Confessions of a researchaholic

2020-07-18

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.

2020-07-15

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.

2020-07-13

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.

2020-07-10

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.

2020-07-06

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.

2020-07-04

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.

2020-07-03

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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