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Day 9.5 – The Countess of Lovelace
What a romantic name! Unfortunately, her life was less so. This is Ada Lovelace, AKA Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, Lord Byron’s only legitimate child. She never knew her father, wasn’t even allowed to see his likeness until she was 21, he died when she was 8 years old. She was famous in her…
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Day 8 – Josiah
It has not been as difficult to find “victims” so far. My dear son Josiah allowed me to use him as my model again today. I like the way this one came out. I followed this sketch with one of my sister, someone I don’t often sketch. It was much harder. Maybe I’ll let you…
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Day 7 – Thomas Moore – poet
When you are drawing a historical personage, you are at the mercy of the previous artist’s work. Thomas Moore died before there were photographs, so I picked the portrait that looked most lifelike as my reference, but I was never happy with it. Thomas Moore was a singer, songwriter, poet, and entertainer. He toured the…
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Day 6 – at a book reading
I mentioned yesterday that it was easy to sketch someone who was working on the computer. It is so much harder to sketch someone who is not only reading, but animatedly acting out what she is reading. Nicola is an actress who married a potter in Concrete, Washington. She wrote a book about their life.…
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Day 5 – Lyle at the computer
One of the things I have discovered is that people in front of computers really don’t move much, they are perfect models for a quick sketch. He didn’t even know I was drawing him until I showed him the finished product. I am now working on a watercolor, maybe it will be finished in time…