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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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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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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