EP Nov 2010

[eyepaint]

Hiya,

Here is the start of my November page-a-day sketchbook.

I have more pages that I have not photographed. These are from life, directly in ink, in an approx. 6x9" sketchbook.

Can you guess my theme? :)

[virgo68]

:lol: I have some New Balance very similar, and I reckon I might have slippers like that somewhere too!

Are these anybody's shoes or all yours?! It would take me a while to exhaust drawing all my shoes as I am a bit of an Imelda Marcos with shoes and handbags...... ;)

This looks like it is going to be a fun sketchbook!

[JTMB]

Wow, nice job EP! Shoes are tough, especially directly in pen. New Balance were among my favorite shoes when I was a runner (two bad knees ago - :lol: ).

[Elain]

Great drawings especially direct with pen.

[RainySea]

very nice. . . when I draw direct with pen I seem more hesitant and don't get such smooth lines. Good stuff EP

[DrDebby]

Shoes is a wonderful theme. Are these all yours?

[eyepaint]

Jackie - thank you. Yes these are my shoes. And there will be lots of repeats because I do not have the "shoe gene" :)

John - thanks - New Balance were my shoe of choice for running :)

Elaine - thank you

Rainy - thanks

Debby - thanks - these are all mine and there are PLENTY of repeats to come ... I only have a few :)

[Aiylah]

Looks like a footwear theme :D Also, in places they look like those kind of drawings you do without lifting the pen off the page. Anyway nice drawings, they look quite confident!

[WYSIWYG]

I love it! A shoe journal. Something very essential but often overlooked finally given it's just dues! :D

[vhere]

great start!

[eyepaint]

Aliyah, WYSIWYG, and Viv - thank you

Next batch:


Cheers,

[CandAlArt]

No shoe gene? O, the agony of de' feet.:lol:
Love the shoes, keep it up! Your line work is very nice. Many of my art friends are into value, tone, etc. and rather anti-line. I love line work.

[DrDebby]

I don't have a shoe gene either. :laughing:

These are great. The different angles and by ones and twos.

[virgo68]

Cool! Are you doing these straight into the ink again EP (no graphite sketch first?) Very well observed - it is quite a difficult aspect with the foreshortening ;)

[eyepaint]

Candace, Debby, and Jackie - thank you!

Next batch:

[eyepaint]

And again:

[eyepaint]

... more ...

[DrDebby]

Splendid job on drawing shoes, and drawing feet and shoes, and... Very fun stuff.

[eyepaint]

Thanks Debbie.


More:

[RainySea]

what a cool theme. . . nice work on the shoes and feet. I always admire your sure strokes with the pen!

[DrDebby]

Lovely shoes and feet. I agree with Rainy, your pen work is so sure.

[seejay]

Great contour sketches. :clap:

[Joan T]

These are so cool, EP!!!! We've had so much practice with footware and feet in the hunts, but it's fun to see a whole collection of them!

[eyepaint]

Candace - sorry I didn't answer you sooner. Yes I jump right in with ink

Rainy, Debby, Chris, and Joan - thank you.

Last batch:

(the owner of the shoe in Nov 29 moved so I was unable to finish without making something up)

[DrDebby]

This is such a great theme. And your sketches are so clear with just a few lines.

[Elain]

Fascinating. Terrific idea and all so different

[JTMB]

Somehow I didn't subscribe to this thread, so missed several batches of shoes. They are all great! And your style of drawing works very well with this subject matter. Great job!

[iamthebetty]

Cool shoe sketchbook. I like that you are adding shading.Darn those moving people!

[Chuckcamo]

Nice shoes and feet, the pen work looks great!

[virgo68]

Tough subject and viewpoint at times EP but you came up with a great collection of sketches! Are you going to add any colour to any of them....?!