Jan. 24th, 2013 at 9:06 AM
pilgrim of the blessed connection
Today's morning sketch. I think I've started off on a series of interpretations of famous pieces of Russian art. (See the drawing of Pushkin here.) I was curious to see how I'd draw the beard on this guy.
It's a nice way to finish breakfast. Here you can see the original figure on the 1559 shrine to Archbishop John of Novgorod. (Oo, I found him on Wikipedia, he had his own superhero name of Wonderworker.)
A morning sketch is also a way of procrastinating before walk to a rather cold studio. Here's how it looked at the peak of its snowy glory:
It's a nice way to finish breakfast. Here you can see the original figure on the 1559 shrine to Archbishop John of Novgorod. (Oo, I found him on Wikipedia, he had his own superhero name of Wonderworker.)
A morning sketch is also a way of procrastinating before walk to a rather cold studio. Here's how it looked at the peak of its snowy glory: