I drew this one from a photo (taken during a hike) and a movie still (watched during a long distance flight).
March 28, 2020
March 21, 2020
Watercolor wet spatter a crabapple tree
I don’t have the skill (or, more importantly, the patience) to draw trees so I just settled for the built-in watercolor wet spatter in Adobe Fresco.
March 20, 2020
Shelter in place
The neighborhood cats came around, probably looking for the recently emerging groundhogs.
I drew these two cats from two separate photos, and found the process a refreshing break from working at home.
March 14, 2020
Drawing a sweetgum seed pod
I spotted this spiky plant ball on the ground while hiking and brought it back as a drawing subject.
February 10, 2020
Caltrain conductor: please don’t put your feet on seats
Please don't put your feet on seats. We know where your shoes have been: on Caltrain. #CaltrainManners pic.twitter.com/UVIcrDPdwl
— Caltrain (@Caltrain) June 27, 2017
February 9, 2020
Rodin’s hand
I went to the Cantor arts center an hour earlier than usual, and thus had more time sketching.
February 4, 2020
Unfinished work
A friendly of mine recently posted on FB that he liked an unfinished drawing perhaps more than had he tried to finish it.
When I started drawing about a year and half ago, I strived to finish works with polished quality.
Later, I found the intermediate progress no less interesting, and showed with the final drawings all intermediate strokes without hiding or even erasing them.
Related: one of my most favorite research papers has never officially been published anywhere.
January 23, 2020
Quick sketch of a wall lamp
After waking up at 5:30 am today, I tried to catch an earlier train but missed it by a few minutes. The next train took around 40 minutes to arrive; meanwhile I sketched this wall lamp near the platform.
January 17, 2020
Drawing a bowl of fruits and vegetables compost
I am on a roll of drawing food residues.
January 14, 2020
Drawing a plate of edamame shells
This is a frequent sight of my family dinner, which I managed to draw when we sat together on the same table after a long while.