Guffawing

[Balaji]

This is a continuation of my sketching therapy which started two months ago in the first week of May...

To start with I was posting several quick sketches of fairly simple subjects. I then shifted to slightly more complex subjects, but still with speed and the number of sketches per day as the main target. Later, I still retained the number of sketches per day as a goal, but stopped worrying about the time factor. Instead, I tried to focus on line quality. From around the last week of June, I have been sketching (or painting) one subject per day, but more patiently.

This pen and ink sketch is approximately 4.5" x 6" and was inspired by ZonVas' pencil sketching demo on YouTube. I sketched this in a Tara Notes flukebook which has smooth and quite nice paper suitable for pen and ink sketching, using a Micron 005, a Classmate Octane gel pen, and a Fude hard tip brush pen.

 

[ams]

Wonderful. You have captured the expression well. I'm glad the "therapy" is working and you are able to tackle some more complex drawings.

 

[Balaji]

Thank you Anne.

 

[Enyaw]

Happy is good.

 

[snoball]

Excellent!

 

[Jo Castillo]

Looks like the therapy is working great. Beautiful happy face.

 

[PaintBoss]

Your work is very animated and you capture it very well. So much life in your work!! Well done.

 

[Balaji]

Wayne, Margaret, Jo, & PaintBoss...Thank you.

Yes, Jo. The therapy seems to be working, and even if it is not, I am having a good time sketching.

 

[Artyczar]

Very good! I'm so glad you are on the mend!

 

[Rich53]

Excellent! It reminds me of Warren, a guy I worked with back in the 70s. He'd be in his cente-teens (110 or so ) today, and probably look somewhat older.
Again, great job!

 

[Balaji]

Ayin, Rich... Thank you.

Ayin... I am back at work and did not find the time to sketch or paint this week. But I am planning to go our and sketch along with the Urban Sketchers Chennai. That will be a field test to see how well my sketching therapy has worked.

Rich...My reference for this sketch was a demo of a pencil sketch by Zonvas. For all I know he might have used a photo of Warren (taken many years ago) as his reference.