I was checking out the Artists Network “Drawing Together” site, and the 100th episode features drawing a slice of cake. This is my quick sketch attempt. I used graphite instead of charcoal.

I was checking out the Artists Network “Drawing Together” site, and the 100th episode features drawing a slice of cake. This is my quick sketch attempt. I used graphite instead of charcoal.

I only had 15 minutes today to do any drawing or sketching at all, so this is Simba, one of my two cats. His face is wonky; the front paw is probably the most accurate part of the sketch.

My favorite flower: this was based on a recent trip to the “Dallas Blooms” show at Dallas Arboretum.

Quick willow charcoal sketch done today after work.

Today for her Patreon members, Karen Margulis had a photo demo of painting a shiny vase in soft pastels. I used the reference photo provided, but decided to draw the vase in charcoal first, and later filled in the shapes with the colors I saw using pastel pencils. This was done on plain ol’ drawing paper.

This study is based off a reference photo used in Jane Lazenby’s “Drawing the Human Figure” class on ArtTutor.com (which is closing in March 2022).

I drew this glass as a follow-along effort based on what I learned at The Drawing Source website.

This drawing in vine charcoal is based off an image by inna mikitas from Pixabay. The paper is a brown shade of Canson Mi-Tientes. My intention is add color with soft pastels.

Another hand based on the Crilley book…
