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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New Work — “Earth Dance”
A new piece: Earth Dance. Here, I allow myself to get a little cosmic. Somewhere in life, I picked up the idea that thinkers of olden times (Middle Ages? earlier? the Alchemists?) saw the world — which to them meant … Continue reading
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“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
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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
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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
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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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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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Lines Drawn With Ink Are Wonderful
I had to spend two weeks up on the roof at the beginning of the month, and then I was two weeks behind with my current free-lance job, and had to put in a couple of weeks of long work … Continue reading
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Three Graces Triptych: Sketch for “Grace”
Fall mists here in the Willamette Valley. Now and then, all through this season, I hear the geese overhead. I’ve been able to return to work on a Three Graces triptych. This is the initial pencil work on “Grace”: All … Continue reading
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Something I Almost Never Do.
Usually when I finish a piece, its DONE. But the painting Evening Cup just didn’t sit right with me. The dark area of the seat was too dark. I wanted to push the light/dark contrasts as far as I could, … Continue reading
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How a Piece Begins
How does one of my paintings take shape? I’m a fanatic for detail, but not at the beginning. The first thing I do is usually a little thumbnail sketch, very simple. It might not even be clear to someone else … Continue reading
Posted in Art, drawing, how to draw the figure, Pen and ink, Pen and ink and watercolor, pencil, sketch
Tagged art, Beauty, dance, drawing, grace, hair, how to draw, imagination, imaginative, movement, pencil, sketch, Three Graces, walking, watercolor
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