Rue

Rue, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

There's something sort of "Stan Laurel" about this sketch. The expression...is one I remember well!

3 x 5, pencil on paper.

Summer Dress

Summer Dress, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

3 x 5, pencil on paper.

Cufflink

Cufflink, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

Here is another hand sketch. I like the way he has blocked out the fingers, and can almost imagine this being carved out of some big hunk of stone.

3 x 5, pencil on paper.

Grasping

handgrip.jpg, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

A quick hand study. So simple but so rich.

3 x 5, pecil on paper.

Lost in Thought

lostinthought.jpg, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

If I were to do a portrait of myself, I think it would look something like this. I have always been a quiet, thoughtful person, and if the outside accurately reflected the inside, I imagine that during periods of intense thought the "faraway" look would cause my body would fade and become sketchy the further away I drifted, and perhaps a little fuzzy ball with flickering images would show up in the foreground, representing that place that I really might be...

3 x 5, pencil on paper.

The Towel

The Towel, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

8 x 10, ink on paper.