Sketch Report

"Sixty"

Sketch of the Day #36
Vietnam Marine-- an M60 machine gunner.

Belleau, Helmand and the Mojave-- Sketches about Marines

Sketch of a Marine at Belleau Wood.

Sketch of Afghan Farmers in Helmand Province Afghanistan.

Sketch of Marine M2 gunners in training during "Javelin Thrust."

Rapid Fire Daily Drawing

Today's Daily Sketch-- hopefully on target...

A Lioness at Al Asad

The Weighty Theme Continues- Daily Sketch #19

Daily Sketches

I've begun the discipline of making sure I draw a little each day, no matter what other larger, more extended project I'm working on. This not only sharpens the eye and the touch, but also ensures that at the end of the day, I've got at least one completed thing to show.

Here's Today's Daily Sketch:

 Other recent daily sketches:

The More You Sweat in Printmaking....

I crafted another monotype on Friday,  utilizing some of the mental software that Gary Kelley gave to the MFA students at Hartford the week prior. To see his wonderful monotypes, click here.

I think I'll title it,  "The More You Sweat in Peace..."
It's inspired by a Mojave Viper training event I was once involved in-- the Direct Assault Course-- after which we were all sitting around, sweating and resting.  

What is a "Monotype" you might be wondering?
 A monotype is a one-of-a-kind print in which the artist makes an image by manipulating ink or paint on a printing plate, and then transferring the image to paper by either rubbing the paper with a wooden spoon or running it through a press. The unique challenge with a monotype is that one never knows how the print will turn out, and cannot repeat the image once the paper is applied to the plate. It's all or nothing. The unique value of the process is that, if it is successful, it produces a one-of-a-kind image that has a looseness that regular printing has difficulty achieving.