tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18803609687688660642024-03-13T01:27:18.203-04:00The Impulsive Sketch JournalImpulsively drawn under unusual circumstances, unusual reasons, for fun and/or practice.gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-27170183748750542232020-08-03T09:20:00.001-04:002020-08-03T09:20:34.529-04:00Candy for Moebius<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have always liked <b>Moebius</b>'s art (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud" target="_blank"><b>Jean Giraud</b></a>). This impulsive "sketch" is really just doodle created while exploring a digital sketching app. I was exploring brushes, textures, etc... trying to expand my tool set. As doodles go, there was no real aim, but it just turned into something that made me think of Moebius' style. Weird and organic, it looks like the sort of candy you may stuck at the bottom of your Grandma's candy dish. Probably not good for your teeth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX95KYULBaQr-bwNCUMT3feQhoJjoiF6SIa6pZEDJ9YO8AdUZah0IVGFAwUkeNkECqjsRaM8QS0UFCuTJYJ1QgXdRJodSROzXENVMZdItiVFdklVFYp8MF3rscFBFyz0H0PMOB04KEITaD/s1260/CandyForMoebius.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1260" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX95KYULBaQr-bwNCUMT3feQhoJjoiF6SIa6pZEDJ9YO8AdUZah0IVGFAwUkeNkECqjsRaM8QS0UFCuTJYJ1QgXdRJodSROzXENVMZdItiVFdklVFYp8MF3rscFBFyz0H0PMOB04KEITaD/w512-h313/CandyForMoebius.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div>gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-12552594666462354502020-08-02T17:35:00.004-04:002020-08-03T09:21:21.450-04:00<div>Last, but not least, a couple more drawings from Infinity Pool. I took a bit of artistic license with all of them (I hope Jim doesn't mind), specially the last one. IMPORTANT... there's a bit of a "spoiler alert" with that last one, but it really is a "twist" anyway, so I don't think it will spoil much at all if you haven't watched it (Go ahead... <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/jimlujan" target="_blank">Infinity Pool</a> ).</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a painting in the bedroom scene. Some dark story tones showing already. I'll have to ask Jim about it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjso_lvs7BEgSmP3nIM4FlzxS9SF-E3hjvb1ywBjA3nTlukZBqHOuR1Eu9aTGZ2BYcxcZMUnAkuhwgr6sApyaVxY6JoBxI3pN9b7-A9dCI64cA-wEu9mnBmTfIiWu067IRJVYy8XJtbcyba/s674/Impulsive-Sketch-Lujan8-InfinityPool-TrappedCrabArm.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="584" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjso_lvs7BEgSmP3nIM4FlzxS9SF-E3hjvb1ywBjA3nTlukZBqHOuR1Eu9aTGZ2BYcxcZMUnAkuhwgr6sApyaVxY6JoBxI3pN9b7-A9dCI64cA-wEu9mnBmTfIiWu067IRJVYy8XJtbcyba/w444-h512/Impulsive-Sketch-Lujan8-InfinityPool-TrappedCrabArm.jpeg" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the last one (I promise) was something I didn't expect at the end, but it goes very well with the story line. CLICK on the image because its a bit more detailed than you can appreciate on the web page as it is. I could not resist the impulse to sketch it, and of course, the amount of work with this last one was more than the that spent on the others. I really took some artistic license with this one because it was more on the doodling side for me, and I like the subject. It was therapy sitting with this one. Any way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhurdY1XU3lSsRSBfypF05klmxuxIpv7dSVxSzGpCKTWRiupb4JXSY_dP3nABhZKzpPTHIDeWinjUElE_xKlL5JJ8vHA76mN3-OjY9sN3oqtEHgbqBajLnt3laof54ifcFBXMGUeQt5T1/s1417/Impulsive-Sketch-Lujan9-SwimHappySpaceship1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1417" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhurdY1XU3lSsRSBfypF05klmxuxIpv7dSVxSzGpCKTWRiupb4JXSY_dP3nABhZKzpPTHIDeWinjUElE_xKlL5JJ8vHA76mN3-OjY9sN3oqtEHgbqBajLnt3laof54ifcFBXMGUeQt5T1/w512-h239/Impulsive-Sketch-Lujan9-SwimHappySpaceship1.jpeg" title="SWIM HAPPY!" width="512" /></a></div><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'd like to thank Jim for putting his work out there... he's got plenty more posted to see.. here is a playlist featuring some of his <b><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD7F1BD9B055DF801" target="_blank">"CHOICE CUTS"</a>.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As well, he's got a great team, contributing with music (BIG ON MUSIC), and voice-overs. Must be awesome to work with these folks. They are all very very talented. You can tell they are all having fun, and that's what it is all about. Learn more about them when you watch the credits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This concludes the impulsive sketching art trip while watching Infinity Pool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for dropping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-58082887779746043612020-08-01T18:53:00.002-04:002020-08-03T09:21:51.398-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So the impulse to draw some characters from<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_OgQ8GXcWo" target="_blank"> Jim Lujan's "Infinity Pool" </a>continued, and of course, here they are. These are all from the "dinner scene". There's always something to catch the eye, that is either part of the main action, or in the background. And of course, "low-fi" (pencil on ruled paper... getting over that soon, I promise).</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These characters were picked because their looks caught my eye, they said something funny, or both.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyZQJjDmLFqli_hiKx-ULh9VnkUjjVEODHg0Jryd1VU1RHEPtCRRiPB1-ulZvscaZCKSbzE162npHB64SWdbeJvC82-t3q5XvsLZvw3FKDjDBq7vxmRDxaxVydKF4zCfY5MHbWxJ1kwKl/s750/Impulse-InfinityPool-1-WhoIsThis.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="688" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyZQJjDmLFqli_hiKx-ULh9VnkUjjVEODHg0Jryd1VU1RHEPtCRRiPB1-ulZvscaZCKSbzE162npHB64SWdbeJvC82-t3q5XvsLZvw3FKDjDBq7vxmRDxaxVydKF4zCfY5MHbWxJ1kwKl/w470-h513/Impulse-InfinityPool-1-WhoIsThis.jpeg" width="470" /></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who is this?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><span><!--more--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhhddS7sWhPcQN_xDYuBKCX2dPsatZdY3lTEwoN2e6pGN5LNkmn1zXVSsQ5hzI5BjXc5Ep9NHJeHzi9nCnsgqYP72nHFuSnlCQVZPbME9nmqhfxj93uo9bCHPYKuoXpir85m8WYwm7AnS/s993/Impulse-InfinityPool-2-Cowboy.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="727" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhhddS7sWhPcQN_xDYuBKCX2dPsatZdY3lTEwoN2e6pGN5LNkmn1zXVSsQ5hzI5BjXc5Ep9NHJeHzi9nCnsgqYP72nHFuSnlCQVZPbME9nmqhfxj93uo9bCHPYKuoXpir85m8WYwm7AnS/w469-h640/Impulse-InfinityPool-2-Cowboy.jpeg" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><!--more--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So there are a couple more to post, but that's quite enough for now, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't forget to watch "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_OgQ8GXcWo" target="_blank">Infinity Pool</a>" (no... I'm not getting kickbacks for saying that... it is funny and dark, so you are warned, and Jim's work doesn't end there, there's way more... he's been at it for a while, and I've known him for that long, more or less, so you are in good hands) - you can browse his creations in <b>Jim's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/jimlujan" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-80639083960122331252020-07-27T12:58:00.000-04:002020-07-27T12:58:28.758-04:00Messing With The Sea<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfDsMs5PtGxtSKRZ4faeMXnC9aCsLY_Nq_T3T3J2J-rQz_CtPMdQOP9X-CPzfrMbc5J8WQHE9WiPc1YPlW6Vcsi6P9MmxSagMKEvh9kbIw_Vj7KUSb1JK0gej21l0eflGtSCEFH4S5yDS/s666/Impulse-sailboat-sea1.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="666" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfDsMs5PtGxtSKRZ4faeMXnC9aCsLY_Nq_T3T3J2J-rQz_CtPMdQOP9X-CPzfrMbc5J8WQHE9WiPc1YPlW6Vcsi6P9MmxSagMKEvh9kbIw_Vj7KUSb1JK0gej21l0eflGtSCEFH4S5yDS/w500-h405/Impulse-sailboat-sea1.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have been using 2 ruled notebooks for drawing exercises, and while scanning pages to document progress later, I bumped into this impulsive drawing. I remember checking out videos on drawing the sea, and pen ink was handy. Obviously cleaned it up with an image app.</div>gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-68568827592421121822020-07-17T09:09:00.003-04:002020-07-17T09:34:44.597-04:00Organic impulse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div>Just thinking about perspective drawing.... messing with horizon in my mind. No classic learning direction, but more of an impulse.</div>gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-36414274075357958012020-07-08T08:51:00.001-04:002020-07-08T08:51:16.064-04:00Morning impulse warmup.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdncMbuOA5Qlt70FQ0NgOcDW5MG7o4sF-yojPvNhy7e6TrBBNxA9a0xsmiIbLMCoQLM4Xx6CKigmQ7gRur9MQbirnrtnFOOzz8ulyDissz-aaGirtJgrLZfD-I__R5astR98A4I4-Qfix/s1600/20200708_084120.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdncMbuOA5Qlt70FQ0NgOcDW5MG7o4sF-yojPvNhy7e6TrBBNxA9a0xsmiIbLMCoQLM4Xx6CKigmQ7gRur9MQbirnrtnFOOzz8ulyDissz-aaGirtJgrLZfD-I__R5astR98A4I4-Qfix/s640/20200708_084120.jpg" width="467" /></a><br />
This mornings warm-up, inspired by an email from Heavy Metal magazine, including an ad for the graphic novel "Akaimisaki". The original cover is nicely inked, and way more dynamic than what I did here, but it was good practice. (I think I am just tempting myself to start on some inking practice).<br />
This counts as impulsive (though I had my eye on it for a couple of days). Draw on!gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-88741287060908383482020-07-07T14:18:00.002-04:002020-07-07T14:18:39.594-04:00Impulsive is Back!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOKYUg6oMcg5jNhYrd3q6Byr2TLOWSMUbT0d6Zik-XMPEL1Hxz4jj99evwYPyh4pRGQZ7cRzri7zEtJzecLrfVpGDChi9QXK764-JPxpK-pXJSdoCg7x4m7SzvbgM-lvodBtFpaviUvbN/s680/RickMortyNotebook.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOKYUg6oMcg5jNhYrd3q6Byr2TLOWSMUbT0d6Zik-XMPEL1Hxz4jj99evwYPyh4pRGQZ7cRzri7zEtJzecLrfVpGDChi9QXK764-JPxpK-pXJSdoCg7x4m7SzvbgM-lvodBtFpaviUvbN/s320/RickMortyNotebook.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes... the Impulsive Sketch is back. And I know, it is an unclean scan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In order to build up my drawing mojo, I am using old school notebooks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So one thing at a time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-iXs60HdSpzii2wvfKXXaas9bnnwamQ5_D0ambp6M4EdsLjgB5aZ9mAKe-HDASq7a19SBcLtC3VICq1vx8eWd6EWahknufs3GuAnzDIs1vUZUGfLv7nrZI9bH0bwLHY_IruPTSAnWWHa/s397/RickMortyTV.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-iXs60HdSpzii2wvfKXXaas9bnnwamQ5_D0ambp6M4EdsLjgB5aZ9mAKe-HDASq7a19SBcLtC3VICq1vx8eWd6EWahknufs3GuAnzDIs1vUZUGfLv7nrZI9bH0bwLHY_IruPTSAnWWHa/s320/RickMortyTV.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rick and Morty, I'm late to the game, but I like them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I followed a video tutorial for the posed drawing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only impulsive sketch is what I caught while watching the show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Watch for more drawing nonsense, and keep drawing.</div>gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-65713177591560090752013-04-14T15:43:00.000-04:002013-04-14T15:45:23.956-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did I ever post this pair of weird shaped dino's? Done some time last week. I think I did. Anyway... kind of liked them.gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-9254203394010338282013-04-14T15:38:00.004-04:002013-04-14T20:00:12.931-04:00Weekend doodlin' mix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And here's a weekend doodle page. It kind of evolved into some setting. There a girl/or boy, don't know, in a cave, being threatened by monsters walking about. There's also some type of eagle-beaked hero coming to the rescue (we assume). This is one of those things that you leave open in a convenient place, and pick at it every now and then... sometimes turning into weird ideas. Out of all of it, I like that beaked guy in the corner the most. Its the weird scarf thing.</div>
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I have always thought that both, time and art, are fleeting. Think of a sand castle waiting for the next set of waves to wash it away from existence. It will remain in your memory, but it will be eventually be erased in one way or another. Well, I guess the internet is not a beach, because one of my <b><a href="http://jagimpulse.blogspot.com/2010/12/xmas-sketch-25dec-parranda-robots.html" target="_blank">old pieces</a></b> just got up and yelled "I am still here!"<br />
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I was surprised yesterday morning by an e-mail from good folks from a well known performing arts school. They asked if they could use a piece of mine for a non profit fund raiser event. I was very pleased that the request came from an institution that fosters the arts in a large scale.</div>
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The original piece dates back to xmas of 2010. It depicts a combo of robots, with musical instruments. In particular, it represents the idea of our local version of Christmas caroling, where groups of revelers visit their friends bringing music and merriment during the holidays.</div>
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Anyway, three years later, it comes back to say hi in this way.</div>
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"Bravo", a non profit group that fosters the study of performing arts (Cranbrook, in Michigan) thought my piece fit well with their fund raising effort, and I cheerfully gave them the go ahead to use the piece.</div>
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Here's their page to be printed for the event. They were kind enough to send me their finished layout.</div>
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It goes to show, you never know who will be touched by your art. Have a great art time, folks.... and keep creating.</div>
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Tiny doodles rose up in protest during intense work related training last week. Between complete attention to class, and drifting off to drawing land, class won. But the pen did sketch. The blue-ish ink ones are with disposable fountain pen, and the black ink ones are ballpoint from not so recent mini sessions.<br />
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Not affecting the impulsive scale, here's a doodle that got rendered in micro-sittings. Such is the level of art activity these days. I know there's some balancing to do with the shading, we may see about that. At least I can count on some doodling this week (a training week: illustrative doodles? sounds so dry... we'll see). - Oh yeah... that's what I'm doing right now, travel day means trucking the bones.gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-16324296049920208052012-10-29T17:59:00.001-04:002012-10-29T18:00:53.380-04:00Fountain Pen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My fountain pen crazy and dear wife got me one of these Pentel Varsity disposable fountain pens, in black.<br />
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Some test drawing took place, though half-hearted. I think the pen deserves attention. The "oblique" or rounded tip lent itself to some "dip pen" action, without the dipping part.<br />
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Some silliness.</div>
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An attempt at a foreshortened banister.<br />
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And finally, a tiny haunted house.<br />
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The tip of that fountain pen glides nicely, and as long as you keep the general direction/tilt, you may even control some line width. I was all over the place.<br />
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Here's a quick set of crayon on tablecloth sketchings. I escaped from my crazy work week yesterday, and indulged in a little family restaurant visit. From left to right, caricature of my daughter, then a fast and furious haunted house (before the waiter plopped my meal on top of it), and finally, my daughter's own rendition of me (pretty neat style she came up with, eh?).</div>
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I was on work travel last week. Spent and zombie-like through airports and flights, overnight. Yesterday morning, in one of countless queues, I got some energy and inspiration, so I whipped out the mini sketchbook, and caught some really quick sketches, and I mean quick.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You have to be on alert, not to miss the action, especially if you're sleepy. At one point, I fell asleep, waiting for boarding time, and woke up to realize my gate had changed. Heck. I woke up various times last night, at home, weary of missing flights that I already took! This morning was weird, waking up at home. I will endeavor to pick better flight plans on my next trip. This time I had to use up an airline credit before it expired, so I had to stick with a particular airline, and three different long flights was the only option. Overnight travel? Avoid it like the plague. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anyway, back to the folks at the airport. First time at the Denver airport for me. The first two were caught while sipping good and well deserved coffee (not Starbucks LOL). The guy with the beret and cane deserved a lot more attention, but he didn't stick around. Some folks were ordering things, others standing before me in line. Be quick or you'll loose your spot! A good spot in line can guarantee carry on storage in the overhead bin. Full flights are a study in crowd behavior. Airport moods can trigger unpleasant situations. There were folks sleeping on the floor. I tried for a few minutes myself, but it didn't feel safe, or clean.</div>
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The last group of faces was done while sitting in my last flight, as it was located right in front of the airliner's door. Folks were boarding, faces told stories, but I only caught these four. I've done better airport sketches, but I'm celebrating this session because I had not done it in the longest time. Hope you like them. Have a great art time, wherever, and whenever you are.</div>
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A few days ago I visited my favorite, and not so expensive, sushi restaurant. Part of the charm of the place, apart from its not so expensive price points, was that we knew some of the nice folks at the counter. We've been going there for years, thanks to the advice of a good friend of mine.<br />
This time, I learned that someone had bought the place. Immediately down with the news, I couldn't help but focus on the lack of attention from the new staff. I figure, if there's new staff, they'll want to capture your backing... not this time. Took long to get our food, and the customer facing staff was slow and not that attentive.<br />
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I felt I needed to capture a bit of it memory, so I took out the old mini sketchbook, and sketched up a couple of the old posters on the wall. I'm going to miss this place.<br />
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It was the kind of place where they noticed how much your daughter had grown, they would ask for the friends and family, sometimes by name, and have some candy stowed away to give my daughter, even when we were just picking up take away food.<br />
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The first small sketch is closer to the original, classic poster they have hanging next to the lanterns, and good luck cats. The second one is following another one, but I took the liberty with my design.gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-9447246922516270412012-09-09T14:38:00.002-04:002012-09-09T14:38:19.105-04:00Captive Audience<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Visiting an important person at the hospital today, I managed to influence their 'captive audience' TV viewing. The least commercial broadcast possible happened to be showing "The Sound Of Music". Kind of fitting for a hospital where the atmosphere should be melow (not a single explosion or obnoxious sound from the TV, save for some repetitive commercials). Family oriented viewing (PG) all the way. Works wonders for recovery.<br />
And yes, that's my mini sketchbook.gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-80855931685210441462012-09-08T11:00:00.001-04:002012-09-08T11:00:48.888-04:00Veggie Face<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, pretty ugly. Looks like a mutant corn-veggie alien. Actually, I was doodling with the first thing I found, which was a half-used dark colored pencil, on the sketchbook. Warming up, not looking to draw anything in particular, and next thing I know, it looks like a corn cob with a face. Yuck. I imagine some of you alien art fans may like it.gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-33206694364382358472012-08-03T08:38:00.003-04:002012-08-03T08:38:48.196-04:00Wreckless Inking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Wreckless inking ensued this morning when I impulsively took the Pentel pocket pen brush for a quick spin on the sketchbook lane. Wreckless because I didn't care much... kind of smudgy, and careless. Also, the copic marker is showing signs of giving up the ghost, dirty tip dragging the not-yet dried black ink already on the page. Silly frog. Any art activity is good these days for me. Impulsive indeed.gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-71512303111679978122012-07-30T22:03:00.004-04:002012-07-30T22:07:22.972-04:00Some Conversations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another "on impulse" sketch, out of the blue. Started with the face, then evolved into something kind of weird, maybe even sad. The little floating kitty balls were probably influenced by the anime me and my daughter were watching at the time, but the old guy may as well be one of those guys talking to themselves on the street.<br />
Yep. There are some conversations we may never be privy to. Maybe? :)gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-39316333154710738022012-07-25T07:24:00.000-04:002012-07-25T07:24:17.989-04:00Workday Doodles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found "rhythm" in my workday where I can do a little drawing. The pressures of the job have been interfering a lot more with my "art mojo", and the impulse to have that mojo express itself is showing.<br />
Here's yesterday's sketchbook page. Each of these doodles was done on quick little breaks between tasks. I noticed some had fast lines, and others were a bit rendered or "noodled". This difference is probably worthy of exploration. The conclusion: there's something about being in a zone that artists can control, and I'm taking it for granted, letting it happen, which is my standard approach.<br />
These are all impulsive doodles, so here they are.gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-42069650924958564572012-07-17T20:01:00.001-04:002012-07-17T20:01:29.743-04:00Impulsive Meeting Sketch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yep. I was in a meeting (teleconference) waiting for everyone to show up. In the end, no one did. While waiting, I decided to calm my nerves sketching for the <b><a href="http://tuesday-sketch-2.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tuesday Sketch</a></b> (a weekly sketching initiative). The topic was whales. Work has been kind of tense lately. Lots of "hurry up and wait" situations, and that can really get to one sometimes. So I drew these cartoony characters. I usually look up reference, and "inform" myself before drawing something specific, but this time, the cartoon impulse took over, and it made for a great relief-valve during the day. You can say "I phoned it in" with double meaning, this time. Impulse wins.gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-32144954602672166102012-06-02T11:53:00.000-04:002012-06-02T11:53:07.234-04:00Sketching on the run<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Pardon this crazy post. Bad photos of sketches, on the run. On holiday here. These sketches were done last week on one of my airport moments. Trying to keep the art up with the crazy work life. Hope you like. Will be sketching some more this week, and hope to share.</div>
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<br />gonzalexxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075322166395436306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880360968768866064.post-42069902249816930242012-05-28T07:12:00.001-04:002012-05-28T07:12:26.167-04:00Impulsive Dolphins on Mother's DaySat down for an art session with my daughter, the day before Mother's Day. I know, this post's content is a bit old. These days I barely have time to keep up with my art, or my blogging activities. Nevertheless, here goes.<br />
It was do or die time if we were going to gift my wife with something original for Mother's day. The best part of this little endeavor was sharing with my daughter. So we went at it. Dolphins are a favorite of my wife's and a very nice necklace featuring a mother/daughter pair of dolphins was part of the ceremonies.<br />
Here's my daughter's acrylic painting of a dolphin. She insisted in using sketch paper. Lesson for her, wet paint warps thin paper, and rough brushing can build up "paper-paint-bunnies". She did enjoy the process, and of course, she didn't mind my advice too much. But I do love the colors, and the fact that she even worked on her texture. The texture on that dolphin has a great look.<br />
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My impulsive acrylic painting was done on thicker paper meant for watercolors. I used some reference, and in the rush, didn't even notice the dorsal fin was blocked from view. Oh well. It was fun to do, and a breath of fresh air, art-wise, since time hasn't allowed me much time to indulge. I really appreciated the moment.<br />
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All in all, an impulsive painting session that turned into very nice gifts for my wife. Of course, she loved them both. We obviously love her, and that's not just because she's our captive audience. :) We hope you like these. Thanks for dropping by. Have a great art time!<br />
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