He gives me but a few seconds… I sketch his outline. Thirty seconds to catch the essence of a squirrel.
He’s my live model.
I pay him with corn.
So what to do while you’re waiting? Maybe you’re waiting for that next assignment, that next conference, or contest?
Well, I’m going back and practicing all the stuff that sometimes gets overlooked when we’re on a tight deadline or have gotten a little rusty, or maybe just too close to see it. Ya know what I mean? I believe that you’re never to old or experienced to learn something, all over again. It’s being creative with your time and nurturing your art. So go create something while you wait!
“Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.” ~ “Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdoes both intelligence and skill.” ~ Cicero.
Pretty gruesome text but beware, that’s the way of the Mummy!
Below is my Miranda Mummy. To read the poem that goes with her click the link below.
http://www.robertabaird.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/10/illustration-friday-string
Pages 23 and 24 of the Sketchbook Project 2011
He returned to the house where his chair used to sit,
But the house was locked up and his key didn’t fit.
So he sat drinking tea wondering what he should do…
“I guess I’ll go back to room 142.”
Fresh out of the sketch book… ready to clean up and put some color to it! Interplanetary marbles!