tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post8097980099607666209..comments2023-11-25T08:33:24.935-05:00Comments on art, birds, nature: Keep Sketching, and PaintingKen Januskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post-33541756604892558232013-05-28T13:43:31.295-04:002013-05-28T13:43:31.295-04:00Hi Martha,
I know a number of people trying to do...Hi Martha,<br /><br />I know a number of people trying to do that, though none in Philadelphia I think. I did it for years when I lived in San Francisco and recommend it very highly. For me though birds are my current models, though far less well behaved than all the human models I've worked with. They think nothing of putting in a nanosecond appearance and then disappearing for days!<br /><br />I've yet to find a successful way to use color when working from life. I'm hoping that maybe the water-soluble Neocolor II Crayons from Caran Dache will work if I ever try them in the field rather than just in my studio. If I were doing figure drawing I'd probably give them a try there. The fact that they're soluble means that you can very quickly go from line to area, and then back to line if you want again with the crayons.<br /><br />Ken Januskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post-80873927340045243112013-05-26T22:46:34.441-04:002013-05-26T22:46:34.441-04:00I'm trying to prioritize making time to attend...I'm trying to prioritize making time to attend figure drawing sessions and sessions drawing at the Wagner Free Institute of Science. (The Wagner offers time for artists to draw from its collections from 1-4 every Friday.) I, too, think color is an important part of practice. Usually if I draw to explore color, I use pastel pencils in my sketchbook. Martha Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681751924771756798noreply@blogger.com