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Ever get that feeling you’re being watched? Sometimes, as I’m drawing someone, they look up and gaze around, and then return to what they were doing. I’ve had my subjects look up from what they were doing to stare directly at me. Do they have exceptional peripheral vision or do some folks actually possess a sixth sense?

the band members, especially the bass player and the drummer kept looking in my direction and later informed me that they weren’t sure what I was up to. Once I showed them the sketch they were pretty delighted and the rest came over to check out what I did. Above, the man with the plaid shirt and cup with straw never looks my way.

Fountain pens filled with either DeAtrementis Document Black or Platinum Carbon Ink, Pitt Artist Pens on Romeo unlined Ivory journal.

getting in weekly sessions at The Palette & Chisel.

Still making my way to life drawing at the Palette & Chisel at least once a week. Drawings on either Hanemühle Cappuccino sketchbook or Romeo ivory unlined journal with Pitt Artist Pens.

Wednesdays and Saturdays farmers and bakers from Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana bring their produce and products to Lincoln Park for the Green City Farmers Market. I’ll soon be living a 5 blocks walk from this great asset that not only provides great produce but terrific sketching opportunities as well.

Made use of Pitt Artist Pens, Fountain Pens, Platinum Carbon Ink, deAtrementis Document Black Ink, on Hahnemühle Cappuccino and Watercolour sketchbooks, Stillman & Birn Gamma Series sketchbooks, Clairefontaine Goldline Watercolour sketchbook.

Some 18-19 years ago, I worked as an illustrator for a classical music label and drew scores of drawings of composers. Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Mahler, Stravinsky, Poulenc, Verdi, Rossini, and gobs more. I don’t think I’m that grand at portraiture and that even less of my skill at it back then; but hey, I landed the gig and got paid to get better. So I’ve gone back into my collection and have reworked some of them

Sibelius was one of the earliest assignments I had. The second and third from the left were from those days. The others were recently added.

Drawn on ledgerbook paper, composition sheets with ballpoint, fountain pen and Pitt Artist Pens.

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Took a beverage break after life drawing today and was warmed up so got out my Hahnemühle Cappuccino toned sketchbook and nabbed the unusual stripped shirt with a shallow “fin” running up the back. Pitt Artist Pens.

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