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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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I seldom walk thru the door of the Palette & Chisel certain I’ll have a strong day drawing. I generally know if I’m to struggle with the need to either relax or bear down. Nice when you can manage both.

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2. All of these were drawn on Tomoe River Paper with Pitt Artist Pens and some fountain pens.

What can I say? Sometimes I get carried away. The left side was just a sketch of one of the artist at a life drawing session at the Palette & Chisel. The right side was a demo page. In time the eyes spilled over onto the left page.

Drawn with Pitt Artist Pens, F-C Albrecht Dürer Water color pencils and some fountain pen. From life, photo references, and some just made up. » Continue Reading…