This drawing was done a month ago; 8/28/14 A hot day in Middle Georgia at the end of August. It had been a very reasonable summer or so they had said. We seemed to bring the heat down with us from Indiana and Kansas. These places near the kids townhouse provide me with endless inspiration. I actually spent very little time drawing, as most of our time was taken up playing with our 13 month old granddaughter!
Anybody know where this rocker came from? An ol' codger always needs a good rocker- right Dale? And the down pillow also was a gift...
I have done a sketch or 2 of this chair; finally one that "ain't too bad". Actually this may be one of my favorite because it has the feel of the chair itself. You may notice the first lines of the drawing that were left behind as the work progressed. You can compare this drawing with the antique rocker I posted recently. This wood is a light oak, the other a very dark walnut finish from years ago. The 2 chairs often sit side by side. The little, old and dark, and the tall, new and bright.
This drawing was done on March 10, 2014. Another day, I guess not yet really spring, but it sure felt like a day for getting out in the air and doing a little sketchin'. The wood vernacular farmhouse sits at the top of the rise, with the surrounding outbuildings moving slightly downhill- mostly to the west, where newer ones have been added on. So is the march of time. Each successive swing of the hammer carries a different ring. Since this drawing was done, there have been more sketches of some of the details.
I think this little lamp was done as a demo for a particular grand kid on a particular trip to a particular house on a... Anyway it was a good time to catch some of the details a person sees at one point that they may never notice again.
I spend one or two times a week waiting at the Senior Center for Gram-ma Ruth to finish her activity, or have some lunch. These handsome twins sit there in the waiting area below the window with their disheveled hair in a permanent frizz. Nice thing was that when I stared at them for a bit they did not glare back at me for my rudeness.
It was not a large drawing- maybe 5x7 as I remember; and not much like the ones I've done lately. Done with a B lead Pentel.
