In the Dark
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!
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! 
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on Saturday, May 12th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
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May 12th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Love these sketches - loose! I want to go more loose!
May 13th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Very dynamic and interesting sketches. Like them.
May 13th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
these are cool, a lot of fun
May 14th, 2007 at 12:42 am
I especially like ‘high fidelity’ - the colours work really well and it looks somehow ‘musical’
May 14th, 2007 at 1:44 am
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
May 14th, 2007 at 2:29 am
These are really interesting - what a great idea.
By the way, I’ve tagged you over on my blog.
May 14th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
I think you captured the “human” essence in these. How fun!
May 15th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
These figure drawings are great…you did so well on capturing the suggestion of figure and movement.
Ronell
May 16th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
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.
May 19th, 2007 at 6:14 am
I love the way you note figures with simple lines. I’m going to have to practice that.
May 20th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
These are so fun! I love the whimsy of the line.
May 21st, 2007 at 8:40 am
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.
May 21st, 2007 at 12:50 pm
ooh, how cool to see my name in your favorite links! i always visit your site too … love your landscapes! cool, fun drawings btw!
May 21st, 2007 at 2:28 pm
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.
May 21st, 2007 at 6:18 pm
oooh. i really like these! love the blue across the gray wash and those little bubble feet/shoes…
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:40 pm
i think these are great! and seems fun to do!
May 27th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
I love the sketches - check out my site too! Scarlett