A Variation of Themes

Last week, while trying to sketch an onion from life, I was frustrated beyond belief.  Frankly my onion renditions sucked! On Friday, I went to an art store and purchased a dipped pen by speedball and tried once again. Much better than what I was using last week and decided to post what I just completed yesterday. I still have much room for improvement but at least I am on the right track.

Since it was rainy yesterday, I decided to spend my morning at the local museum sketching birds.  Here I brought the Stillman and Birn's ink sketchbook and like how ink flows on top.  I am still grappling with sketching out in public as sometimes spectators stand over my shoulders and look.  So I close my sketchbook and wait until they leave.

I have also been trying out exercises in Bert Dobson's book and was having a hard time with eyes from life.  So I photographed the above eyes and practiced drawing them from a photo and finally the cat sketch is just what I finished a couple of minutes ago and thought to post it to share.  Regardless of sleeping, she does not hold still very long.