Friday, March 6, 2009

ticklish drug-running


Maybe you remember the trip to Juarez I've mentioned before. It's back on, despite the touch-and-go environment of our destination. There's a meeting tonight with the team. Mainly to answer any questions and finalize the travel details. We'll pull out of Denver in two weeks and hit the road 'round midnight. It'll be a quick trip, we will return home Tuesday, 24th, close to 7 pm. 

The project I've come up with, will be to guide the kids in drawing self portraits. I'm going to have them use oil pastels on black paper. I've been messing around this week with the pastels to get an idea for how I want to teach the kids. I hadn't much experience in this medium and I've quickly grown to like it. It's an elegant nod to my crayola days. 

In comparison to my own work, this little project will produce something very different.

Here are a four drawings I've done over the last two days. These drawings are a little more nuanced perhaps than I expect the kid's work to be, but this is what I'm shooting for. I thought I'd grow my technique by doing portraits of Sharon, myself, and our two roommates. Cheers.

















Have a good week, and Godspeed, John Glenn,


Dave



3 comments:

Crazy family of 5 said...

Love the drawings!! Have a safe trip!!

Anonymous said...

Those drawing are great! The animals are so comical! You've captured Simone's sly, devilish side and Ganny's dapper dignity!
Love,
Mom :)

Anonymous said...

You all have never looked so good! Pics really made me smile!