In the Dark

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“Hi-Fidelity” (larger)

Last weekend we went to the Harmony Sweepstakes A Capella Festival. It’s a yearly event where vocal groups from around the US perform and compete. They sing beautifully, and in a wide range of styles. They move around a lot too; this makes drawing a challenge!

I did these ink drawings in the dark. I couldn’t see a thing, and even ran right off the paper on that first one. Later after the show I added the watercolor. This is a fun way to draw, and of course there’s no pressure to make it come out perfectly. Drawing people that move is hard though, even when you can’t see the paper!

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“Solstice” (larger)
A Capella Group
“The Fault Line” bodies and “Double Shot” clothes! (larger)

By the way, I’ve added a few new items to the menu bar on the right including “Link-o-rama” (my links list) and a Sketch Gallery. It seems one can spend an infinite amount of time tweaking their blog code and configuration. I have to remember to leave time for sketching! 🙂

17 Responses to “In the Dark”

  1. travel box Says:

    I love the sketches – check out my site too! Scarlett

  2. why Says:

    i think these are great! and seems fun to do!

  3. redredday Says:

    oooh. i really like these! love the blue across the gray wash and those little bubble feet/shoes…

  4. andreaj Says:

    These are brilliant sketches. As somebody who creates highly worked drawings I crave to do something like this. However it’d never turn out like these little masterpieces. I cannot believe they were done in the dark – I could see them on gallery walls. Brilliant.

  5. Karen Blados Says:

    ooh, how cool to see my name in your favorite links! i always visit your site too … love your landscapes! cool, fun drawings btw!

  6. Sarah Says:

    I really love these, they’ve got such energy. I particularly love soltice and faultline – you’ve got the ‘gesture’ of each person so well.

  7. melissa Says:

    These are so fun! I love the whimsy of the line.

  8. Casey Says:

    I love the way you note figures with simple lines. I’m going to have to practice that.

  9. Rachel in San Diego Says:

    Oh, they are just wonderful. I am always suggesting that my friends draw at performances, thus taking advantage of the free models. I will note that with instrument players, there is the tendency for them to return again and again to the same position, thus enabling you to refine the drawing a bit with each pass. But this does require a bit of light. Meanwhile, you have had some excellent practice with *blind contour* sketches. Thanks so much for sending these along.

  10. Ronell Says:

    These figure drawings are great…you did so well on capturing the suggestion of figure and movement.
    Ronell

  11. Susan Cornelis Says:

    I think you captured the “human” essence in these. How fun!

  12. carole Says:

    These are really interesting – what a great idea.

    By the way, I’ve tagged you over on my blog.

  13. Anita Davies Says:

    Hi, really enjoyed visiting your blog.
    I was recently ‘tagged’ and now have to tag seven other art blogs to join in the fun.
    I hope you’ll play along.
    You will have to visit my blog to read the rules.
    http://artbyanita.blogspot.com/2007/05/tagyoure-it.html
    Anita

  14. alison Says:

    I especially like ‘high fidelity’ – the colours work really well and it looks somehow ‘musical’

  15. petescully Says:

    these are cool, a lot of fun

  16. Renate Says:

    Very dynamic and interesting sketches. Like them.

  17. Walter Logeman Says:

    Love these sketches – loose! I want to go more loose!

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