I finally deleted my IG. Decided to be done with that platform: its ad-driven algos and inconsistent hypocrisy. #sketchbook #sketchpad #gesturedrawing #gestures #figuredrawing #timeddrawing #draw #chicagodraws #goodbyeIG

The era of fast food hasn’t destroyed fine dining. Automated factories have not eliminated craft furniture. I am optimistic.

We will always know real though, when we wait in line for coffee or have a handshake. We drifted away from “real” in photography with all of the artificial glamor and retouching in cosmetics media: False standards leading to false identities.

Art—photography and paint—as a craft, will prevail.

The old adage remains true: If in doubt, draw a circle. #sketchbook #doodles #pendrawing #humanfigure #figuredrawing #pensketch #doodle #gesture #gesturedrawing

#sketchbook Monday with Emory Aletha! Drawing live - even virtually - is refreshing and forces me to consider angles, postures, and gestures that I usually skip in flat reference media.

Currently Intet the Dreamer. I recently made all 5 Planar Chaos dragons as commanders, but every card had to be originally printed before Magic Origins and the OG Khans. So… no new cards from mid 2013 onwards.

Same content moderation happens with amateur (hobbiest) gesture and figure drawings. Such is life.

More #sketchbook #gestures and lines on page. The B&W full page #doodles are via @lineofaction.bsky.social (60 second timer) #figuredrawing #sketch #humandrawing #notai

My favourite of my #watercolor #sketchbook is an #abstract #doodle #chicagodraws

#sketchbook #portillos #doodle #watercolor #chicago #chicagodraws

#sketchbook #sheddaquarium #doodle #watercolor #chicago #chicagodraws

The evolution of my #sketchbook will be #watercolor. I did these summer 2023, before doubling down on figures and line work once again. #chicago #chicagodraws #urbandrawing

First few #warmupsketches of @whitney-masters.bsky.social from their shadowy #gestures #reference kit! Roughly 3 min timer on each, the foreshortening is going to be a good challenge this time. #sketchbook #pendrawing #chicagodraws #figuredrawing

Did a quick google search to confirm my hypothesis. Bluesky has, at best, 4 million active daily users. IG has half a billion. It’ll take time, and I hope this platform doesn’t succumb to mgmt issues that killed DeviantArt.

Of course! I respect your decision.

Vibrancy and contrast is wonderful. May I draw, paint, and repost versions of this photo (and others in the project)?

…and an abstract doodle from my 4yo.

@jeffmiracola.com inspired #macabredrawing based on his Ink Drawings Vol. 1. This is #notAI but a #drawing #sketchbook homage of an artist and illustrator I’ve admired for 25 years. #doodle #pendrawing #chicagodraws

🇪🇺EU TOUR🗺️
🇪🇸Spain South & East June 2nd - mid/late June,
🇬🇮Gibraltar 4th-7th June (remote location shoots possible) 🇦🇩Andorra late June📸
🇫🇷🇲🇨South France & Monaco late June - early July,
🇨🇭🇮🇹 Lugano & Italy early - mid July,
🇲🇹Malta mid - late July,
🏝️🇮🇹🇨🇭🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Elba, Italy, Swiss, France, UK early - mid AUG

#gestures on a #timedsketch is much fun. @lineofaction.bsky.social references, 10x 60 second timer. #figuredrawing #humanform #justkeepdrawing #chicagodraws #fromreference #reference #drawingmodel

#sketchbook #doodles commenced opposite my normal habit: drawn in pencil *then* added pen lines. #gestures #figureart #justkeepdrawing #gesturedrawing #fromimagination #sketchdaily #drawdaily

Continuing my penchant for #quickdraw #sketchbook gallery type vignettes. #pendrawing #doodles #gesturedrawing #figuredrawing #goodenough All 2 to 5 minute doodles

Various #sketchbook #doodles in a gallery view, drawn between Nov24 and May25. #pendrawing #chicagodraws #figuredrawing #gesturedrawing #humanform #gestures

Another @sarascarletmodel.bsky.social doodle; no photographer credited. 5-min quick #pendoodle #sketchbook with just 3 colours of pencil after my #figuredrawing timer expired. #chicagodraws #fromreference #drawingjournal.

I aspire to this haha