tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9307576756455846612024-03-13T19:52:06.991-07:00William Fiesterman One Painting or Drawing Per DayThis blog is dedicated to displaying William Fiesterman's daily sketches that he has been posting on Facebook. <br>
All images & content in the One Painting or Drawing Per Day are © William Fiesterman, All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or resale of these images is strictly prohibited.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.comBlogger517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-71130720954005627672012-02-23T22:13:00.004-08:002012-02-23T22:19:30.463-08:00Dark Horse<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DVsUj7N6JAIi-kT89yoySA7-vFOuFxiC9VtM2ifSQr1ER8qC0YQiW4843skYO7svri0MXqx4zoCYjLYkwXDWPKd5lRipKtjqmdj35P-wOF_bkqXzHkFSPyGAb8G5MChxPWXo6tuRXfGS/s1600/sm_2012_02_23-quick+sketch+of+a+black+horse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DVsUj7N6JAIi-kT89yoySA7-vFOuFxiC9VtM2ifSQr1ER8qC0YQiW4843skYO7svri0MXqx4zoCYjLYkwXDWPKd5lRipKtjqmdj35P-wOF_bkqXzHkFSPyGAb8G5MChxPWXo6tuRXfGS/s320/sm_2012_02_23-quick+sketch+of+a+black+horse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712581873517139346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xsweGdimlDM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I took about 10 days off of my sketch a day activity. My energy levels are climbing again so I'm going to resume the daily sketches. This was digital and done with a small wacom bamboo digital drawing tablet in Photoshop. It took about 20 minutes and I worked from my imagination.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-45854692285318846112012-02-13T22:00:00.001-08:002012-02-13T22:03:43.456-08:00Nasty River Pirate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgX70SkYZ2MiCPsT5lZtjXb74six5JfTBo86X94j3QMwNABngVD60guWcP6JyOnK-yrQCWMTP4DXoePZA2oNPHn5YYs5OJdiKDkbYY4CyLO6uXpLoR4vjOypf8fSil96iQKf09ELAbWOU/s1600/sm_2012_02_13-nasty+river+pirate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgX70SkYZ2MiCPsT5lZtjXb74six5JfTBo86X94j3QMwNABngVD60guWcP6JyOnK-yrQCWMTP4DXoePZA2oNPHn5YYs5OJdiKDkbYY4CyLO6uXpLoR4vjOypf8fSil96iQKf09ELAbWOU/s320/sm_2012_02_13-nasty+river+pirate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708867545398744978" border="0" /></a>A quick digital sketch before going to bed this evening. I got the idea from google translating my name from German. I got "Nasty Waterman". So I started imagining what a nasty river pirate or hooligan would look like. Just havin' fun. :-) This took about 40 minutes.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-24122551363149991792012-02-09T22:17:00.000-08:002012-02-09T22:19:42.415-08:00Quick self portrait / caricature<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBonsPKRmit6-cL-qLe-tsaxxbcPVJ-mm6RXKQujIm8pn3BYjzbviUvKjiwjaPWs2XTi5R6DkQzQK0AsZjLWBB0tiiYZOlOA4tVyZT3rsqGd9Jv0v2Uj1BzX8vxliLg-H35_MvtddU7ei0/s1600/sm_2012_02_09-quick+self+portrait+caricature.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBonsPKRmit6-cL-qLe-tsaxxbcPVJ-mm6RXKQujIm8pn3BYjzbviUvKjiwjaPWs2XTi5R6DkQzQK0AsZjLWBB0tiiYZOlOA4tVyZT3rsqGd9Jv0v2Uj1BzX8vxliLg-H35_MvtddU7ei0/s320/sm_2012_02_09-quick+self+portrait+caricature.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707387491475606434" border="0" /></a>I am the art subject of last resort.... This was a very quick digital doodle, a self portrait or caricature.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-37663972197502251462012-02-08T22:34:00.001-08:002012-02-08T22:37:31.742-08:00Old Oregon Barn<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_sx-na6YlfHXc2W0LiB0tvg-ACuFDgyzYgoWVNJyPJQBHCqlMLEzmsWz6TPIGKSxArAOLtl94hyphenhyphendJNdsZwtcg1vLglXSvfH_OIFwZGlwxl5hb-R4QGNSY9CYjqT-Z2kqcOo_upZ7VjHT/s1600/sm_2012_02_08-old+oregon+barn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_sx-na6YlfHXc2W0LiB0tvg-ACuFDgyzYgoWVNJyPJQBHCqlMLEzmsWz6TPIGKSxArAOLtl94hyphenhyphendJNdsZwtcg1vLglXSvfH_OIFwZGlwxl5hb-R4QGNSY9CYjqT-Z2kqcOo_upZ7VjHT/s320/sm_2012_02_08-old+oregon+barn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707020779892176450" border="0" /></a>A few miles north of Newberg, Oregon, in Oregon's wine country area, is an old barn that looks much like this along the road. This is digital and was done from memory of a recent drive I took through the area. The sketch took about 30 minutes and was my sketch of the day on Facebook.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-61175175282217367942012-02-07T21:51:00.001-08:002012-02-07T21:53:20.897-08:00Profile of a Young Woman<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zqjGbn6i61G90G2CkvpolH-KIo8U3g14bYkmBE2WnYyCFQOEeh7-V0XEgKxnLTiu1tWx6Y3-elqUioJ6tjxYyuH_2zJdpkNY9PODe8ka5NCMZlsCJX0Q-lgOC7qLUiDFi2ogzZ3HOl4e/s1600/sm_2012_02_07-watercolor+female+profile.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zqjGbn6i61G90G2CkvpolH-KIo8U3g14bYkmBE2WnYyCFQOEeh7-V0XEgKxnLTiu1tWx6Y3-elqUioJ6tjxYyuH_2zJdpkNY9PODe8ka5NCMZlsCJX0Q-lgOC7qLUiDFi2ogzZ3HOl4e/s320/sm_2012_02_07-watercolor+female+profile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706638573899954882" border="0" /></a><br />This was watercolor washes on thick 8.5 x 11.5 inch watercolor paper. I worked from memory on this one. It took about 25 min.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-71389968643310333752012-02-06T21:59:00.001-08:002012-02-06T22:04:46.703-08:00Watercolor Doodle of a Female Face<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NkEu7KvvcQvvAU0amWUjf5Mc-dzpZuqNaCwbGQ5yrXigqPrFeYOf7D1oBKn3Dvnz34eIXxgwAP56iJI8l6VYnIz4oEXPdKrzKYVfzsR4CEud-XOhdTRKyVAfy_TMKblaAp-Col-hSSKM/s1600/sm_2012_02_06-watercolor+doodle+of+female+face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NkEu7KvvcQvvAU0amWUjf5Mc-dzpZuqNaCwbGQ5yrXigqPrFeYOf7D1oBKn3Dvnz34eIXxgwAP56iJI8l6VYnIz4oEXPdKrzKYVfzsR4CEud-XOhdTRKyVAfy_TMKblaAp-Col-hSSKM/s320/sm_2012_02_06-watercolor+doodle+of+female+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706269761952520866" border="0" /></a>I have been sick with a flu like bug for several days and I haven't posted my daily sketches for awhile. I'll start up again now since I'm starting to feel better. This was a doodle out of my head of a female face done with watercolors.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-33755866983255488052012-01-16T23:45:00.001-08:002012-01-16T23:50:38.083-08:00Sour Note<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahRSzqHCIoIkoEAn5Fnju4meLulMmSYFzAXcOmAE_x1NlOAR_oTfoFYs4Lvg3A8sw0wtD60vEwOMla-QUS_TwDWyQLJdcIaps318Phl2TvjkOMXXgnLjFEXAEsl8nQNqAkIcQFCwRLMVX/s1600/sm_2012_01_16-sour+note.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahRSzqHCIoIkoEAn5Fnju4meLulMmSYFzAXcOmAE_x1NlOAR_oTfoFYs4Lvg3A8sw0wtD60vEwOMla-QUS_TwDWyQLJdcIaps318Phl2TvjkOMXXgnLjFEXAEsl8nQNqAkIcQFCwRLMVX/s320/sm_2012_01_16-sour+note.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698504889167978242" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOJlwhEHg7_lnUyV8K1Upsi2EaXEZJ2TAiIDl2hYBHiMk7f14Y1WoulrSwxW-jD6dAH6fI7MSyABIyv9RfTGMT1Wo8BbKpWdhkw_W4W_y1eZBnL7ujCBKenDmIYMi0FdFFZZ_DFK_hhyphenhyphenL/s1600/sour+note+banner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOJlwhEHg7_lnUyV8K1Upsi2EaXEZJ2TAiIDl2hYBHiMk7f14Y1WoulrSwxW-jD6dAH6fI7MSyABIyv9RfTGMT1Wo8BbKpWdhkw_W4W_y1eZBnL7ujCBKenDmIYMi0FdFFZZ_DFK_hhyphenhyphenL/s320/sour+note+banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698504720180773266" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSWWarhT_KTNWaLuxUSTmJ8YVEknxHFBDMPdWsUUrhHx54r-HLbBzWsL8WEW8G6aKldAp3AVoPHnJ18FxFakBjC6pnTr63jxlsenWvFM8zwhJGfaLKHbTxSLhJDq9pfjsc1W7d5Y_Tg4x/s1600/sm_sour+noter--sketch+of+the+day-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSWWarhT_KTNWaLuxUSTmJ8YVEknxHFBDMPdWsUUrhHx54r-HLbBzWsL8WEW8G6aKldAp3AVoPHnJ18FxFakBjC6pnTr63jxlsenWvFM8zwhJGfaLKHbTxSLhJDq9pfjsc1W7d5Y_Tg4x/s320/sm_sour+noter--sketch+of+the+day-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698504623657617506" border="0" /></a><br />A quick digital sketch this evening: I usually go to my reference files to find an interesting face/expression/subject to sketch when I'm at a loss for something to tackle for my daily sketch exercise.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-45524089524882002572012-01-14T00:11:00.001-08:002012-01-14T00:14:07.612-08:00Depression Era Boy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhHlp4Dm1YCHZqe_kncCuTNBtDzlpyk-VKqEWuIfl8_8XAqQHKpmQHnEYx8LKBs9_c94Y3QUkv1D9MfMuSJcjtEgP-dKhkudRGh8AeVyi5GKEpzTzSbgel3JPKPElLszHBUPKvIwj2SQy/s1600/sm_2012_01_13-Drepression+Era+Boy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhHlp4Dm1YCHZqe_kncCuTNBtDzlpyk-VKqEWuIfl8_8XAqQHKpmQHnEYx8LKBs9_c94Y3QUkv1D9MfMuSJcjtEgP-dKhkudRGh8AeVyi5GKEpzTzSbgel3JPKPElLszHBUPKvIwj2SQy/s320/sm_2012_01_13-Drepression+Era+Boy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697397537632699058" border="0" /></a>I sketched this tonight around 11:50 and missed the 12pm cut off for it to be posted on the day it was sketched. hehe. I used a large calligraphy brush for everything except the signature. It took about 30 minutes and was done with watercolor on paper.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-44799502930993566562012-01-12T16:33:00.000-08:002012-01-12T16:38:10.378-08:00Daniel Webster<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHkQHIbR23cUDjJS3gG5ZCAGe7J3NkMeGMfO_yqSXdu1Rr2bMqBOaVNGFYB0RIjCrkxKsazSs2Hum1sgmQrFqSnzwM8oe2fWF0cM0rhmMNlu1aSTojwkVZ5tvM4ll98UWMpEjPfrci87L/s1600/sm_2012_01_12-Daniel+Webster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHkQHIbR23cUDjJS3gG5ZCAGe7J3NkMeGMfO_yqSXdu1Rr2bMqBOaVNGFYB0RIjCrkxKsazSs2Hum1sgmQrFqSnzwM8oe2fWF0cM0rhmMNlu1aSTojwkVZ5tvM4ll98UWMpEjPfrci87L/s320/sm_2012_01_12-Daniel+Webster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696908805259371666" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPoncxLxA0sxZ5h6ORGjdqmCOJAWhHgRbeNzIfN4hVhfyM5ivMsBMj1Loa1Sa9uZJIpYrXESN1UZlaCyMwh1FcdW9vKjUVU9lduxU-yUN_vjfrJH8SChhBEeE9MRsT3lv6_vAYZJjUifv/s1600/sm_daniel+webster+banner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPoncxLxA0sxZ5h6ORGjdqmCOJAWhHgRbeNzIfN4hVhfyM5ivMsBMj1Loa1Sa9uZJIpYrXESN1UZlaCyMwh1FcdW9vKjUVU9lduxU-yUN_vjfrJH8SChhBEeE9MRsT3lv6_vAYZJjUifv/s320/sm_daniel+webster+banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696908699481469250" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59DnTbFBt1YL6HfR3TXzTFS7Ovx-QnqGbOn8VSMzDxgXEcpRJ482fK0S_B5SJmUF0MvVz3iwm5HhzGcsnwpWBMN5x4Prja6HKAZp5QwuGoQKAP9Nv4jZ0JJSreeBAe9NhRzEptH8zwUzv/s1600/sm_daniel+webster--sketch+of+the+day-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59DnTbFBt1YL6HfR3TXzTFS7Ovx-QnqGbOn8VSMzDxgXEcpRJ482fK0S_B5SJmUF0MvVz3iwm5HhzGcsnwpWBMN5x4Prja6HKAZp5QwuGoQKAP9Nv4jZ0JJSreeBAe9NhRzEptH8zwUzv/s320/sm_daniel+webster--sketch+of+the+day-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696908562794290178" border="0" /></a>Today I spent 30 minutes on a watercolor of Daniel Webster, (see middle picture), and I hated it when I was done with it. So instead of that one, I'm using a very quick study I did that isn't as good a likeness but has more energy as a piece than my first finished one. The monochrome sketch is watercolor - 6 x 9 inches and it took about 7 minutes to sketch.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-23850436826750476152012-01-11T17:27:00.000-08:002012-01-11T21:24:32.191-08:00New Orleans Street Musician<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgLkcmON_-3mDo2hiSr3SlcUHXUIcNdon-DXEdhK9PU271W7I7Zjd-F5mdQ5PEaowhtlV7rWMjDz6aNt7W66fmbTmbfqEYXU9ctHNrCLOaI940JIEZAzs4oho9d_mKUoF-C1OtD2n69-Z/s1600/sm_2012_01_11-New+Orleans+Street+Musician-ver2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgLkcmON_-3mDo2hiSr3SlcUHXUIcNdon-DXEdhK9PU271W7I7Zjd-F5mdQ5PEaowhtlV7rWMjDz6aNt7W66fmbTmbfqEYXU9ctHNrCLOaI940JIEZAzs4oho9d_mKUoF-C1OtD2n69-Z/s320/sm_2012_01_11-New+Orleans+Street+Musician-ver2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696611809984092962" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuJngiAhDSHMzHIminW7iBM5qHJnmHHl3EwfAzj5kRgZBsxG6hqME_sFZoDQ5PUS8RgriPHkbnJNQgVmliVq4OLz0pnvYdnZKdUPRHA-2dUX3r4PIXnFOdOcl6v9892jaliETgNesraJV/s1600/sm_musician+banner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuJngiAhDSHMzHIminW7iBM5qHJnmHHl3EwfAzj5kRgZBsxG6hqME_sFZoDQ5PUS8RgriPHkbnJNQgVmliVq4OLz0pnvYdnZKdUPRHA-2dUX3r4PIXnFOdOcl6v9892jaliETgNesraJV/s320/sm_musician+banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696611718169948354" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBqSyyzQNIb1GS_0Tr5qUK0Nu2jg_7fdVCvQAy06zHeIkeGDu0ncqZ7z767RsW5bFTPJLfcZDJC55ppl1ZCUvuB13-ilysnp0VYM7Ha2VgRv-Zf7zPvSqk2cbHtap-zNQaw9G7_eSOMoD/s1600/sm_musician-sketch+of+the+day-ver2-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBqSyyzQNIb1GS_0Tr5qUK0Nu2jg_7fdVCvQAy06zHeIkeGDu0ncqZ7z767RsW5bFTPJLfcZDJC55ppl1ZCUvuB13-ilysnp0VYM7Ha2VgRv-Zf7zPvSqk2cbHtap-zNQaw9G7_eSOMoD/s320/sm_musician-sketch+of+the+day-ver2-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696611618140184466" border="0" /></a><br />Today I pulled up a reference photo of a black street musician from New Orleans. I displayed the image on my computer screen and drew or sketched it in watercolors in my watercolor sketch book. One of the things about watercolor is that there is an unpredictable quality about it sometimes. When I paint in watercolors I know that each attempt I do of a subject will simply be unique and different from all the others because of all the accidental things that happen that I have no control over. This is on heavy water color 5.5 x 8.5" paper and it took me about 30 minutes to paint. I didn't do any prelim pencil drawing. I sketched it all with one Japanese calligraphy brush in watercolor.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-69027685543318305992012-01-10T14:16:00.001-08:002012-01-10T14:23:15.696-08:00"Marilyn"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9E3DQRkYc1_ys8wGHlXILr7h7klVEP89vr-MHa-RLqCv3Ypp7p8v65Jcdq6WP1qVmN9Lw3z8MZajMfdRUMpUYagT9z4wcW0F7hmS9R8nP75tr8TTHbCobnP0kXw1fEBl-XXJ2YLfNheb/s1600/sm_2012_01_10-Marilyn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9E3DQRkYc1_ys8wGHlXILr7h7klVEP89vr-MHa-RLqCv3Ypp7p8v65Jcdq6WP1qVmN9Lw3z8MZajMfdRUMpUYagT9z4wcW0F7hmS9R8nP75tr8TTHbCobnP0kXw1fEBl-XXJ2YLfNheb/s320/sm_2012_01_10-Marilyn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696131169128491970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLTkNMV5ofcBmsiiIzT5u8r0Uj1dRiDT8ymiQRm0enGRo-3iYZ8wh-dK96K7DqhfMZyi6Yj8a9IYTwEV14RaoU8uSjjVfT3EqRGiCcxoUfKI7XUnBkR9wI7fVLBKhqZd1yHZRqNasQZdW/s1600/sm_marilyn-sketch+of+the+day-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLTkNMV5ofcBmsiiIzT5u8r0Uj1dRiDT8ymiQRm0enGRo-3iYZ8wh-dK96K7DqhfMZyi6Yj8a9IYTwEV14RaoU8uSjjVfT3EqRGiCcxoUfKI7XUnBkR9wI7fVLBKhqZd1yHZRqNasQZdW/s320/sm_marilyn-sketch+of+the+day-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696131020480635538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cvqTB8d4GVK7zk-z4ubY5YD_d_vq4kvmEpwxnpdyqaiJdDk19iv-sGn1tAgnLherylV2M9GnUihIPsj0LlliigpxymUpDJjzVC5HPrxg6Z5GXflV8Nt-XZszqdF4EmWWOwsn0TlTakwe/s1600/sm_me_and_marilyn-DSC_5774.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cvqTB8d4GVK7zk-z4ubY5YD_d_vq4kvmEpwxnpdyqaiJdDk19iv-sGn1tAgnLherylV2M9GnUihIPsj0LlliigpxymUpDJjzVC5HPrxg6Z5GXflV8Nt-XZszqdF4EmWWOwsn0TlTakwe/s320/sm_me_and_marilyn-DSC_5774.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696130916019969122" border="0" /></a><br />Today as an experiment, I attached a long 18 inch extender onto the handle of my watercolor brush. I immediately noticed that it was harder to paint tightly. (I'm working on ways I can loosen up my brush strokes, bigger brushes, longer handles, etc.) The brush sometimes went places I didn't want it to go so there was some chaos in today's sketch. I also didn't do a preliminary drawing. If I had, I'm sure it would have been a better likeness and there wouldn't have been as much variance or distortion. I jumped in and started painting without any drawing in pencil. I like to draw with my brush, just when I do, I find that its very difficult to correct things I want to change or do over. What I need is some erasable watercolors! heheWilliam Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-37299306771878214092012-01-09T23:48:00.001-08:002012-01-09T23:51:12.469-08:00Vladimir Putin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT6GUDOBVSd97OmdheLNSNe8HQseKv4Ce5Ds-FUCDb3jIFjKLu7FCSz2A5y3NzlQ17svwnEDTnQA7OPnmKt1Q7pTEWxg3l0toYxWIUgT3NRCcR39FSXqhB2mb-tZlJ8kd3V5WxJ30DA3L/s1600/sm_2012_01_09-Putin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpT6GUDOBVSd97OmdheLNSNe8HQseKv4Ce5Ds-FUCDb3jIFjKLu7FCSz2A5y3NzlQ17svwnEDTnQA7OPnmKt1Q7pTEWxg3l0toYxWIUgT3NRCcR39FSXqhB2mb-tZlJ8kd3V5WxJ30DA3L/s320/sm_2012_01_09-Putin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695907371437974754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2iiDxpwMgVLXg3VXUaZaR-sWRHGVWjN_0Ia__QgrIocypVxj8u1MgLRSwqGy9r-mth16TVnjbUjIeUjeVti7noskRHnSV-QMWzIl82kDUlvz936F0K_3z8lDXRaHs6TfkUILwquN-3Rb/s1600/sm_putin-sketch+of+the+day-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2iiDxpwMgVLXg3VXUaZaR-sWRHGVWjN_0Ia__QgrIocypVxj8u1MgLRSwqGy9r-mth16TVnjbUjIeUjeVti7noskRHnSV-QMWzIl82kDUlvz936F0K_3z8lDXRaHs6TfkUILwquN-3Rb/s320/sm_putin-sketch+of+the+day-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695907268765426386" border="0" /></a><br />Today I simply put a reference photo of Putin up on the screen and sketched it onto watercolor paper with watercolors. 15 min. 5.5X8.5 "William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-8972752361893098262012-01-06T23:58:00.001-08:002012-01-06T23:59:42.466-08:00Lady watching a Parade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsganfPrpdM5sf6xu96ZTq2OmkDfn0Uhw2r1W_87UBOWEjAVJzlAlY4yOERGEX7lF8Ga0uDwJdxSOcTG8YBisBy9m5xpRjGk3s94dqG5foRr_w4mu6h1yiO_3XCAkSIT4eGLr2z2W4ayHf/s1600/sm_2012_01_06-Lady+watching+parade.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsganfPrpdM5sf6xu96ZTq2OmkDfn0Uhw2r1W_87UBOWEjAVJzlAlY4yOERGEX7lF8Ga0uDwJdxSOcTG8YBisBy9m5xpRjGk3s94dqG5foRr_w4mu6h1yiO_3XCAkSIT4eGLr2z2W4ayHf/s320/sm_2012_01_06-Lady+watching+parade.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694796679705178738" border="0" /></a>William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-67417708792253957962012-01-05T23:07:00.000-08:002012-01-05T23:10:07.484-08:00Self Portrait as a Varmint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uTxFGZQV13iwLBiujPuRSucYDj7Z6D_7Yd65nRKXzNCycgjRcvVfu_DaexBbyKOx3S3GGINoZfuA-Jxyn23nCUcAzRmeAbzOROMbLDau0F5_v2wEvtVZbbSN6mhlF2Iwg9S6FQNOF1cw/s1600/sm_2012_01_05-Self+Portrait+as+a+Varmint.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uTxFGZQV13iwLBiujPuRSucYDj7Z6D_7Yd65nRKXzNCycgjRcvVfu_DaexBbyKOx3S3GGINoZfuA-Jxyn23nCUcAzRmeAbzOROMbLDau0F5_v2wEvtVZbbSN6mhlF2Iwg9S6FQNOF1cw/s320/sm_2012_01_05-Self+Portrait+as+a+Varmint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694412514858041058" border="0" /></a>This is one of the doodles I did today while learning how to paint with a new Japanese calligraphy brush. It is watercolor on paper.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-14745111717421467222012-01-04T23:39:00.001-08:002012-01-04T23:43:30.646-08:00A Feminine Face<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28bwe8DGm9cZ-WE_zFgRFFYwiP2CxmNa4gtmmAXd5zlegPEDgJeRNU0fuzpJZ4_HUE9qeyKzRAuIvHcxYq76-kQAExQe1Bw30xwALBSyYGrdJPt2cnebjMX3Rqu1RSjzabcJ8SETQqSUN/s1600/sm_2012_01_04-a+feminine+face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28bwe8DGm9cZ-WE_zFgRFFYwiP2CxmNa4gtmmAXd5zlegPEDgJeRNU0fuzpJZ4_HUE9qeyKzRAuIvHcxYq76-kQAExQe1Bw30xwALBSyYGrdJPt2cnebjMX3Rqu1RSjzabcJ8SETQqSUN/s320/sm_2012_01_04-a+feminine+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694049471258769410" border="0" /></a><br />Only a doodle today. This was a watercolor sketch that took 10 min. It is small, about 5x8 inches. This is a sketch that I was interrupted while painting... a phone call or something. I never got back to finishing it. But even though it is unfinished it has an engaging look about it. I think it is what happens when you look up and see someone staring at you... it is hard to unlock your gaze.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-59293045827932932782012-01-03T23:12:00.000-08:002012-01-03T23:15:45.869-08:00Watercolor Wash Portrait of Andre The Giant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhti6M4iNk_-5jSJUju9UeCWUsa6C4knOVMGy1Jjsd4nCh6CxQun6HfnHpdP0UP160Rizdn6fAHmDU_054WAYkPH3yK_RjDmTZEEta1ADjRG484_GLOSqhveyBhr_7LODa0YqIdeMspP9dC/s1600/sm_2012_01_03-Andre+The+Giant+Portrai-croppedt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhti6M4iNk_-5jSJUju9UeCWUsa6C4knOVMGy1Jjsd4nCh6CxQun6HfnHpdP0UP160Rizdn6fAHmDU_054WAYkPH3yK_RjDmTZEEta1ADjRG484_GLOSqhveyBhr_7LODa0YqIdeMspP9dC/s320/sm_2012_01_03-Andre+The+Giant+Portrai-croppedt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693671754742209394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVkbJtHlmbxXm3qdrDcnkEn_0qIMbhG9-9q9om2Xsin5pDkReAre7cYSJpq9Aiolik43zQE04-sHkMJxVb70S6rDndOkrfhl7dWpx_hvunZMR535WrL3u19MOh_pRRRXyw-rBvVRC5kd_/s1600/sm_andre+the+giant-sketch+of+the+day-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVkbJtHlmbxXm3qdrDcnkEn_0qIMbhG9-9q9om2Xsin5pDkReAre7cYSJpq9Aiolik43zQE04-sHkMJxVb70S6rDndOkrfhl7dWpx_hvunZMR535WrL3u19MOh_pRRRXyw-rBvVRC5kd_/s320/sm_andre+the+giant-sketch+of+the+day-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693671578902833938" border="0" /></a><br />Today I decided to try a quick watercolor, mostly to test drive a new Japanese calligraphy brush I got for Christmas. I didn't spend much time on this. I know that Andre has a great face for a caricature, but I felt perverse and idealized him a bit. :-)William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-41219255711808267312012-01-02T23:33:00.001-08:002012-01-02T23:36:54.242-08:00Tired & Exhausted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrpIY-WDHKT9BGeWhIjshAISu0lQLIJziLzZGCLINfIW0VZ3Rhsq1zrMRrx0iWWV5J049dL5KjfR14oF-cCp2eApMKPrtxkFPkR8pQOWnF0_5wpZpjsO0znHsHouhFswLegYU-iB-q4IH/s1600/sm_2012_01_02-Tired+%2526+Exhausted-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrpIY-WDHKT9BGeWhIjshAISu0lQLIJziLzZGCLINfIW0VZ3Rhsq1zrMRrx0iWWV5J049dL5KjfR14oF-cCp2eApMKPrtxkFPkR8pQOWnF0_5wpZpjsO0znHsHouhFswLegYU-iB-q4IH/s320/sm_2012_01_02-Tired+%2526+Exhausted-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693305775925503202" border="0" /></a>I have had an exhausting day! This is how I feel tonight. Well this would be how I looked if I were a handsome fashion model or something. This is a big brush painting or what I jokingly call "Thumbnailism". I love to paint quick sketches with giant sized brushes. It is impossible to paint details so one has to suggest them with carefully calculated blobs.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-45852005977528069682012-01-01T23:59:00.001-08:002012-01-02T00:01:46.122-08:00A Tired Obama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSIscbIXKrE6RqKJKx8qhqCGu2402Fe3qiBMjgU4z68uryNRskKZKyYT_qMsZDfApknhOBOwQI2sGRa9PnVaoWXQtLBbGEPJdqCR__sJn9iIMvhXMTTnonvnZnE1-ZWqIWI8-KStp_txL/s1600/sm_2012_01_01-Tired+Obama-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMSIscbIXKrE6RqKJKx8qhqCGu2402Fe3qiBMjgU4z68uryNRskKZKyYT_qMsZDfApknhOBOwQI2sGRa9PnVaoWXQtLBbGEPJdqCR__sJn9iIMvhXMTTnonvnZnE1-ZWqIWI8-KStp_txL/s320/sm_2012_01_01-Tired+Obama-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692941694006363762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVmAL5sL88p2EUdXW-WxOVpWDGs5cP5ff5qy-e8QzFiY-AsisS8uKNMFdQtOx9cabBzQ7GtfPILeb2oBb1CwZyZrjCl6IBkF5O5RlCbz-w9rQxH3SoP735NU_iLiLGZvCpoAw8voltVw0/s1600/sm_tired+obama-sketch+of+the+day-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVmAL5sL88p2EUdXW-WxOVpWDGs5cP5ff5qy-e8QzFiY-AsisS8uKNMFdQtOx9cabBzQ7GtfPILeb2oBb1CwZyZrjCl6IBkF5O5RlCbz-w9rQxH3SoP735NU_iLiLGZvCpoAw8voltVw0/s320/sm_tired+obama-sketch+of+the+day-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692941413417766354" border="0" /></a>William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-87894272071768043072011-12-26T00:01:00.000-08:002011-12-26T00:03:26.839-08:00A Beautiful Face<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUGbVS3rgTTMMEzKvy1qGnyuRwlU_bmZzw1zy2DG5ulWF9GuyCUbH4MW203kLtqe4I1C6RNHHB8PJNr-d27EcMYDDFlpdTzKGyD3mVJ7Bn0fSwTe-usKAnqGLnGSQNzpxEetzz-Rt7lkD/s1600/sm_2011_12_25-A+Beautiful+Face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUGbVS3rgTTMMEzKvy1qGnyuRwlU_bmZzw1zy2DG5ulWF9GuyCUbH4MW203kLtqe4I1C6RNHHB8PJNr-d27EcMYDDFlpdTzKGyD3mVJ7Bn0fSwTe-usKAnqGLnGSQNzpxEetzz-Rt7lkD/s320/sm_2011_12_25-A+Beautiful+Face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690344505375238770" border="0" /></a><br />Another big brush painting. What makes a beautiful face beautiful?William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-48358062257639448122011-12-22T14:46:00.001-08:002011-12-22T14:48:22.058-08:00Old St. Nick<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhhNzSIjRR6DeZbh5E_JbtiFiWq1QctADheVhGHINcIIgBi8bFKMbqVUCyiYQhFxz_UllWcLzIefiA9NhKDIzJrC1owgIhUtnfisQpa06uPaqXYw5WuXxKHgy93Zam8pIoh2PGLamd44e/s1600/sm_2011_12_22-santa-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhhNzSIjRR6DeZbh5E_JbtiFiWq1QctADheVhGHINcIIgBi8bFKMbqVUCyiYQhFxz_UllWcLzIefiA9NhKDIzJrC1owgIhUtnfisQpa06uPaqXYw5WuXxKHgy93Zam8pIoh2PGLamd44e/s320/sm_2011_12_22-santa-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689088070063153938" border="0" /></a><br />One more installment of my large brush series that I've been jokingly calling "Thumbnailism". This is digital and it took 30 minutes.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-17754052230440691482011-12-21T13:13:00.000-08:002011-12-21T13:17:15.386-08:00A Small Aramaic boy named Jesus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uWvbgjt6Q0Q5V7SZ5HkufWaw_eqxDwFGxmi8aDDKEsCNuuTmeTnXvm6X7n3qud9kHiErfzsxFs7RzaSwYH2Kk9FyZG__tBqf1_QjBZpRg9iHnHK0vbQ9Cj4oz5-5aY0gdZa9pmPEVqLf/s1600/sm_2011_12_21-Aramaic+boy+named+Jesus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uWvbgjt6Q0Q5V7SZ5HkufWaw_eqxDwFGxmi8aDDKEsCNuuTmeTnXvm6X7n3qud9kHiErfzsxFs7RzaSwYH2Kk9FyZG__tBqf1_QjBZpRg9iHnHK0vbQ9Cj4oz5-5aY0gdZa9pmPEVqLf/s320/sm_2011_12_21-Aramaic+boy+named+Jesus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688693283196482306" border="0" /></a><br />I used various photos from my image reference library for this one. I combined about 3 or 4 various images of little boys faces from the Middle East. This is digital and it took 30 minutes.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-80250038975503990142011-12-20T18:52:00.001-08:002011-12-20T18:54:13.522-08:00Christmas Shopper Crossing Street<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBECzsRRT3iSKnASZ6AbV_lWsnSYc5zd4iQXld7kYVWEfa-xyTN1u256jNJM1M22FWkrYddLK47o2E65Rlc1N4HAwsvdiycxvzE00pGwWUk7Uv51QxnnV_AUBSttdek3Dm7lQ7d1XTltbM/s1600/sm_2011_12_20-Christmas_Shopper_Crossing_Street.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBECzsRRT3iSKnASZ6AbV_lWsnSYc5zd4iQXld7kYVWEfa-xyTN1u256jNJM1M22FWkrYddLK47o2E65Rlc1N4HAwsvdiycxvzE00pGwWUk7Uv51QxnnV_AUBSttdek3Dm7lQ7d1XTltbM/s320/sm_2011_12_20-Christmas_Shopper_Crossing_Street.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688409185699489650" border="0" /></a>This is my latest installment of "Thumbnailistic" painting. I am forcing myself to use a giant brush which prevents me from rendering all the little details. This was digital - 30 min.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-6994654822601032502011-12-19T21:05:00.001-08:002011-12-19T21:07:43.635-08:00Father Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPGjNHu5soX2f_7F1KgIOqA_whft6MTyhwFHRX88zeS0Y0sPImtT2cMOB5DoQGqCnXnf-QLhd-jPuYXwLy8vLvoOXW6Y-vEocS9YKClM5tEuYwlLIpWOdpzlLnYyvOzs_uVgflOe23VJ6/s1600/sm_2011_12_19-Father+Christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPGjNHu5soX2f_7F1KgIOqA_whft6MTyhwFHRX88zeS0Y0sPImtT2cMOB5DoQGqCnXnf-QLhd-jPuYXwLy8vLvoOXW6Y-vEocS9YKClM5tEuYwlLIpWOdpzlLnYyvOzs_uVgflOe23VJ6/s320/sm_2011_12_19-Father+Christmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688072347801687842" border="0" /></a>This isn't a particularly exciting composition. I feel I need to start thinking more about the layout and design of my daily pieces before I start doing a lot of rendering of details. I have a direction! For the next week or so, I'm only going to use big brushes until I master the art of thumbnailism. lolWilliam Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-57733392961933039742011-12-17T00:00:00.001-08:002011-12-17T00:04:25.150-08:00Portrait of Mecho Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R2jE-HzWI7eT1KpZzr7qjJpy0iAsZbpENwPjoABUk-0lurRZ5gqSzBM9PmAjSTqPlFXAyxb347mlJc9wbzeBsS1lpr1ACu8h3SkCuUYBncLUmLwmIpQLR065jV_g6fKwIu7pjcbJzDcA/s1600/sm_2011_12_16-MechoArt-001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0R2jE-HzWI7eT1KpZzr7qjJpy0iAsZbpENwPjoABUk-0lurRZ5gqSzBM9PmAjSTqPlFXAyxb347mlJc9wbzeBsS1lpr1ACu8h3SkCuUYBncLUmLwmIpQLR065jV_g6fKwIu7pjcbJzDcA/s320/sm_2011_12_16-MechoArt-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687004678403970754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDxous7eo16c3oml91kLNEI8Ml3B0ro2ILl0PXndViYPzDmyslvBOuNU8HU12CRYne1yVUxjMTF8snaoAqgeci_sVImJYvF9Vj495NUohxLr7Kl4sHt6mSwae0x_fQKHyWrV-dG4OKjak/s1600/sm_portrait+of+mecho+art+-sketch+of+the+day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDxous7eo16c3oml91kLNEI8Ml3B0ro2ILl0PXndViYPzDmyslvBOuNU8HU12CRYne1yVUxjMTF8snaoAqgeci_sVImJYvF9Vj495NUohxLr7Kl4sHt6mSwae0x_fQKHyWrV-dG4OKjak/s320/sm_portrait+of+mecho+art+-sketch+of+the+day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687004581940190530" border="0" /></a>Today I did a straight portrait of a Facebook friend. This for me was an exercise in basic shapes and modeling . I used a really big brush, which keeps me from fussing about details. This was digital and took about 30 minutes.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930757675645584661.post-43801812633810277162011-12-15T23:34:00.001-08:002011-12-15T23:35:55.105-08:00Bad Santa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pLkILXgIPcO7rMBcDLvTYVgzSZCIlwBUrzMhPMR74llIUnHDQb7I5sm32oCMoEm72ADDnVezO2-xuiY9td9rbtt852jSSJlC0v_7rNidnVfCWG6LLGfgB0h-gfkQhrN7B_C0ystf8ESi/s1600/sm_2011_12_15-Bad+Santa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pLkILXgIPcO7rMBcDLvTYVgzSZCIlwBUrzMhPMR74llIUnHDQb7I5sm32oCMoEm72ADDnVezO2-xuiY9td9rbtt852jSSJlC0v_7rNidnVfCWG6LLGfgB0h-gfkQhrN7B_C0ystf8ESi/s320/sm_2011_12_15-Bad+Santa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686626539138367570" border="0" /></a><br />digital - 25 min.William Fiestermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628940515262107831noreply@blogger.com0