I kept the book in hand constantly rather than in my bag-it makes you more willing to open it and jot down observations (sage advice from ex-Bournemouth Animation tutor Peter Parr)
I usually avoid 'commuter' drawings -I did hundreds of these on the Tube in London and the Paris Metro but usually you just end up with a sketchbook full of floating heads! But with the pressure on to fill this book I would inevitably spend my time on BART trying to capture some of the locals.
Walking home through the Mission District after work I made a habit of stopping to draw anything that caught my eye, from old Victorian style houses to the roadworks on Cesar Chavez.
Strolling around my neighbourhood one weekend I discovered a park with a great view of Bernal Heights
I figured a Dr Sketchy's session would help fill up some pages. This time the theme was 'zombie slaying'!
Town house on California & Van Ness.
Gesture Class helped fill pages . . .
Noe Valley 24th Street
Oakland Broadway nr Jack London Sq.
Macarthur BART station, Oakland
'Pops' dive Bar in the Mission
Quick 'vignettes' scribbled while waiting for public transportation.
Half Dome, Yosemite
Kintetsu Mall, Japantown
Nob Hill
Ball Park
Dive Bar
Tenderloin view on Hyde & Post
Modern (ish) & vintage Bay Area transportation
Really nice work ! How big was your sketchbook by the way ?
ReplyDeleteRegular A4 book-120 pages
ReplyDeleteWonderful cher Ami! Let's meet up some weekend in SF and fill one sketchbook over 2 days!
ReplyDelete4 pages a day! you did well, did you have time to eat!
ReplyDeletelove the big digger
Nice sketches!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Some days I did 8 pages a day some none-but always enough time to eat!
ReplyDeleteNice work man as always :-)
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ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic - excellent job. I particularly like the town house drawing.
ReplyDeleteAmazing sketches! Keep them coming!
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat pen do you use to draw?
Beautiful stuff
ReplyDeleteYour sketches are such a treat to look at Matt! How long do you usually spend on your environment sketches like those Victorian houses you did?
ReplyDeleteInspiring!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful and very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThanks folks!
ReplyDeleteAndrew-there's some info on the pens I've been using lately here-http://mattjonezanimation.blogspot.com/2012/06/sketchcrawlin.html
Yon-I try to never spend more than 45 mins-1hr on a sketch. If I find myself looking for more detail to add then I stop. It's better to leave blank space to balance the detailed areas.
Hi Matt, wonderful stuff! They are a pleasure to look at, I could say there's enough stuff here to publish another book, take care buddy :)
ReplyDeleteTha was such an enjoyable post. Even the inanimate objects in your drawings have life. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteLovely sketchbook
ReplyDeleteWonderful stuff - I really like your gesture drawings! Did you study the Arts Institute at Bournemouth?
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael-I wasn't at Bournemouth but met Parr through friends who were.
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