Sketches
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Blind Contour Friday 24 – the reading man
A blind contour sketch from earlier this year – March 29th actually.
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The crazy dirt
I love my daughter’s art, it’s so vivid and full of life. I really like her choice of colour – I’m jealous because I have no colour sense at all. Hence the white homepage. Nevertheless, I asked Leah who this was a painting of (above) and she answered, promptly, it is a painting of “a…
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Blind Contour Friday 23 – Leah’s boots
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…
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Blind Contour Friday 22 – the travelling arm
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…
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Dreaming
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…
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Joy to you
Father Christmas looks on from the piano bench, before being placed on our tree. In the finest Humanist/Secularist traditions, I have made sure our four year old daughter, Leah, is properly informed that Santa does not exist, but, oh no, she’ll have none of it. She saw Santa at the mall, he’s totally real. OK,…
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Bathurst and Bloor in winter
Purchased a new brush pen today, and a new sketchbook. This is the south west corner of Bloor and Bathurst, under the world famous Honest Ed’s. I’m drawing from the Pizza Pizza on the north side, enjoying a hot slice on this cold, snowy day. [posted Dec 31]
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Morning Montage
A mixture this morning, the world floated by. I’m cheating here, I like to date my posts by the date of the sketch rather than when I post it… I’m posting this sketch on Dec 31st.
Dave Howard 