“Hate traps us by binding us too tightly to our adversary.” – Milan Kundera
I guess this is another way to say “don’t get mad, get even.”
2019-04-02
2019-04-01
Retirement
I am retiring from CS and spending the rest of my time sketching random people in public places.
🙂
2019-03-31
Receptive
I was in a meeting with a colleague and an immigration lawyer a few days ago. I was prepared to argue for a difficult case, but found the lawyer surprisingly receptive. She spoke tersely and stopped frequently to ask for any questions or feedbacks.
EQ gradually outweighs IQ in determining career success when one becomes more senior. Maybe that explains why that lawyer is a partner already, and behaved quite differently from a more junior lawyer previously handling the same case.
Drawing a garden rose
Anything that is not a human face excuses more perceptual deviations.
This is probably the most colorful digital drawing I have done so far.
After finishing the drawing, I noticed it looks too flat. Shading volumes for colorful objects is harder than for white sculptures, which I plan to revisit.
2019-03-29
Quick sketches during meal times
Eat the food as usual, do not rush or stop.
Meanwhile, carefully survey the surroundings to spot potential drawing subjects.
Find someone who looks interesting (to you) and is likely to remain stationary for a sufficiently long period of time.
After finishing the food, adjust your position so that you can observe the subject in a good angle while reducing the chance of being noticed.
Draw freely without worrying about mistakes.
Lunch time guests tend to be more normal and stay shorter.
Dinner time guests tend to be more diverse, especially later into the night, and some might hang on for a while working or reading.
2019-03-28
Quick portrait sketch from an unusual angle
I noticed this passenger sitting on an upper deck from a lower deck.
The unusual angel, combined with the shaking train and changing subject posture, made the drawing challenging and yet fun.
2019-03-27
2019-03-26
Portrait sketches
There was a lively boy in the lunch cafeteria but he moved too much for me to draw, so I settled with this guy with unique facial hairs.
He was relatively stationary, but took off while I was halfway through, so I finished the drawing from memory.
This lady was excited to attend a Giants’ game.
My shading strokes around her chin look like beard, an area for future improvement.
2019-03-25
Social network peer pressure
Most people use social networks for venting, boasting, and scheming.
I use it mainly for fun and motivation, such as my progress in drawing.
So much intrigue to sight, so little time to draw.
I spotted this passenger on the upper deck while sitting on the lower deck.
I had to draw this one partially from memory as the subject kept on changing postures.