Daily Drawings: Week 15

Yesterday, I returned to Toronto, moving into my new apartment and realizing exactly how little furniture I actually own. I need to address that problem at some point, as storing things all over my floor leaves something to be desired. Also I have no closet.

I was also busy painting a fence for my Dad before I headed back, which was a whole undertaking on its own. I've also managed to get a job in Toronto, so it's been a jam-packed week. I've managed to fit in a bit of drawing as well, so life's been pretty good.

The 'moving back' process is always accompanied by anxiety on my part, along with an adjustment period, so it'll still be a while before I have everything sorted out and am totally comfortable in the new setting. Anyways, here's some of the sketching that came out of this week!

This page is all material drawn from photographs taken while I was on vacation. Thanks, and I shall see you next week for another update.

Daily Drawings: Week 6-14

The summer has flown by in a whirlwind, and it's nearly at an end. My contract with Theatre Ancaster went well, and kept me very busy planning classes and casting and directing. Lovely. Events conspired, however, to slow me down, and I hit a pretty serious slump at the end of June, which was followed up by the chaos that is TA's Stage 2. 

I return to you now, with the colours of fall creeping into the summer palette (I biked through a shallow drift of red maple leaves today), to update you on significant sketches that took place over this absence from the interwebs.

These sketches were done over the course of my summer holiday in mid-August. First are some airport sketches, followed by some members of the jazzy band that played up in the lounge on the ship, and the last is the room my brother and I stayed in on board. Still playing with trying to capture moments.

More sketches from on board. I'm particularly happy with the simplicity in the island. I want to try to pare down some of my images to the least possible number of elements.

Until next time. I plan on making sure that another eight weeks do not go before I update again.

Daily Drawings: Week 5

Daily Drawings: Week 4

This week's offerings for my daily sketchbook project. I've been recently trying to tackle more figurative subjects, just out of a desire to improve my eye. Also, if you checked out last week's post, I mentioned my work going up in Kitchener. The small exhibition, held at Kwartzlab, has been postponed until August, and will feature some fun work. See you all, dear readers, next week for some more weekly sketches!

Daily Drawings: Week 3

More sketches! I'm going to attempt to get back to some figurative subjects, as I feel people tend to be interesting and expressive subjects. I also am likely in need of the practice. I do hope you'll forgive my somewhat sinister-looking figure here.

In no particular order, we have a construction site, a tobacco kiln, and the aforementioned young lady.

In other new, I am installing my work at Kwartzlab in Kitchener tomorrow. It will be up for the remainder of the month of June, so do check it out if you happen to be in the area and have some spare time. Kwartzlab is at 33 Kent Ave in Kitchener. You can find out more about the space here: http://www.kwartzlab.ca

Daily Drawings: Week 2

Week two update! Progress is slow.
This is a sketch of a condo tower at Yonge and Gerrard that has featured fairly prominently in my past work, but is now significantly further along in the construction process. This sketch is also an unfinished project, and is nearing completion.

Until next week!

Daily Drawings: Week 1

Hello again, dear readers. This post is a little later than I would have liked it, but this past weekend was pretty busy. I moved out of my old apartment, and was as a result doing a whole lot of packing and unpacking. 

Below are three of the sketches from the past week.

I shall be posting again on Friday with my next batch of sketches.