More faces please

Watching

Black marker on Charvin drawing paper

8 x 8 inches

Barbara Muir © 2011

This gorgeous girl is much more beautiful
than what I could possibly capture in
a quick sketch.  There is a  defiance in
her face I like.  At this point in the
evening I think I was probably
delivering a boring  speech on the
value of higher education as I drew.
Of course I believe what I was
saying, but I'd much rather be
funny than be a pedantic bore. Ah well.

Have a drawing-the-beauty-you-see day.

Thinking about it all

To a thoughtful New Year

Black marker on Charvin paper

8 x 8 inches

Barbara Muir © 2011

This young man, David, seemed deep in
thought as people talked around him.  Drawing live
in the soft light of a dinner party is a challenge,
but also such a pleasure.  I was so glad
I brought my sketchbook along.

Have an enjoying-your-thoughts day.

Future talk

 A world of plans

Black marker on Charvin drawing paper

8 x 9 inches

Barbara Muir © 2011

There is something so endearing about
young people like the wonderful guests
tonight -- so engaging, so passionately
involved in life, so funny and so with
it.  This beautiful girl showed us a slide
show of her trip to Korea and India that
blew me away.  She is studying among
other things, Hindi at university.  Awesome.
Her friend is a musician.  What a talented
bunch.

Have a loving-the-company-you-keep day.

Alignment

 

 Sitting in a fat chair

Black marker on Charvin drawing paper

8 x 8 inches

Barbara Muir © 2011

From across the room it struck me that
this thin man was in a fat chair.  In actual
fact the chair was probably thinner, and
he may have been more substantial, but
my eyes were seeing what I drew.  I
suppose in the final analysis hauling out
your sketchbook at a party, is a bit like
talking on your cell phone.  I hope that
my fellow party goers didn't think I was
being rude.

The jury is out on that one.

Have a working-on-the-work-you-love day.