Jonathan Day
Mad about drawing. Middle-aged, tall, not yet too fat. Home: the Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA. Earned Ph.D. in Physics, OSU, 2008; currently making living as artist. Go figure.
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
“The Three Graces” triptych, finished
The triptych took a while to finish, but I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. The demons of perfectionism rode me like they usually do, and all three of these had to go through two drafts, in the pencil/pen-and-ink stage. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, drawing, Pen and ink, Pen and ink and watercolor
Tagged art, Beauty, celebration, charm, female, figurative, grace, imagination, imaginative, nouveau, pen and ink, Three Graces, watercolor
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More Figure Drawing Tutorials On the Way
I’m happy to see that the Figure Drawing Tutorials page is starting to get some traffic. There are more tutorials on the way. I have in mind several about faces — especially drawing eyes. And expressions — anger, the smile, … Continue reading
Posted in anatomy for the artist, Art, drawing, How to draw hands, how to draw the figure, Proportions, The Face
Tagged anatomy, art, artistic, drawing, figurative, figure, hands, how to draw, human, sketch, tutorial
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Drawing Hands: The Back of the Wrist
These drawing tutorials seem to wind up using a lot of space. So I’m going to try something a little different. Here’s a new tutorial, on drawing the wrist. If you click on the link or the image, you should … Continue reading
Posted in anatomy for the artist, Art, drawing, How to draw hands, how to draw the figure, Illustration, pencil, sketch
Tagged anatomy, art, artistic, Beauty, drawing, figurative, figure, hands, how to draw, human, illustration, sketch, tutorial
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The Three Graces triptych, ready for watercolor
I sometimes envy artists whose style allows them to just bang stuff out. The older I get, the slower and more meticulous I go. Which is not conducive to volume production. So here is the Three Graces triptych, ready at … Continue reading
Posted in Art, drawing, Pen and ink, Pen and ink and watercolor
Tagged art, Beauty, celebration, drawing, grace, imagination, imaginative, nouveau, pen and ink, Three Graces, watercolor
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Drawing Hands: The Hand Reaching Down
The hand, as Bridgman pointed out somewhere, often shows emotion the face is trying to hide. The fist shows anger, the cupped hand can express acceptance or pleading. The spread hand expresses welcome or gratitude. In this tutorial, we’re going … Continue reading
Posted in Art, drawing, How to draw hands, how to draw the figure
Tagged anatomy, art, artistic, Beauty, drawing, figurative, figure, hands, how to draw, human, imagination, imaginative, sketch, tutorial
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Drawing Heads and Faces: The Bare Bones
In this tutorial, and maybe the next, we’ll start with a pretty generic, government-issue head and face, and work through how to construct one from imagination. When we’ve got that down, we’ll begin to look at some of the characteristics … Continue reading
Posted in anatomy for the artist, Art, drawing, how to draw the figure, Proportions, The Face
Tagged anatomy, art, Beauty, drawing, face, figurative, figure, how to, how to draw, human, sketch, skull, tutorial
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The Three Graces triptych: iterations
Well, it now seems almost inevitable, but the central piece in the triptych, Beauty, had to be done over, too — just like the other two. Beauty is indeed a merciless taskmistress. Why did I have to do her over? … Continue reading
Posted in Art, drawing, Pen and ink, Pen and ink and watercolor
Tagged art, Beauty, drawing, female, figurative, figure, imagination, imaginative, nouveau, pen and ink, Three Graces, watercolor
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New Work: The Three Graces triptych, first ink
The Three Graces were deities to the Greeks and Romans, and after working on this triptych, I think that I understand a little better why that was. The Graces — Beauty, Grace, and Charm — are what Jung might have … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Beauty, celebration, dance, drawing, female, figurative, figure, grace, imagination, imaginative, nouveau, pen and ink, Three Graces, watercolor
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Details of sketches for Three Graces triptych
Here are some details of the sketches for the Three Graces triptych (click on images for slideshow — probably after page finishes loading):
Posted in Art, drawing, pencil
Tagged art, Beauty, drawing, female, figurative, grace, imagination, imaginative, pencil, sketch, Three Graces
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Blog Update: Galleries, Drawing Tutorials Archive
I have added some things to this blog — two new pages. First, there is now a Galleries page, with gallery/slideshow/carousel-type widgets. Galleries are in the sidebar, too. Second, there is a Figure Drawing Tutorials page, where I am going … Continue reading
Posted in Art, drawing, how to draw the figure, Pen and ink and watercolor, pencil
Tagged anatomy, art, artistic, Beauty, drawing, figurative, figure, hands, how to draw, human, nouveau, nude, pen and ink, pencil, watercolor
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