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This contour drawing is based on this photo by Ben Heine. I traced the photo on my iPad in blue color, printed it out, added additional blue lines to understand the pose, draw the lines in ink, and removed the blue lines after scanning.
The idea was to find a way to understand this pose quicker than merely sketching and re-sketching.
'The illustrations of military uniform caricatures below were found among the magnificent Prints, Drawings, and Watercolors site from the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.'
Discovered via bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/
Drawing and painting plant life was the theme of this painting demonstration by botanical illustrator Pat Doyne. Doyne’s exhibit currently on display on the 2nd floor of the Hayward Downtown Library showcases a collection of watercolors until August 6, 2022.
Pat Doyne used Koi Watercolors by Sakura of America in this demonstration, and invited participants to sketch, with pencil on paper, botanical examples she provided. Pat guided illustration through observation-focused exercises. Thanks to Sakura of America, every participant who registered and attended this art demonstration was presented with a free Koi Watercolor set of 12 colors and paintbrushes.
Pat Doyne has been drawing since she could hold a pencil, and holds a BA in Art from California State University East Bay. Pat taught in Castro Valley for 25 years, and retired in 2012. That summer she took Mary Harden’s class in botanical illustration, and has been working ever since on “being true to the plant.” She is president of A.R.T., Inc., and is a member of Hayward Arts Council, the California Writers’ Club, and Alameda-Diablo Chapter of the National League of Pen Women.
Pat’s botanical paintings have been exhibited at many venues such as the H. C. Russell Library of Horticulture in Golden Gate Park, the UCSF Faculty/Alumni House in San Francisco, the East Bay Mud Administrative Headquarters in Oakland, Liberty Arts Gallery in Yreka, the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, the H.D. Brown Gallery in San Ramon, the Castro Valley Center for the Arts, and the Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek. You can see Pat’s art work at www.sfbotanicalartists.com/pat-doyne
This event was co-sponsored by Hayward Arts Council, Hayward Public Library, and Friends of the Hayward Library.
A4 Paper
Soft pastels, pastel pencils, chalk pastels, putty rubber and tortillion.
Stage 3 - Adding in more detail, starting from top to bottom to prevent smudging.