to decide what to do with his eye...</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-44846744423805180442014-12-18T11:50:00.000-05:002014-12-18T11:50:24.140-05:00Vulture - Underpainting<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This one is going to be <i><b><u>fun</u></b></i>.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-28328176631129102002014-12-17T11:09:00.000-05:002014-12-17T11:09:00.181-05:00Marabou Stork Underpainting<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't say I FULLY understand how to go about an underpainting but still... I guess that if I find this layer useful while painting later on, I must be doing something right.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-67723470562923083602014-12-15T10:40:00.002-05:002014-12-15T10:40:57.959-05:00Albino Vulture<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I always loved birds. I think it may have to do with the fact they're really dinosaurs...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My 4 year-old daughter insisted on helping.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She did the dark coat and parts of the ruff. Her line is much more vibrant than mine... I still have much to learn, obviously.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also, she named the bird "<i>Aticeg</i>".</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-10673395736537660452014-12-10T09:54:00.001-05:002014-12-10T09:54:43.554-05:00Marabou Stork<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A carrion bird makes for an awesome creepy portrait.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I need a little bit more research on the costume, though. I know I want the white ruff but I still need to match an appropriate jacket with that. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fortunately, costume history books are not lacking here.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-81967083448800033262014-12-09T10:12:00.002-05:002014-12-09T10:12:31.857-05:00Mr. Toad -- Done<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I <i>think</i> he's pretty much done.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-39904802737310616422014-12-08T09:24:00.002-05:002014-12-08T09:24:41.806-05:00More Details on this Mister Toad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-92118157998950092192014-12-05T09:45:00.000-05:002014-12-05T09:45:18.580-05:00More Sir Frog-Toad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I ended up going with this fellow here.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-36203191175904376922014-12-02T15:05:00.000-05:002014-12-02T15:05:05.159-05:00Sir Froggy McFroggish, Esq.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-1466036831723370732014-11-28T08:55:00.000-05:002014-11-28T08:55:19.798-05:00A Neighbour<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Okay.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other morning while walking to school with my kids, I saw my neighbour.</span><div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He was wearing his full cycling outfit (he cycles to work every morning, which is more than I can boast) and <b><i>I understand</i></b> that it's functional clothing and all... but still... I was amazed at the overall effect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Later that day, while sketching I tried to reconstruct the image from memory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a first attempt at working <strike>without</strike> <i>with less</i> outlines and more shapes. I'll continue exploring.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-40186805977094489442014-09-03T12:09:00.002-04:002014-09-03T12:09:55.112-04:00Self-portrait #3<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been feeling like pure, unrefined, Grade "AAA" shit lately.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I went and asked myself: <i>"What would Dorian tell me to help me get out of this?"</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I concluded he would have me paint or draw. I decided to paint this grinning self-portrait.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-44351470358572467272014-08-20T22:09:00.000-04:002014-08-20T22:09:45.862-04:00Tortoise head<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another watercolor in the <i>painting a day</i> series.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I haven't used watercolor seriously since the late 90's... I feel so clumsy after 15 years...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tortoise head study, roughly 30 minutes, used <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Geochelone_carbonaria_01.jpg/1280px-Geochelone_carbonaria_01.jpg" target="_blank">this picture</a> for reference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A watercolor sketch. Because I promised my friend — <a href="http://www.janoueve.com/sketchbook/" target="_blank">who's been doing a painting a day for more than a month</a> — that I'd join her.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-90741916711402638122014-06-18T09:56:00.001-04:002014-06-18T09:56:27.756-04:00Teratoma #2<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I... I don't know. I'm fascinated by the idea that such a thing can even <i>exist</i>.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-22172354591434220032014-06-16T21:44:00.000-04:002014-06-16T21:44:37.022-04:00Teratoma #1<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some kind of... stream of consciousness sketch... I guess...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I mean... I kinda knew I was going to draw some kind of weird tumor-thing like this. But the fun part is that I absolutely didn't know how it would end up. I just let the pencil do its thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All in all, nothing fancy but a fun sketch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hope you enjoy.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-35136063351926413022014-05-20T11:40:00.001-04:002014-05-20T11:40:15.687-04:00Catfish<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Played around with a water brush and an ink brush (both pictured) over a quick coloured pencil sketch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It was fun to push the pigment around and experiment with the effects.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-26998091651343947692014-05-12T09:42:00.000-04:002014-05-12T09:42:02.764-04:00Sparrow<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oil sketch in a narrow palette.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Trying to keep a certain energy in the touch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lots of questions but no answers yet. This is good, it means I need to keep on painting.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-51018796805620448462014-04-10T19:06:00.000-04:002014-04-10T19:15:52.913-04:00Short Oil Study<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Really just for the fun of it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Going for flow in my brush strokes and balance in my colors.</span><br />
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Also, after... I dunno... 15 years, I made peace with black. We're friends now.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-70859978654919805242014-04-02T23:47:00.002-04:002014-04-02T23:47:48.724-04:00Barnacles Study<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been playing around with an idea recently...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't tell you what it is. <a href="http://youtu.be/NHopJHSlVo4" target="_blank">And I have good reasons</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can show you this without compromising my project, though.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06171472914203922354noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325713.post-23520033565794160842014-03-22T20:52:00.001-04:002014-03-22T20:52:26.283-04:00Self-portrait #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another experiment in self-portrait.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tried the Zorn palette for the first time. Was really impressed with the versatility of those colors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Learned a lot. Enjoyed myself. All in all, a success.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oil on canvas, 14"x18".</span><br />
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