Glass Jug with Grapes, Sketch 053

Posted on March 23, 2015 by treshabarger

How did it sit upright?

Glass jug, Roman, circa 3rd century CE

And with this sketch, I filled up my first sketchbook. I don’t even remember when or where I got the sketchbook. I had it a very long time before using it. The first sketch is dated 07 December 2014 and the last one 22 March 2015. There were lot of breaks in the chronology, as I stopped and started several times. My kit has the sketchbook, a 2B pencil, an eraser, and a pencil sharpener.

Sketchbook #1, all filled up!

Sketch 053: Glass Jug in the shape of a bunch of grapes, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Glass Oinochoe, Sketch 052

Posted on March 22, 2015 by treshabarger

A rapid sketch

Roman, 1st century BCE – 1st century CE

Sketch 052: Glass Oinochoe (jug), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Feather, Sketch 051

Posted on March 21, 2015 by treshabarger

I’m much happier with this feather sketch than with others I made some time ago. The proportions are still off, (I didn’t leave enough room for the bottom portion of the quill), but getting better.

Getting close

I found this feather earlier in the week while hiking the Canyonlands Trail in Lakeway, Texas. My guess is that it belonged to a vulture (black or turkey vulture?). All the trails have signs about not removing any wood, rocks or any kind of artifacts, but I thought that as this fell from the sky and didn’t originate on the trail, I would claim it.

Vulture feather

Chair, Sketch 049

Posted on March 19, 2015 by treshabarger

So much for a loose, rapid sketch. I started this one several times, as I would put in the back and not leave enough room for the legs. I reversed that situation by starting with the legs and not leaving enough from for the back. Consistent in my efforts, that’s for sure.