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SARI WULAN

4 Jan 2021 2 minute read 7 comments abisai

SARI WULAN In Indonesia, there is a well-known magical practice called "pengasihan" or if it is translated in English, it becomes the word "compassion". According to the stories of people who claim to have performed and are users of these magical...

The Good Gorgone | #1ADay | N*2

2 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Alenia

  The Good Gorgone | #AleniaCyberspace | #1ADay series. Today's thoughts fluttered around Mythology. This simple 2nd drawing was inspired by Medusa, minus the snakes. What makes of a good story a Mythos and what makes of a good story a Religion? Pro...

The Wealthy One | #1ADay | N*1

1 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Alenia

      New 2021 #1ADay series, begins with "The Wealthy One". Inspired by a contemporary Native wooden mask. No much is written about the mask on the book. I suspect, since it has money knotted to its hair, the wearer danced for rain as much as he di...

New Year in the underground river

1 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus

By the time I get this posted, it will be pretty close to midnight on New Years Eve 2020. Let us let the underground river wash the filth of the past year off our bodies, leaving us fresh and ready for new projects, new opportunities, new knowledge. ...

Triptych of gesture figures

31 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus

I feel like I need to capture more information in my drawings in a shorter time, so that if I am trying to draw from a living situation that might change, I won't be denied the opportunity to complete my drawing. Toward that goal, tonight I did a bun...

Romping on the beach

29 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus

Today I am dreaming of warmer times, so I distracted myself with a beach drawing.   In my preview, the aspect ration is all screwed up. Hopefully it comes out right in the published version. The main new hurdles I wanted to work on jumping are drawin...

AHARGANA SUTA

28 Dec 2020 1 minute read 2 comments abisai

AHARGANA SUTA The title is taken from Sanskrit which means; moon (ahargana) and princess (suta). Which represents this illustration perfectly, a woman sitting on an object that has a shape like a crescent moon. In Hinduism, the crescent has the me...

Re-drawing masculinity Figure Drawing Workshop

27 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus

Today was the December Redrawing Masculinity figure drawing workshop. I like how friendly and enthusiastic everyone is - lots of laughter, plenty of opportunities to see one another's sketches but no mean comments. It's pretty great! I'm going to inc...

Two Days at the Beach

25 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments DoctorPlatypus

Merry Christmas! A friend and I were chatting about a particular drawing I made in 2018, speculating how I might do it differently if I had done it now. it started out pure speculation, but then we thought "Why not!?" Here's today's drawing:   Today...

A spa day in Elfland

21 Dec 2020 1 minute read 2 comments DoctorPlatypus

I haven't draw in over a week, almost two weeks! I was fretting about trying to find something to draw that had all the elements I am working on - fabric, shading, hands and feet, making it look as much as I can like the source image. (I know the las...