This page consists of my freehand drawings in pencil and marker.
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August 2009: Human Body 7
January 2010: Animal 9
All drawings on this page are my freehand drawings. I did not start drawing until I was 39 years old. At that age, I picked up some 'how-to' books and began goofing around. For the next two years I drew on again and off again but produced little. My mind was on my writing, at the time.
My first cartoon drawings came about while spending time at Disneyworld, when I was 40. I saw a book on how to draw the Disney characters and decided that I'd try to do it for my daughter, who was 4 years old at the time. I really loved doing the characters. It was meditative.
After the Disney drawings I put my art aside, for over 4 years, to write. During that time my wife and I had a son. As he got bigger I became interested in drawing again; namely to produce things that made him happy and my now 10 year old daughter. Since early 2006, I began producing work slowly. However, it was more a learning process about what tools to use and making sure I enjoyed the process rather than loathed it.
In late 2006 and early 2007, I produced a lot of work. Mainly in cartoon form. That seems to please my children the most. You'll notice several themes of characters. Those characters are either popular in book form or are on TV. Some, like Little Critter, by Mercer Mayer, are very difficult to draw, for me. Other's are very easy for me to draw, like Sandra Boynton's work.
This page showcases my drawing. It is organized for easy navigation. I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks,
Jim.
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Within this section the drawings are numbered by earliest drawing. For example, you may see several drawings labeled "Still Life #1" then, "Still Life # 2". This is simply a way for me to keep track of which drawing was drawn first. The #1 drawing represents my first try at still life. #2 represents my second try etc.
Still Life # 1
Drawing utensils used:
Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, and 6B pencils.
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "The Art of Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks.
Still Life # 2
Drawing utensils used:
Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, and 6B pencils. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "The Art of Pencil Drawing"
The original artist was Gene Franks.
Drawing utensils used for the next 5 drawings:
Faber-Castell black artist pens, S, F, and M. Also, I used Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers.
Still Life #3
Still Life # 4
Still Life # 5
Still Life # 7
Drawing utensils used :Staedtler 2H, HB, & 2B pencils.
Drawing utensils used :Staedtler 2H, F, H, B, HB, & 2B pencils. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks.
Drawing utensils used :Staedtler 2H, F, & H pencils. Colored pencils used were Derwent 'Studio', Spectrum Blue 32, Lemon Cadmiuti 2, Magenta 22, May Green 48, Cedar Green 50, Mineral Green 45, and Ivory Black 67. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Colored Pencil Step by Step". The original artist was Debra Kauffman Yaun.
Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell black artist pen, S. Also, I used Micron .005 &, .01, black markers. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Drawing with Pen & Ink". The original artist was Carl Glassford. Completed January, 2008.
Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell black artist pens, S, F, and M. Also, I used Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers. Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Drawing with Pen & Ink". The original artist was Carl Glassford. Completed January, 2008.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, F, H, & HB, B, 2B, 3B pencils; plus blending tools.
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks. Drawing was created in November, 2008.
Body #1
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B pencils. Subject was taken from a book titled, "Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters", by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle". The original artist was Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564).
Body #2
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B pencils. Subject was taken from a book titled, Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters", by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle". The original artist was Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).
Body #3
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, & 2B pencils. Subject was taken from a book titled, Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters", by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle". The original artist was Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520).
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, & 2B pencils. Subject was taken from a magazine.
Body #5
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B pencils. Subject was taken from a book titled, Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters", by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle". The original artist was Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564).
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, F, H, & HB, B, 2B, 3B pencils; plus blending tools.
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks. Drawing was created Aug 8-11, 2009.
Face #1 & 2
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, & 4B pencils.
Face #3 & 4
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, & 2B pencils.
Face #5
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, 4B, 6B and 8B pencils.
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "The Art of Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler HB, 2B, & 4B, pencils.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, F, H, & HB, pencils.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, F, H, & HB, pencils; plus blending tools.
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, F, H, & HB, pencils.
Drawn in February, 2008.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, 3H, F, H, HB, B, 2B, & 4B pencils; plus blending tools. Original picture is from "Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters", by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle". The original artist was Albrecht Durer (1471-1528). The drawing was completed in August 2008.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, F, H, & HB, pencils; plus blending tools.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, F, & H, pencils; plus blending tools.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, F, & H, pencils; plus blending tools.
Landscape # 1
Landscape # 2
Landscape # 3
Landscape # 4
Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell black artist pens, S, F, and M. Also, I used Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers.
Interior #1
Drawing utensils used: Regular ole' #2 Pencil.
Exterior 1, Frank Lloyd Wright
This series will have 15 pictures in it when completed. Some have been digitally altered. This is my first experience working with digitizing images. Some of the images were completely made on my computer and some were only touched up. I have very rudimentary software so I wasn't able to get a high level of detail.
All original images come from a book titled, Venice, by John Kent.
Utensils used were as follows: Hand drawn images were first drawn with a Staedtler 3H pencil. Then, over the pencil I used Micron 005 and 01 black markers, Faber-Castell colored markers, and Sharpie colored markers.
Ca' Barbarigo Ca' Belloni-Battagia
Ca' d' Oro Ca' Gatti
Ca' Guistinian
Ca' Labie Ca' Rezzonico
Here are the final 8 pictures from Venice, completed February through May, 2008.
The Guggenheim
Ca' Barbarigo
Ca' Dario
The Grimini Wing
Fondaco dei Tedeschi Fondaco dei Turchi
Ca' Mocenigo
Pescaria
Animal #1
Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell HB pencil, Prisma colored Pencils.
Animal #2
Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell HB pencil, Prisma colored Pencils
Drawing utensils used: Faber-Castell S & F black markers, and Micron 005, 01, and 02 black markers. (Drawn, January 13 & 14, 2008)
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Drawing with Pen & Ink". Original Artist was Carl Glassford.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler, 3H, 2H, H, F, HB, 2B, &3B. (Drawn, February 10, 2008)
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "The Art of Basic Drawing". Original Artist was Michele Maltseff.
Drawing utensils used: Micron 005 and 01 black markers.
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Colored Pencil Step by Step".
Ok, so the book is titled "Colored Pencil..." but I wanted to stipple the parrot!
Original Artist was Debra Yaun.
Drawn February, 2008.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 4H pencil, Micron 005 and 01 black markers;
Faber-Castell colored markers; Sharpie colored markers; Derwent 'Studio' colored pencils.
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Colored Pencil Step by Step".
Original Artist was Debra Yaun.
Drawn February 13 & 14, 2008.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, H, HB, B, F, 2B, 3B pencils, and blending tools.
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks
Drawing was completed in May, 2009.
Drawing utensils used: Staedtler 2H, H, HB, B, F pencils, and blending tools.
Subject was taken from a Walter Foster book, "Artist's Library Series, Pencil Drawing". The original artist was Gene Franks
Drawing was completed in February, 2010
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