Mark

 Brush pens on paper
January 2011

Helloooooo! So...it has been quite awhile since I've set my pen into this virtual inkwell, so to speak...the culprit is the general busy-ness of my life here in Chelsea, MI. Here I present to you some sketches of the loverly Mark Mirasol, made with my new brush pen (when I get inordinately excited about new drawing materials I know that I shall have a long and storied relationship with the material...brush pens are super exciting!! They're like a portable, super convenient inkwell and brush...). I was in a drawing frame of mind while talking with Mark on skype (he was tired and also wearing a turban to dry his hair). Drawing from skype was like drawing in a secondhand way from life. I love the experience of getting to know a drawing subject through drawing it from life, from within the same environment. I can see the definite merits of using photographs for reference, though...they are certainly sometimes more convenient and time-effective. Anyways, skype is a weird in between space in which your subject is there to move around and show you different angles, but the image is still flat. I like pieces of these drawings; some of them seem a little weird, but I learn as a draw more and more. Anyways, in a nutshell, here's Mark!! With brush pens! Huzzah for the return of the blog!