Thursday, July 12, 2012

Afternoon Tea (iPad Sketch 11)

Drawn Wednesday afternoon, outdoors at the bakery.

This was the first time someone asked me what I was doing.

The man seated behind me asked me about what I was drawing.  We talked for awhile, until I got too self-conscious and fled.
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22 comments:

  1. Linda RothJuly 12, 2012 at 7:02 AM

    I have a lot to look at here. I love the composition of this one. You did great things with that color wheel. I looked for sketch club but iPad didn't have it? Have you got an Android?

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  2. Linda RothJuly 12, 2012 at 7:36 AM

    I'm back. I just came from exploring one of my new followers work: it's photographic special effects. Most amazing. Most chilling. Here's the link: http://www.gigantesquedesaparecen.blogspot.com/

    If that doesn't work, click on the big G in my follower line up. You are going to love this. I was blown away. Why this gal wants to follow me I have no idea.

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  3. Jean SpitzerJuly 12, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    Thanks, Linda.

    I-pad 2.

    If for some reason, sketch club isn't available, there are many good drawing apps to try. They tend to be cheap.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    Ahahaha, busted. It was only a matter of time. But I'm surprised they noticed because they seem thoroughly caught up in conversation.

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  5. Jean SpitzerJuly 12, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    They were. They were also several tables away from me, so little chance they'd figure out I was drawing them.

    But I was unaware that someone sat down at a table behind me. He was the one who caught me drawing.

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  6. Pasadena AdjacentJuly 12, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    ....and fled

    hehe

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  7. Jean SpitzerJuly 12, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    I showed him what I was working on and even told him about the app (I really should get a commission), so I didn't flee immediately. Big progress. I'm getting so tough.

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  8. Banjo52July 12, 2012 at 8:55 PM

    I'm pretty bad at the interviewing thing with strangers in public places, although sometimes if they start it, it can go awhile.

    I didn't know about this technocrat, but probably should have guessed. This one looks to me like a good magazine piece, the kind of thing NYer does, tho' it's not their style. Is it?

    This is weird, but the guy looks to me like a mix of Hollywood actor and Hitler. Aren't you glad you have me on board with my in-depth, trained perspective?

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  9. Floriana QuainiJuly 13, 2012 at 2:24 AM

    Ciao Jean,
    sono stata via un po' e non ho commentato tutti i tuoi lavori, ma mi piacciono sempre tanto e tutti...
    riesci a fare delle sintesi "anima e corpo" incisive ed emozionanti...e ad usare segni e colori in modo eccezionale...
    Anche questo ultimo...non scherza!
    Ciao, abbracci, Floriana

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  10. BitchJuly 13, 2012 at 4:23 AM

    Hello Jean..
    So talented, that it is and the title of this sketch should be "serenity"!!

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  11. Jean SpitzerJuly 13, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    Thanks, Banjo.

    You are right. He had this aggressively dark mustache and I pretty faithfully reproduced here.

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  12. Jean SpitzerJuly 13, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Ciao, Floriana, and thank you! Many hugs.

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  13. Jean SpitzerJuly 13, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    Thanks, Bitch. Serenity sounds apt. These folks were definitely appreciative of their time together.

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  14. TheChieftessJuly 14, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    Has elements of Toulouse Lautrec!!!

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  15. Pam HugginsJuly 14, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    Your i-pad drawings have been fascinating me! I'm in awe.

    I think it's wonderful that you continue to find new mediums in which to explore.

    Working in public takes courage! You do a wonderful job of it.

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  16. minnemieJuly 14, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    Ha, another excellent one! Love the composition and the story it tells...

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  17. Rodney van den BeemdJuly 15, 2012 at 3:42 AM

    This has loads of character, a bit of a Lautrec feel too. Love your mix of quick informal sketches and more serious, academic life studies.

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  18. Jean SpitzerJuly 17, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    Thanks, Pamo.

    The beauty of the iPad is that no one necessarily knows you are drawing, if you have the right seat. Guess I need to put my back to a wall, to optimize anonymity

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  19. Jean SpitzerJuly 17, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    Thanks, minn.

    I was very taken w the couple.

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  20. Jean SpitzerJuly 17, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    Thanks, Rodney.

    Not serious, definitely different. Different media definitely elicit different responses.

    I think in the work you post, the media seems more consistent, but the subject matter has huge influence on your style.

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  21. Nora MacPhailJuly 20, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    Fascinating lines and marks. Very energetic. I like the choice to put the empty chair in the foreground.

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  22. Jean SpitzerJuly 22, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    Thanks, Nora.

    Me, too. It gives perspective--the feeling for just how far away I was.

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