Contributions of the group Sketches

Adieu

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 23:21:07 +0000

From Last Thursday's life drawing session.
Charcoal on brown, rough, sketch paper, 9 by 12 inches.

2018

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 19:48:31 +0000

OK, according too the Chines zodiac 2017 was the year of the chicken, 2018 the year of the dog and yes, it is gonna be a real SOB!

safe passage

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 30 Sep 2017 01:42:47 +0000

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a 9 by 12 inch watercolor doodle.

Passin'

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:33:47 +0000

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Pastels on colored card stock.

Slowly

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 21:07:58 +0000

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I did this at last night's life drawing session.
Ink on Bristol vellum paper.
11 by 14 inches (28 by 36 cm.)

10-7 sketch

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 06:45:05 +0000

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Quick sketch on the way back from the hot springs. Watercolor and ink.

Mill, doodle

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 15:45:21 +0000

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Just a doodle on 4 by 5 inch card stock with sepia ink and a crow's quill pen

Strange Tides

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:39:45 +0000

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I was reading Tim Powers novel, On Stranger Tides, ending up with this image bouncing around in my head.

I feel much better now that's it's out of my head and on paper! -grin-

Pastels on 8 1/2 by 11 inch colored paper/

2015/2016

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:33:32 +0000

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The future, handle with care.

Ink on 12 by 12 inch card stock.

Karen 2

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:15:40 +0000

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Alaska willow charcoal on 14 by 17 inch sketch paper.

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nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:41:11 +0000

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Did this at last week's life drawing session (the last one for this year), Alaska willow charcoal on 14 by 17 inch sketch paper.

Studies

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 22 Nov 2014 21:56:17 +0000

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Studies I made during the first 45 minutes or so of our weekly life drawing session

Ink on 14 by 17 inch sketch paper.

the dance is over

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:32:07 +0000

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This is another sketch from last Thursday's life drawing session. Alaska willow charcoal on 11 by 14 inch sketch paper.

Signs and Portents

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 23:04:29 +0000

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Of course there's a story behind this amazingly detailed, exquisitely drawn, timeless work of art: I was pulling out of Fred Meyer's parking lot yesterday when I noticed a wild eyed bearded scruffy character standing beside the road holding up a sign ( No it wasn't me, remember I'm the one driving by looking, -it was another wild eyed bearded scruffy character, not me!) reading something like; "Freddies is Satin!" or maybe, "Wallmart is Satin!", or something like that. I had to chuckle for a few blocks.

OK. Back in the day when I was a boy and a bit and a beatnik reciting my poetry in coffee houses in Greenwich Village and the Lower East Side in New York City, maintaining a jaded, world weary demeanor while listening to the gratifying click of applause (You gotta understand, it wasn't cool to clap, man, we snapped our fingers instead.), but, that's another story.....

Where I was going with this was back then I really did often (OK, occasionally) see wild eyed bearded scruffy characters carrying signs or wearing sandwich boards, on NYC street corners, saying: "THE END OF THE WORLD IS NEAR... REPENT!!!"

So! The only way I could get the images generated my memories and yesterday's close encounter of an absurd kind was to draw this little cartoon and share it with you.

Hey, now that you know the back-story you gotta admit the sketch is at least a little bit funny. :-)

Rainy day downtown

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 19:12:03 +0000

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Rain, sleet and snow here today on top of the world, I'm just sitting back and enjoying it.

That got me thinking about weather in cities such as NYC.

India ink (crows quill pen nib) and soft pastels on 4 by 5 1/2 inch colored card stock.

Consider the consequences

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:33:37 +0000

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Neocolor II water soluble wax pastels on 12 by 12 inch colored card stock.

Problem solved

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 06:49:42 +0000

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Neocolor II wax pastels on metallic paper.

Wednesday morning doodle, Solitude

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 17:48:11 +0000

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India ink (with crow's quill pen nib) and watercolor on 4 by 5 1/2 inch (11 by 14 cm) colored card stock.

Tuesday morning doodle, pooling their ideas

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:42:06 +0000

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India ink (with crow's quill pen nib) and watercolor on 4 by 5 1/2 inch (11 by 14 cm) colored card stock.

Fear not, you're safe now!

nobody@ipernity.com (Jim O'Neil) — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:07:28 +0000

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I, for one, of course trust and have perfect faith in our beloved leaders!

Mixed media, watercolor, ink and Crayola 'Extreme Colors' crayons on 8 by 12 inch 140 pound cold pressed paper.