September 30 x 30 Day 18

In the Horsha stands a bomb shelter, a reminder of where we are, decorated with Keith Haring comic figures. I liked the contrast of the concrete and the delicate foliage behind. Late afternoon light played its part in the composition.

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6 x 8 "

Charcoal and Pastels

Gray Paper

September 30 x 30 Day 17

Getting closer with the camera caught this interesting view of the corner of the bench and the bottom of a  tree trunk. Thought it made an interesting composition but not too sure now.

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Charcoal and Pastels

6 x 8"

Gray paper

September 30 x 30 Final Collage

September 30 x 30   Final Collage

At the end of each 30 x 30 Challenge we make a collage of all the works.. I use Photovisi for my collages...easy/simple and very user friendly

A months work.. 30 new sketches that some will hopefully be the basis of some paintings..  They all look great altogether... Thanks Leslie for the opportunity to challenge my self and share with so many great artists.

Photovisi collage

September 30 x 30 # 30 Street in Oxford

September 30 x 30 # 30 Street in Oxford

Reference fro RIL at WetCanvas... Back-lit figures in a street in Oxford. Loved the diagonal lines and of course the patterns.  These last three sketches were done very quickly and if I want to capture the essence of any scene I have to do it quickly...

Really feel that this challenge has been a big help.. felt that my pencil was traveling over the paper sometimes with a will of its own....

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 29 Market Stalls

September 30 x 30 # 29 Market Stalls

This is from the same reference as the post #28... did some close cropping....

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 28 Market Street Scene

September 30 x 30 # 28 Market Street Scene

This has been a real challenge this month.  As I stated on the post for Day 1 this month is really crowded with events so I decided from the beginning I would do mainly quick sketches  in pencil on a small format 5 x 7 in my 90 grm Canson sketchpad... so I have succeeded in doing the 30 sketches by the 21st of September!!!

By the time this post will be published I will be traveling in Morocco hopefully doing some sketching and of course lots of photos. I still have a fear of sketching in public places which I hope to overcome. Keep telling myself this is a once in a lifetime experience... but also since its a group trip don't know how much time I'll have...

Because this month there are all the High Holidays + Shabbat etc lots of shopping/food preparing/family gatherings along with shopping for my trip which leaves day after Yom Kippor.. So I started early and today finished the last three sketches... scanned and ready for blogging and scheduling... I have mixed feeling about these last sketches but I have to distance myself from them for a fresh view.  Tried to capture the essence of the scene and the tonal patterns. The references for these last sketches are from RIL library at WetCanvas, a really great source for reference images,

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 27 Old Window

September 30 x 30 # 27 Old Window

The reference was from Pinterest tightly cropped and changed.  There was a cat on the ledge between the pots...but it really looked a bit corny so hid him behind another pot inside .

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 26 Sora Bird

September 30 x 30 # 26 Sora Bird

This reference is also from Kay's [Kreative] WDE . An interesting bird in a dry bird bath.
Found her feathers interesting.. see the shadow under her body?

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 25 Star

September 30 x 30 # 25 Star

The reference for this piece was from this week's WDE Hosted by Kreative 
This beautiful cat caught my eye.. so regal.

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 24 Bottles

September 30 x 30 # 24 Bottles

The was from a reference  from WDE ... I think it was a picture in the house of Matisse hosted by Crispur
Found the patterns of blocks and lights interesting.

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 23 Plastic Bottles

September 30 x 30 # 23 Plastic Bottles

This screenshot has an interesting story.  A 3 part series from the BBC Welcome to India.  Films about how to survive and prosper in a crowded urban surrounding... what better than India .. what ingenuity.
The story of Johora that makes her living sorting plastic bottles that people throw away.

I started this sketch over a  wax crayon colored layer. had a hard time added some highlights. it did however make an interesting abstract patterns.

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

on crayon colored background

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 22 Train and Tree

September 30 x 30 # 22 Train and Tree

Another screenshot from a film about the Trans Siberian Railway.. Didn't scan before adding the color which doesn't really enhance it.... some make it some don't...

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 21 Out of the Box

September 30 x 30 # 21 Out of the Box

Random doodling boxes and circles... just an exercise to get "out of the box" A bit confusing but some parts maybe the start of some future abstract work.

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 20 Cat Walk

September 30 x 30 # 20 Cat Walk

I think this is Ludwig crawling on Tamara's shelf.  Taken quite a while ago  with very little lighting. Was attracted to the huge huge shadow and the play of light.

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 19 Face at the Window

September 30 x 30 # 19 Face at the Window

One of my own reference photos with a tight crop and some Photoshop filters.

Pencil Sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 18 Street Scene

September 30 x 30 # 18 Street Scene

The reference for this sketch comes from an interesting documentary from the BBC called Fake or Fortune.  These documentaries show various art pieces that may be originals or fakes.  This scene came from the video about 3 small paintings by the English painter Laurence Stephen "L. S." Lowry.  I took some screenshots of the street scenes. Clip from the series.

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 17 Cat on the Ledge

September 30 x 30 # 17 Cat on the Ledge

A few weeks ago my daughter went o a weekend seminar in Ein Kerem at a Monastery. This is a crop of one of her shots.. I liked the interaction of the various textual patterns.

Pencil sketch 5 x 7 

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 16 Museum Guard

September 30 x 30 # 16 Museum Guard

Tel Aviv Museum.... Museum Guard

Pencil Sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 15 Shadow

September 30 x 30 # 15 Shadow

Viewer at an exhibition. See her shadow on the wall!!

Pencil sketch 5 x 7

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

September 30 x 30 # 14 High Jump

September 30 x 30 # 14 High Jump

At a family gathering the kids had a great time on the trampoline.  Amir,13, made a great high jump!!!
Did this in pencil and then added some color.Not sure which one I like better. This was a very fast sketch!!!!

Pencil Sketch with added wax crayon

5 x 7 

90 grm Canson Sketchpad

Pencil Sketch 5 x 7 

90 grm Canson Sketchpad