Rambling in the Studio

The wonderful thing about being part of a drawing group is that watching others attempt subjects which I wouldn't usually choose compels me to attempt them too. The picture of the old colonial house above is my first attempt at drawing a building. I sat beside Rashmi as she drew The Colonial Bungalow at one drawing session and after numerous attempts at drawing it with pencil, pen and other sharp pointy drawing instruments and badly botching things up, I found that Rashmi's picture (below) kept nagging me. Then one early morning, I just went and sat in front of the actual building and drew the scene in front of me using the edge of a charcoal stick and everything fell magically into place.

Here are some of the lovely sketches by other Pencil Jammers:

Rashmi's version of the Colonial building above

and George's sketch of Church Street below

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These fabulous sketches below are by a mind blowing Illustrator who does not want to be named. Just look at his drawings anyway - 

and this sketch below by Rembrandt.

The skill, class and beauty of the pictures above are truly inspirational.

'Artists who look at rubbish will always draw rubbish'

Go back to the Old Masters instead and read this piece of passionate writing by Illustrator Mahendra Singh on why Illustrators really need to draw as if their lives depended on it

 < Click here to read! >