(1) Here are some doodles and sketches I've done from my "people watching." This first page is a hand study of a 2-yo girl at my church.
(2) These were drawn while I had some free time. It's so easy to just sit and stare at people, but I knew it'd be time better spent practicing. I'd sit and watch someone for a few seconds, waiting to find a movement they'd repeat. But when my patience wore thin I just had to stare really hard and memorize portions of people and their movements. It can get overwhelming when I want to draw a whole person and don't know where to begin, so I just look for bits and pieces I know I need practice on.
(3) This little cutie was too adorable to resist, and since I was sitting at a safe distance. I tried to capture a bit of her personality. She was so energetic I hardly had room for her on my folded printer paper.
I also learned an important drawing lesson in communications that I must pass on to all of you. My mom and sister thought it would be nice for me to actually tell the girl's family that I was drawing her. There was an older lady and another girl (who could have been a sister or cousin) with her. After some reluctance, I walked toward the lady and showed her my work.
"My mom thought I should tell you, I was drawing your granddaughter - she's so cute..."
"Actually, she's my daughter."
"Oh, I'm so sorry," I said, as I was turning nine shades of red. "I'm so sorry. She is so cute."
Lesson: If you aren't sure about family relationships, keep remarks general and positive. I could of referred to her daughter as "this little sweet heart" and avoided some embarrassment. But I learned a lesson, and wanted to warn you that things like this may happen to you when you draw in public.
God bless,
-Breezy
• June 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment
I like the sketches. :) I need to do more of this kind of practice. As far aas approaching people and saying embarrassing things, I'm the "queen". I once asked a lady I'd only been introduced to, "When are you 'Due'"? Only to find out that she was not pregnant, and that she had a miscarriage the year before. I wanted to die. I apologized several times, and she was a very gracious lady about it. I never did that again. Thanks again for posting on your drawing blog, it's encouraging to the rest of us.
Love,
Marie :)