Have have always had a hard time with the human and animal forms when it comes to drawing. Give me architecture and landscapes and I can nail them, but living subjects I just can't get the lines right.
I will keep working on it, but it seems to me that I can't create the light needed for the subjects to render on the page properly. Anyone have any secrets?
I spent the morning and early afternoon out and about with Nathan Smith of SmithFineArt. This activity is really the best therapy for a creative lull. A short drive to a location I have driven by dozens of times in the last few years, but never stopped has opened my eyes again to the value of simply stopping once in a while and taking in the sights, even if nothing is apparently there because a little look below the surface can expose a treasure-trove of beautiful sights.
Thanks again Nathan for a fun and creative afternoon.Yesterday was the best preview of what summer might look like so far this year. Bright. Sunny. Warm, but not too warm. A beautiful day, which cannot be argued. This day would have been missed is not for two things: Having the day off and a good friend with the same motivations to get out and shoot.
Nathan texts me after seeing an instagram post that I was off and asks if I want to go make some art. Of course I do. I always do. So we head out at about noon. Nathan is working on a personal project that is pretty cool, so we headed into an area of the state that would offer up some subjects for Nathan's project.
First we headed into the town.
Then we headed down to the river. Then we went into the country side for some interesting times. Thank you Nathan for a fun afternoon of shooting and getting off my ass. I always appreciate that about you.
