Sophia on Brown Paper

Sophia: Graham Smith

I've been having a great time drawing on brown paper bags from the grocery store. The paper is "free" and turning them into little artworks, is my contribution to the recycling effort. To prepare the surface, I gesso the center roughly, leaving a bit of a border surrounding the page.

These are quick studies of the model Sophia, done in 20, 10, and 2 minutes each, drawn at the Life Drawing Workshop I teach at Sony. 

I use conté crayon, and or black and red colored pencils to capture the model's expressive poses quickly.

2 minute warm up drawings

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Zombies!

Zombies invaded the art studio at Sony's Life Drawing Workshop this week, complete with fresh dripping (theatrical) blood, horrifying silicone prosthetic masks, and a chopped off leg.

We sharpened every pencil we had, and drew quickly. This drawing series was done on brown paper bags dry brushed with gesso. I used colored pencils and charcoal to create these 20 minute drawings.

Get Lucky!

Get Lucky from Graham Smith on Vimeo.

I filmed my friend, artist Eddie Holly, drawing a Daft Punk tribute in his sketchbook at Sketchbook Sessions last week, and walking around the suburbs wearing the Daft Punk helmet. Good times.

This is him, and his artwork in the video.

(1 minute video)