When most people see the term "digital art," they assume that the artist begins with an image load, then uses Photoshop or some similar software to work on top of the photo. But, no photography was involved in these pieces. These works were all drawn freehand, stylus between my fingers, with no image loads. In traditional media, the artist starts with a blank canvas or blank sheet of paper. I start with a blank iPad screen, moving the stylus across the screen just as I would move a pencil on a sheet of paper. The only difference: the work is digital rather than "analog," for lack of a better term. I save the finished piece, upload it to Photos on my Mac, and can then print it. In a way, you can think of this process as another printmaking medium, digital lithography perhaps. I created all these works on iPad, beginning with an iPad 2, moving up to an iPad Air 2, and currently an iPad Pro. The app used: Sketch Club, available on the Apple App Store.
Subjects include portraits, still life and landscapes. Scroll down for examples of each.
Subjects include portraits, still life and landscapes. Scroll down for examples of each.
Mother and Child
The Red Scarf |
Godfrey |
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Red Lipstick
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Evan
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Bullied
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Madusa
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Deja Jade
Sunflower
Britanny, from life
Haley |
Prayer
Radiant Sunflower
Brittany, again from life
Beautiful Girl |
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Waiting expectantly Sunhat
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Jeremy, from life
Sassy At the Coffee Shop
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Sunflower, from life Sunflower, from life
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Dreaming, from life Self-portrait, from life
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Self-portrait, from life Red Hair
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Rick and his coffee Rick and Hank the Tank
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Sunny Day Rick in sunglasses
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Brittany, from life, in the studio.
Brittany again, from life, in the studio.
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Dara, from life
Archie, from life Little Red Riding Hood
Zach, from life and, to the right, Jessica, from life |
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Prayer
Rudbeckia, from life Four Petals, from life
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Magnolia Blossom, from life |
Neon Daisy, from life |
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Out Of The Silence Is Me
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I much prefer working with the living, breathing human being in front of me, or the true, solid object. However, sometimes, I have no choice. I knew Kimberly her entire life. She had autism. She passed away about a year ago, at the age of 30. I worked on this piece while she was alive, but her autism was such that she almost continuously turned her head, back and forth, so posing was simply not realistic. Instead, I worked from a personal photograph. To me, she always had a truly haunting beauty, which I tried to capture in this sketch. The title is also the title of a book of poetry she wrote, which you can find on Etsy.com, along with prints of her artwork. Her Etsy store is kimsgifts, and her mother still maintains it. Take a look! |
Broken Rose, from life
The Ballerina
This ballerina sketch actually began as a dashed off drawing from life, using charcoal on printer paper. I scanned the initial drawing, loaded it into the Sketch Club app, and took it from there. I like the loose, gestural quality of her tutu and the general expressiveness of the sketch.
Yellow Poppies, from life
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Violinist, from life
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View of the Island of Lanai, done on site
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Kaanapali Beach, done on site
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Eye of an Adventurous Young Gentleman
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Three petals, from life
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Emma lost in thought, from life Bridgette, from life
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Floating island, no reference, entirely from my imagination
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Dreaming, begun from life, continued from my imagination
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Bronze Horse Head, done at Museum
Bronze Horse Head, Classical Greece, 6 feet tall! I had the privilege of working on this sketch while seeing the sculpture in an exhibit at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy. |
Angel, done on site
This angel, an early work by Michelangelo, is part of the Reliquary of San Domenico, in the Church of San Domenico, in Bologna, Italy. I worked on this sketch while standing in front of the actual sculpture |
Bighorn Sheep Skull, from "life" (but a skull is not alive, of course!)
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A single green light, from my imagination
ashley
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cinco de mayo
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whirling dervish
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brittany
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Pondering
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vincent
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drea
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STILL LIFE
A SELECTION
asparagus
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portobello
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vase with lily
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autumn leaf
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tomatoes
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red pepper
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LANDSCAPE
A SELECTION
The river Arno at night
We recently returned from Florence, Italy. I did a bit of sketching. The river Arno at night is quite beautiful. The Florentines call the area along the Arno the Lungarno. I might have worked on this sketch about 45 minutes or so.
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The Duomo
View of the Duomo from the Bardini Gardens. I probably spent about a half hour on this sketch.
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the sky I saw tonite
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santa monica
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FANTASYdreams
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birth of Venus
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robot in a pink hat
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octopus garden
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