Green Lady

Last summer I posted a drawing of the Green Man who oversees the fish pond in our yard. So in the spirit of gender equality, it seemed only fair to sketch my little green lady! This little figurine has been sitting in my meditation corner for several years, and I’m very fond of her. She [...]

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Sunday Study Notes 1/4/09

Posts I’ve learned from this week:

Fitting in perfectly with my anatomy study, James Gurney posted about the “Arc of Hollows“, a series of 5 hollows that runs from the pit of the neck along the clavicle and the edge of the deltoid muscle to the armpit. It’s very helpful to have landmarks to help place all these [...]

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Rey’s Anatomy

I’d heard of Gray’s Anatomy, and I’d heard of Grey’s Anatomy. But I’ve just discovered Rey’s Anatomy!
Rey Bustos is a California anatomy instructor who has done some wonderful flash animations which overlay photos of models in various poses with drawings of the underlying muscles. They’re a big help in starting to recognize the subtle hints of [...]

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Muscle Man

This morning I hung some muscles on those bones I drew yesterday. What an incredible thing the human body is! According to Wikipedia, there are approximately 640 skeletal muscles (~320 pairs). Even the few I included in my drawing seemed very complex. But I am gradually gaining some understanding of what’s under the skin.
I’ve put [...]

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January Goals

So it’s January 1. The big day for New Year’s Resolutions! I laid out my general goals for the year yesterday, so today I’m going to focus on shorter term resolutions. What steps will I take this month to move ahead in art?

Sketch every day. This is both the most important goal, and the most likely to [...]

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