Sketches are the tool artists use to write feelings, share passions, and develop skills. Learning how to sketch quickly and freely is a skill that I still need to practice. Working on my sixth and seventh sketchbooks, I look back and see how much my techniques have expanded and improved. Sketching is truly my image-based journal and I lose myself too easily into a world where just my sketchbook, my subject, my drawing utensil and I exist. It is a world of bliss where I see my hands create what my soul feels.
I must note that some of the sketches are based upon another's artist's work, whether it be of their photograph or drawing, so I do not claim some of these works to be absolutely my own. The reason I still publish them here is because I want to show how I practice and observe the world around me. If I used another artist's photograph or work, I have indicated which sketches as seen in the captions below with either (copied) or (used photo reference) unless the photo reference was my own, my family's own, or given to me personally that I may use it in my art. The old masters of art copied their master's works as well when they were apprentices; wouldn't it be wise if I tried to learn from others this way as well?
I must note that some of the sketches are based upon another's artist's work, whether it be of their photograph or drawing, so I do not claim some of these works to be absolutely my own. The reason I still publish them here is because I want to show how I practice and observe the world around me. If I used another artist's photograph or work, I have indicated which sketches as seen in the captions below with either (copied) or (used photo reference) unless the photo reference was my own, my family's own, or given to me personally that I may use it in my art. The old masters of art copied their master's works as well when they were apprentices; wouldn't it be wise if I tried to learn from others this way as well?
Stanford Campus
The following sketches of leaders, celebrities and friends were created with photo references