Animals Too!

Fabriano Sketchbook

8.5" x 11"

Pencil

Of course bulls were a favorite subject of Picasso's.  Picasso was born and studied for awhile in Spain.  

This is from Sketchbook # 105, 11 x 17 cm (about 4" x 6").  He used a wide variety of sketchbooks; he kept a small one with him when he was out, and used a large one in his studio.  I'm in good company.

This may be the last drawing copied from his sketchbook that you'll see here. 

Such a Wide Variety of Subjects

 

Fabriano Sketchbook

8.5" x 11"

Colored Pencil

 

I did a terrible job of copying the whole Picasso sketch, but I practiced this child a few times.



Still Channelling Picasso

 

Fabriano Sketchbook

8.5" x 11"

Pencil

 

In one of Picasso's sketchbooks there is a wonderful series of cubist interpretations of a woman in a chair.  Cubism is one of my favorite styles.  Even after copying a few of these, I still don't "get" how he does them, though.  How does he look at a subject and make the transition to these different planes?



More Picasso Chanelling

A couple more copies from Picasso's sketchbooks.

 

 

Fabriano Sketchbook

8.5" x 11"

Charcoal

 

The photograph of this isn't very good, but I love the energy of Picasso's sketch:

 

 

Channelling Picasso

 

Fabriano Sketchbook

8.5" x 11"

Charcoal

 

I realized that I haven't posted on my blog the sketches I've been copying from "Je Suis Le Cahier:  The Sketchbooks of Picasso".  They made it onto Instagram (much easier to post to) but not here. And not everyone is on Instagram, are they?



Je Suis Le Cahier: The Sketchbooks of Picasso

 

Fabriano Sketchbook

Pan Pastel

Pencil Crayon and Ink Wash

 

I'm reading Je Suis Le Cahier: The Sketchbooks of Picasso.  Picasso is my favorite artist, and as he learned by sketching the masters, I thought I'd give it a whirl.  It might be a beginning of a deeper study...