tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78580075070252094712011-04-21T20:41:29.465-07:00View images from my sketchbooks on this blog. I need to practice drawing more, so a drawing blog seemeed like a good idea. Currently I'm mainly working on portraits, focussing on proportion, expression and likeness.Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-17807837467745571292009-03-19T15:40:00.001-07:002009-03-19T15:40:05.668-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/ScLJxQLLXEI/AAAAAAAAAGk/rX4uq3TPToA/s1600-h/modelx19maart2-705670.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/ScLJxQLLXEI/AAAAAAAAAGk/rX4uq3TPToA/s320/modelx19maart2-705670.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315032358243228738" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/ScLJxiu9AUI/AAAAAAAAAGs/6r5bVegz_2o/s1600-h/modelx19maart1-705974.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/ScLJxiu9AUI/AAAAAAAAAGs/6r5bVegz_2o/s320/modelx19maart1-705974.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315032363225121090" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-1780783746774557129?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-24544032561803285252009-03-10T03:37:00.000-07:002009-03-10T03:38:01.070-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SbZDCbg7vPI/AAAAAAAAAGI/qEgOx_PYjjc/s1600-h/1-781073.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SbZDCbg7vPI/AAAAAAAAAGI/qEgOx_PYjjc/s320/1-781073.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311506519554768114" /></a></p>Taking up model classes again...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-2454403256180328525?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-74313840287983932912009-02-03T13:11:00.001-08:002009-02-03T13:11:53.764-08:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SYizGiKSfoI/AAAAAAAAAFw/MwCNE7xjA28/s1600-h/model20jan-713767.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SYizGiKSfoI/AAAAAAAAAFw/MwCNE7xjA28/s320/model20jan-713767.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298681886431936130" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-7431384028798393291?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-60183437337350591042008-11-21T04:21:00.001-08:002008-11-21T04:21:30.252-08:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SSanykhjrQI/AAAAAAAAAFg/YqTW5rEFNng/s1600-h/0052-790255.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SSanykhjrQI/AAAAAAAAAFg/YqTW5rEFNng/s320/0052-790255.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271084901123468546" /></a></p>Haven&#39;t gotten round to doing a lot of drawing lately, because of<br>moving to a new studio. Hope to pick it up again in the weeks to<br>come...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-6018343733735059104?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-75668727744222631622008-10-31T04:00:00.001-07:002008-10-31T04:00:01.650-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SQrlMf77JlI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/OULPnMDecH8/s1600-h/model-701653.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SQrlMf77JlI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/OULPnMDecH8/s320/model-701653.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263271117429876306" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-7566872774422263162?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-37100493734297263852008-09-28T02:32:00.001-07:002008-09-28T02:32:50.186-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SN9PQtOkCnI/AAAAAAAAAEU/O68pcmzINx8/s1600-h/0048-770188.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SN9PQtOkCnI/AAAAAAAAAEU/O68pcmzINx8/s320/0048-770188.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251002838974466674" /></a></p>Time to sketch a man. Did this sketch from a photo reference (Juliette<br>Aristides book)...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-3710049373429726385?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-85466260838262655402008-09-18T15:46:00.001-07:002008-09-18T15:46:48.146-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SNLaWJQmNYI/AAAAAAAAADU/AWVkVirpHc4/s1600-h/model-708147.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SNLaWJQmNYI/AAAAAAAAADU/AWVkVirpHc4/s320/model-708147.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247496589817558402" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SNLaWBl4mmI/AAAAAAAAADc/DfVxdnV_qCQ/s1600-h/0050-708592.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SNLaWBl4mmI/AAAAAAAAADc/DfVxdnV_qCQ/s320/0050-708592.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247496587759360610" /></a></p>Had a chance to draw from live model tonight. First I made a quick<br>linear sketch, the second one was a tone study. Still some strange<br>twitches in the face, can&#39;t really lay my finger on them. Anyhow, the<br>end result looks esthetic enough to me. (Maybe more thanks to the<br>model than to me..)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-8546626083826265540?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-57002241540682092312008-09-16T02:31:00.001-07:002008-09-16T02:34:13.198-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SM986AsYACI/AAAAAAAAADI/AewQEkNOE8w/s1600-h/0037-780247.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SM986AsYACI/AAAAAAAAADI/AewQEkNOE8w/s320/0037-780247.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246549426970296354" /></a></p>A few days ago I went outside to draw with fellow artist Michel<br>Alders. We went to Nijmegen&#39;s Valkhof park which has a medieval<br>chapel. My attention was caught however, by this elderly couple,<br>sitting on a bench under the trees in the park. They were lit by the sun shining through the trees..<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-5700224154068209231?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-88679406136939685032008-09-16T02:22:00.000-07:002008-09-16T02:25:15.461-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SM97ez_OaNI/AAAAAAAAAC4/7V4mPRN1IVA/s1600-h/0032-715462.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SM97ez_OaNI/AAAAAAAAAC4/7V4mPRN1IVA/s320/0032-715462.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246547860191602898" /></a></p>Made this study of a girl&#39;s head with a &#39;creta color&#39;-stick last week.<br>Must try charcoal one of these days<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-8867940613693968503?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-72739347564658166082008-09-11T13:38:00.001-07:002008-09-11T13:38:33.494-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMmBybRJyiI/AAAAAAAAACw/RPxSJh8YKKc/s1600-h/0035-713495.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMmBybRJyiI/AAAAAAAAACw/RPxSJh8YKKc/s320/0035-713495.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244865944362797602" /></a></p>Today this portrait sketch of a person, almost in profile. (Drawn from<br>deviant art reference.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-7273934756465816608?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-83695145493090440902008-09-10T14:10:00.001-07:002008-09-10T14:10:45.551-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMg31T8TO1I/AAAAAAAAACg/zyfe2ob27i0/s1600-h/0028-745552.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMg31T8TO1I/AAAAAAAAACg/zyfe2ob27i0/s320/0028-745552.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244503155098729298" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMg31udG_MI/AAAAAAAAACo/PUM-eQ1klcs/s1600-h/0029-746212.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMg31udG_MI/AAAAAAAAACo/PUM-eQ1klcs/s320/0029-746212.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244503162215660738" /></a></p>Just had time today for a sketch of this sleeping person (from<br>reference). The second image is a first test sketch...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-8369514549309044090?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-59321579079903079452008-09-07T10:44:00.001-07:002008-09-07T10:44:29.664-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQS_Q59-WI/AAAAAAAAABc/VqKMcOXsyzA/s1600-h/0011-769666.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQS_Q59-WI/AAAAAAAAABc/VqKMcOXsyzA/s320/0011-769666.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243336744245262690" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQS_jbtz-I/AAAAAAAAABk/vD5Jdci6rcI/s1600-h/0014-770071.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQS_jbtz-I/AAAAAAAAABk/vD5Jdci6rcI/s320/0014-770071.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243336749218648034" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTAGtssDI/AAAAAAAAABs/rudE-y1QkcI/s1600-h/0015-770535.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTAGtssDI/AAAAAAAAABs/rudE-y1QkcI/s320/0015-770535.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243336758689312818" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTAX9UR3I/AAAAAAAAAB0/j_GdZ-WXh2Q/s1600-h/0020-773770.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTAX9UR3I/AAAAAAAAAB0/j_GdZ-WXh2Q/s320/0020-773770.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243336763318224754" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTAkaE6XI/AAAAAAAAAB8/ha7Powd-vCs/s1600-h/0016-774471.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTAkaE6XI/AAAAAAAAAB8/ha7Powd-vCs/s320/0016-774471.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243336766660077938" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTAstQJQI/AAAAAAAAACE/vCLseZQtopM/s1600-h/0023-774907.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTAstQJQI/AAAAAAAAACE/vCLseZQtopM/s320/0023-774907.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243336768887989506" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTA52OINI/AAAAAAAAACM/DT0NVuUWmbA/s1600-h/0022-775244.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTA52OINI/AAAAAAAAACM/DT0NVuUWmbA/s320/0022-775244.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243336772415267026" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTBM__OZI/AAAAAAAAACU/UvE82YyAO8s/s1600-h/0025-776272.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQTBM__OZI/AAAAAAAAACU/UvE82YyAO8s/s320/0025-776272.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243336777556507026" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-5932157907990307945?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-51720243211276619892008-09-07T09:39:00.001-07:002008-09-07T09:39:57.827-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQD3U6zsOI/AAAAAAAAABU/i9JfTerWIFQ/s1600-h/0010-797831.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQD3U6zsOI/AAAAAAAAABU/i9JfTerWIFQ/s320/0010-797831.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243320115209154786" /></a></p>Just testing some more.. What happens to this link:<br><a href="http://www.postcardfromholland.com">www.postcardfromholland.com</a> ?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-5172024321127661989?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-69833481112401303772008-09-07T09:34:00.000-07:002008-09-07T09:35:26.458-07:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQCzud3qvI/AAAAAAAAABM/4Tj5BtBlQwc/s1600-h/0009-726460.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMQCzud3qvI/AAAAAAAAABM/4Tj5BtBlQwc/s320/0009-726460.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243318953835997938" /></a></p>test image...?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-6983348111240130377?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858007507025209471.post-66166746857842614332008-09-07T08:46:00.001-07:002008-09-07T09:02:24.209-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMP4cSduIPI/AAAAAAAAABE/S7txav-wtSg/s1600-h/0019.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AthYUzYjyHg/SMP4cSduIPI/AAAAAAAAABE/S7txav-wtSg/s320/0019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243307556065911026" /></a><br /><br />Just a test, showing a sample image..<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7858007507025209471-6616674685784261433?l=drawbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jos van Riswickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650362716576043890noreply@blogger.com0