Sketch of R.O. Blechman

I happened to see the conversation between Seth and R.O. Blechman at the International Festival of Authors this year here in Toronto -- very encouraging! During the afternoon talk, I had the audacity to doodle Mr. Blechman. Certainly not a true likenes, but here it is nonetheless.

Leah asleep in bed

Mom's chair

Sue Ericsson's Drawing Fundamentals class at Ryerson. It's my mother's old chair in our living room. I had sketched it rough, and then used the sketch as a reference for this shading exercise in the class.

Leah's dad

... in his pajamas

In the kitchen

bathroom mat, towel, stool

Jasper on the couch

ready to pounce on mouthy bit of fluff

Cottage weekend with Leah

Bathroom faucet

Blind contour of Theresa

Drawing of my father's painting sitting on chair in our living room

Leah sitting with head on her arms

Same chair

Yet another chair

leah's feet

leah's feet, originally uploaded by davehoward82.

Drawing class

25-09-08_2248, originally uploaded by davehoward82.

the hand that feeds

25-09-08_2247, originally uploaded by davehoward82.

Drawing Fundamentals class at Ryerson with Sue Ericsson

Ye olde subway sketch

I drew this in August

cottage snow

Not a regular sketch, I know, but I couldn't help but share these amazing photos we grabbed at our cottage early Sat. morning.

A freak snowstorm hit our region early November (thank you global warming) as we were closing it down for the winter, covering the trees with wet snow. It didn't last more than a couple of days, but it was an awsome spectacle while it lasted. I didn't use the flash and so most (if not all) of these photos are every-so-annoyingly out of focus when you view them large.

What was particularly amazing was the snow contrasted with the river water down by the dock. During the spring and summer the water is an inviting bright green, but during the winter it appears black, and is actually quite deadly becuase it is deep, still has a current, and does not freeze over. Just an awsome spectacle of nature.

Rowan's maze

My 10 year old nephew Rowan, and the brush pen. Pretty cool.

Leah's brushwork

Leah's brushwork, originally uploaded by davehoward82.

More brush pen work, this time by Leah

Martin

Martin, originally uploaded by davehoward82.

My 6 year old nephew draws with my brush pen, trying to pronounce 'calligraphy'.

Scribbley sketch

I really like the free sketches the best

Legs and feet

Mostly blind contour, I glanced a few times. Drawn with a brush pen around May on the bus.

Reading on the Subway

Not perfect, but what the hell. It was early

What to do?

Drawn earlier this year. Stiff, not in proportion, who is?

John thinking