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Binder Clip

Today I took about 20-30 minutes of completely interrupted time to draw this binder clip. I think that I was stopped every 2 minutes. I’m quite fond of the results actually! This was done in my moleskin sketchbook with a 02 Micron black pen.

I used Sue Bleiweiss’ The Sketchbook Challenge to prompt this drawing. She has a chapter devoted to drawing the inanimate object, or tools we use daily, as inspiration for sketching. In fact this particular chapter is what grabbed my attention when I saw this book at the library. I will most likely use another chapter from her book as inspiration in my next drawing. Current rating of the book: B, best for mixed media artists looking for creative daily inspiration. More for the “crafty artist” than a traditional fine artist.

February 15, 2016 by egglestonart Categories: art, artist, artwork, challenge, create, draw, drawing, family, hobby, illustration, mom, mother, passion, sketch, UncategorizedTags: addiction, art, artist, artwork, black, draw, drawing, family, illustration, ink, micron, pen, sketch, white Leave a comment

Crusher

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This is a sketch called Crusher, done with a basic #2 pencil in my moleskin sketchbook, of one of my boys’ favorite toys. There are obvious flaws, but I just went with it since I had a rare amount of time where my boys were entertained and busy and weren’t interrupting me for this and that. Actually the part I love the most is the foremost wheel on the right side. I’m not sure why. I’ve always enjoyed circular forms, and explored them quite a bit in my undergraduate art program.

I started this with a prompt from a book I picked up from the library, titled The Sketchbook Challenge by Sue Bleiweiss. I sort of intended on picking up books here and there and experimenting with them, starting a thread on my blog reviewing the book. The first prompt was to draw circles, or look for circles around you for inspiration. Can you find the circles in this sketch? The book itself I feel is less for the schooled artist, and more for those who enjoy it as a hobby and form of craft over fine art. That’s just my thoughts so far. I will attempt a few more prompts from the book before divulging a formal review.

January 24, 2016January 24, 2016 by egglestonart Categories: art, artist, artwork, challenge, craft, create, draw, drawing, family, hobby, illustration, mom, mother, relax, sketch, UncategorizedTags: addiction, art, artist, artistic, artwork, black and white, book, challenge, children, drawing, family, love, mom, mother, pencil, sketch, sketchbook, son, Sue Bleiweiss, toy Leave a comment

Portrait in Plaid

Here is a pencil portrait from a photograph of my son. It looks nothing like my son, naturally. However, I was pleased with the results for the most part. Done in my moleskin sketchbook with a basic Ticonderoga #2 pencil. For the life of me I couldn’t get the nose right. I’m just amazed that I had 20 minutes or so to work on a sketch today. My boys are particularly lazy today, maybe due to the 90+ degree weather outside. Enjoy.

August 18, 2015 by egglestonart Categories: UncategorizedTags: addiction, art, artist, artwork, challenge, child, children, draw, drawing, family, illustration, mother, pencil, portrait, realistic, sketch, sketchbook Leave a comment

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