Live Sketching: JJ Bankos (PA)

Sketch on paper
with Prismacolor colored pencil

It was a spur of the moment session of live sketching last night. A friend and fellow high school classmate was at one of the local bars and I decided to grab my knapsack and run to sketch. Thankfully, mom and dad were around to watch my son (who was thrilled to have a sleep over at grandmas and grandpas last night.)

The sketching was good (as was the beer and company) and so here are the sketches from last night.

I love live sketching. It really puts your skills to the test especially when people are moving. The women last night were moving around a bit too much for my tastes and were difficult to capture. The men, not so much. So the sketches of the women aren't as good. Of course I could just be going through a phase were my abilities to sketch men right now are more honed than women. Whatever the case, the best drawings, in my opinion, are of the men.





In my opinion, the very
best sketch of the night.

Bar Sketching -Tommyboy's Bar & Grill

As Im sketching brother says,
"Hay, I think I know him!" He did!

Wings. Beer. My baby brother....and a ton of people to sketch once again at the local bar. The beer was good. The wings, excellent as was the company and the sketching was fun. One theme throughout the night was "hats". Most people were wearing hats which proved to be a challenge to draw since most were floppy fabric hats. I only included the hat sketches I felt were "somewhat" of a success. Most were flops. I just couldn't draw them on the heads. These were some of my favorites from the night.

That's a beret. It was difficult.
I don't feel I succeeded in capturing it, but
I love the way this drawing came out.











"Fedora"

A Blue Pencil...

Sometimes it just takes one supply to inspire a drawing session. Not sure why this Prismacolor pencil caught my attention tonight when I was fumbling through my desk, but I was able to flesh out a few character sketches I've had on my mind. I also let my hand let loose with the equine form, which still continues to elude me.

The first sketch is my favorite tonight. I'm going to further explore this guy.