Ramesh sleeping 2
This time I tried to be clever and sketch Ramesh from behind. But I think he has a sixth sense that alerts him to the fact that I’m trying to sketch him! After sleeping like a log he shifted positions when I was a few minutes into my sketch and then i had to use my imagination to complete the pattern, shadow effect and I dont have a very good one.
The paper seems to have been affected by the wash that i’d laid on the page above it. It blotted and spread more than usual. I also need to work on perspective. I always manage to mess that up. The headboard and the books all look skewed. I need to do that Betty Edwards exercise of drawing on perspex before putting it down on paper. It helps you see better. I last used it in 2004 and a review is overdue.
I have a whole series of Ramesh sleeping and a couple of earlier posts here and here. I’ve put together a few on Flickr and will add to the set as I locate them in old sketchbooks.
Filed under: 2007, Art, Dhaka, Drawing, Life, Pen & Ink, Sketch, Ujwala, Wash, Watercolor, artist, figure, hughpee, maya, sketchbook, sleeping
I like the warm colours here.
thanks
the perspective is a bit wonky though.
Wow! This is so rich and makes a wonderful abstract composition as well.
I really like the color choices and the sense of ‘what if he wakes up’ that’s inherent in the drawing itself.
Excellent work!
thank you. I shall then continue to let him have a restless nap