On the bus on the way to work, trying a semi-blind contour.

Niff and Sutter’s second ‘Blind Contour First Friday’. It was supposed to be ‘Out the Window’ this month but instead you have the woman reading the paper in front of me. Must go to work now, I’m late!! Ah!

First a blind contour of the gentleman reading. Then a more detailed study. Fortunately our subject today was engrossed in his book.

Another older blind contour drawing, this one from August of 2004. At one point in drawing people on the subway I decided to get away from trying to be exact and move more towards… something else… and blind contour was a part of that. I was so happy to discover Niff and Sutter’s Blind Contour…

Blind contour of a fidgety man waiting on a street corner, Yonge and Eglinton.

A blind contour sketch from earlier this year – March 29th actually.

My daughter’s boots, lying off the mat and on our wood floor. Hmm — I must talk to her about this. After the blind contour of course. Visit the wonderful Inkfinger to see them all. Not many updates from me this week – sorry… I’m on vacation and barely going outside, let alone riding the…

Well, this poor gentleman sitting in front of me (above), a robust freshman on his way to what I think is a kind of college for gym teachers, was my subject for Blind Contour Friday. Him and the tassle in his hat. Not a good morning, his jacket collar turned into the mouth of an…

This is also my Blind Contour Friday contribution — the minivan above was a blind contour I drew waiting for the bus to work, at Finch Station. The women below it I drew later on the bus, but not as a blind contour. Looking at the page later it seemed to me they were collectively…

A three- or four- second mad gesture drawing.

A (mostly!) blind contour drawing of an unsuspecting fellow subway patron. I liked this drawing because it was a line drawing that seemed to show volume for one on the first times.