tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post8582823986976077308..comments2024-03-28T06:18:17.942-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: A Tip for Sketching KidsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-61267706311901368822020-05-15T17:48:57.020-04:002020-05-15T17:48:57.020-04:00@Jeff. Well said! Reminds me of a similar Durer st...@Jeff. Well said! Reminds me of a similar Durer story (I hope I have this right!) - when an artist asked for his 'secret' tools he used to paint fur - He grabbed an old brush from the artists kit and proceeded to paint fur. My Pen Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163003696435139513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34860576559342370672020-05-14T20:15:48.873-04:002020-05-14T20:15:48.873-04:00That's a great story!That's a great story!Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880159505047529060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4755761847130809532020-05-14T17:43:11.950-04:002020-05-14T17:43:11.950-04:00Thank you for sharing this charming drawing and th...Thank you for sharing this charming drawing and the accompanying story--delightful!Anni Matsickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878084823560321743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-32583294251221645832020-05-14T11:00:53.949-04:002020-05-14T11:00:53.949-04:00I am amazed at how you see all the sketch lines ar...I am amazed at how you see all the sketch lines around the piano, chair, dresses, even the hands, but not the faces. He must have erased those lines as the faces are the focal point of the sketch. Either that or he didn't need them!?! There is such power in simple line drawings like these.Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880159505047529060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35011849201921698492020-05-14T10:45:46.009-04:002020-05-14T10:45:46.009-04:00Around 10 years ago, I used to go to the library i...Around 10 years ago, I used to go to the library in our small town and do free 5-10 minute sketches of children who gathered there after school. Middle school was a block down the street, and the library had a bank of computers the kids would use.<br /><br />Me and my sketching got to be known, and often there would be several kids waiting for me. For a short time, one boy showed up every day and would often ask if he could sit for another sketch. This went of for a few days. Finally, I asked him, in a kidding sort of way, if he was selling his sketches out on the street for candy money. No, he said with a serious look in his eyes, I'm giving them to my girlfriends.broker12https://www.blogger.com/profile/06847087732827334328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35205602105443392682020-05-14T09:49:19.532-04:002020-05-14T09:49:19.532-04:00What a clever idea!What a clever idea!Susan Krzywickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734833252007456199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44627704640469689892020-05-14T08:31:15.058-04:002020-05-14T08:31:15.058-04:00Every time that I look at your book about him or a...Every time that I look at your book about him or at one of his wonderful pictures done only with a pencil and a stump it reminds me (yet again) that the key to any kind of painting is to draw, draw, draw.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837163681316803787noreply@blogger.com