Skull sketchbook full!

Sunday November 16, I filled the sketchbook today!  It was an exciting day at the Academy, just a little more than an Hour to finish up the last few empty pages with skulls.

A return to the first skull I drew in the exhibit.  thye Walrus is the second skull you encounter when entering the room, just on the left of the door. The Tusks came out way too short, I did not place the drawing high enough.  

Another version, I got the length of the tusks better on this one, but I think they are still a little short.

The back view of the Giraffe skull, before adding the washes.

"Raffe" after the washes...

The Elephant skull, from behind.  The line work was done back in June, I added the washes today.

The back cover!

Final month of skull sketching #2!

These sketches are from November 12th, 2014. The sketchbook is nearly full!

Line: Noodlers Ahab fountain pen, Washes done with Pentel Brush Pens and Series 7 watercolor brushes, the color is Noodlers Nightshade. 

This Tiger got a little distorted. 

Fierce!  With unfortunate smears.

The little patch of blue came from blotting with a towel already stained with a Noodlers Blue.  A fortunate accident?

I can draw this one over and over.

I really like the Elk skulls, I am going to have to pick one up somewhere.

Just look at that killer lower jaw!

I love drawing the Dolphins, though I was a little tired at this point, 3 hrs of sketching!

Skull Sketching! Final month of the Academy of Sciences Skull exhibit.

These sketches are from Nov 2, 2014.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red and Nightshade.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red and Nightshade.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red and Nightshade.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red and Nightshade.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red.

Line: Fountain Pen, with Noodlers Ink, Tienanmen Red. Washes of Apache Orange, T. Red.

My typical Friday night! Figure drawing at Kroeber Hall, then follow up at Triple Rock.

My typical Friday is a night out to draw.  First stop is Kroeber Hall for some figure drawing, then we move on to Triple Rock (or some other stimulating location) for some beer and more sketching.  Tonight's Kroeber model was Benji.  Beers at 3 Rock were the light Rye and the new Coffee Stout.

2 min sketch

2 min sketch...

2 min sketch...

2 min sketch...

a luxurious 5 minutes!

Hey look, a stool hat!

You!

10 min...

10 min...

20 minutes...

getting angular...

Moody boy.

Triple Rock sketchin'.

Folks at the Rock...

Okanogan Sketchbook, and back to Seattle!

Sketching at the Okanogan Barter faire. While visiting my Father we all went to the big seasonal festival, the Barter faire.  A combination of a folk music festival, a yard sale and farmers market Camp-Out!  A chance for people who live in isolated homesteads to come out and see people, buy, sell and trade, and a place for local kids to show some personal flair.  

Misc. Barter folk, two of my Dad's pals, some art and a hola hoop gal.

Barter faire chick in her barter best.

Quick sketch of the forest opposite my Dad's place.

Another, featuring Aspens hi lighted against the darker forest.  Looking due West.

Judy's horses, Quill's dog, and one of the various old Chevy's in the yard.

Mid-day horse lounging.  This horse posed for me for quite a while.  I even got in a painting.

On my way back to Seattle I stopped in my old college town, Ellensburg, for dinner and some beer tasting at Iron Horse Brewing.

Tasting at the Iron Horse Brewery.

An out-of-order set of Drawings from a few weeks past, a Visit to the Seattle Art Walk with Dave, starting at the Elysian Fields pub.

One last horse from Oroville, then back to the West side, visiting the Tacoma Art Museum.

A Rick Bartow sculpture at the Tacoma Art Museum on the left, and on the right: Reuben's Brews, Seattle. A fantastic small brewery, some of the best beers I had all trip.

The building opposite Ruben's Brews.

From a photo in the Seattle times of a UW football player and his Husky. I just thought it was such a terrific picture, I had to try to draw it. 

I finally made it to the Six Arms, another favorite Seattle hang out of mine.

Sketching at the Six arms, some of the decor.

Sketching at the Six arms, the beers.