Confessions of a researchaholic

July 18, 2020

Mailboxes

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:13 pm
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I was trying to draw a temple building but lacked enough time before the evening closure, so I switched to another nearby scene.

July 15, 2020

Dragon fruit peel

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 8:30 pm
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After eating the dragon fruit, I drew its peel to memorize it.

July 13, 2020

Pencil and pen sketch of an unlit corner after sunset

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:18 pm
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I went out after 8 pm to this interesting and yet unlit corner of my neighborhood, to force myself to either draw quickly before it was too dark and/or finish the rest from visual memory back home.

July 10, 2020

Hand exercise pine cone

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 9:28 pm
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When I picked up this pine cone it was still oozing sap, and has remained on my desk as an aroma source and hand exercise instrument.

July 6, 2020

Sitting across from the black cat opposite a glass panel

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 10:00 pm
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The neighborhood black cat often came to visit.
The sketch is a composition based on two photographs.

July 4, 2020

Drawing a composition of evening sun and moon

Filed under: Imaginary,Real — liyiwei @ 6:54 pm
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This composition is astronomically implausible (unless there are multiple suns above the horizon) but I felt like doing it after seeing the evening sun and moon at opposite ends of the sky.

July 3, 2020

Sketching after a photo of a sketching scene

Filed under: Real — liyiwei @ 4:55 pm
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My father shared some photographs of this drawing scenes, which I could draw from and connect to his works and travels.

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