For the afternoon on New Year's Eve, some friends of mine decided to go on a drawing excursion at Lenox Mall. Considering the place is a hub of consumerism during a time of post-Christmas sales, it's a great place to sketch humans in motion. We would perch our sketch pads on the railings of balconies and gaze upon the pedestrians below. Some people, curious, would gaze over our shoulders while we drew. I received more tips on how to improve my ability, most notably when drawing someone try to capture their action - are they holding a phone? Are they fidgeting? Are the scratching their head? Little idiosyncrasies like this are what make compelling art.
I felt overwhelmed at first but my brain started to get the gist of what was going on after an hour or so. Even though these are speed sketches, (relatively speaking) it requires an immense amount of concentration to sit down and do this. The idea isn't for details, but for the action and "gist" of the figure. I'm trying to animate the skeletons and give 'em some zazz.
Afterwards we went to see Django Unchianed which was a brilliant flick. Highly recommended, though it was a bit too long! The theater had full recliner seats which was quite comfortable though. What a great way to end the year!
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