Switching it up today with a white charcoal drawing. Â This was inspired by a scene in The Day of the Jackal, which I was watching earlier this evening.
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My wife’s half-joking idea for today’s sketch: “Draw your glasses without having them on.”  “Piece of cake,” said the foolish husband. Behold the price of hubris. I done forgot: I cain’t see real good.
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I didn’t feel satisfied with yesterday’s sketch — and if any subject deserves a repeat visit, it’s this kind and insightful man. Â This simplified charcoal sketch is based on a photo of him on one of his many Alpine hikes. Â I will long remember the times we got to spend with him there.
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Got sad news today of the loss of a fine man and great example to many.
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This was done in honor of the USC/UCLA game I spent forever trying (and failing) to find on TV tonight. Â Should’ve snatched up my cousin’s extra ticket when I had the chance. Â Oh well. Â At least we won!
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A couple months ago, I was in Austria along with several good friends. Here are three of them, as photographed there by a fourth, the great Sarah Welch.  The likenesses are kinda iffy, but hey, it’s “Sketch 365,” not “Perfect Reproduction 365.”  Oh, and if the one in the center looks familiar…
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We’re heading for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow at my wife’s family’s place. They’ve hosted everyone for years, and always do a great job. We were thinking about getting them some kind of thank-you gift, and then my wife came up with the idea of me sketching something for them. They’re labrador people, so hopefully they’ll like it.
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(Sketch is based on this photo found online)
Dropped in at another figure drawing workshop for a while this evening. Â I’m so rusty though, that all my drawings were really weak. Â Of all the model’s poses, this one seemed to fit best.
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Just as I was trying to come up with something to draw, I heard from a friend offering to bring homegrown habañeros from Texas.  I signed right up — and got out the charcoal pencil for a quick sketch.
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Saw a great collection of photos today from the 2010 World Fencing Championships. Â I thought the energy in the poses was really cool, so I started doing really basic versions of them for practice. Â As I drew more and more of them, I decided to arrange them into a basic narrative. Â (Sketches are based on Reuters and AFP photos by Jacky Naegelen, Franck Fife, Bertrand Langlois and Francois Mori — all available here.)
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