I seem to have taken to quick sketches lately, I don´t know why but I really enjoy trying to capture people in motion. These are from ten days back, I was sitting in a café overlooking a zebra crossing right in the heart of Stockholm, and I couldn´t resist making use of my sketchbook and a pen.
Unfortunately winter is here (well, I like winter, actually, but drawing-wise it´s a drag - either your fingers freeze or your ink does...) so it´s getting harder to find good places to draw in town. I like being outside. In-door shopping malls are always an option for drawing people, but I get so de-inspired (is that a word?) by the surroundings...
Oh well, I´ll get by.
16 x 21 cm, Lamy Safari with Noodler´s Lexington Grey on Arches Satin paper.
16 comments:
wow! these are wonderful too! i like each of them but speacilly the girl (left-bottom) who looks really cold the way she's standing. Wonderful sketches indeed! best wishes. Martín.
I lo ve the cleanliness and simplicity of the lines. A great example of "less is more".
These are so expressive and simple! Really well done.
You've got such an eye! The contour-esque quality of these people reminds me of the best work of Mœbius.
These are really good. So what is a zebra crossing? A pedestrian crossing in a road with the white stripes?
These are incredible. I really like the simplicity - almost as if you traced around them, they are so perfect! - especially the legs of the large figure on the right.
You are so talented Nina! Yes, I now all about what Stockholm in the winter does for outdoor crafting:-)
I really enjoy these lines! This inspires me to also sit down in a café and sketch (not that my attempts would even look half as decent). Love how you managed to capture characteristics of the clothing. BTW: I almost froze my hands off just trying to take a few pictures (never even mind drawing).
Very expressive for the simple lines that you used. I just went to your website and looked through the four sketchbooks there. Sooooo fun! What a wonderful collection you are building. I'm impressed and inspired. Thank you.
I love your quick sketch people with their ecpressive poses.
ahhh, but in winter you have such interestingly bundled people to sketch - like that woman with the flap in the back of her coat and those fabulous boots on... fabulous work!
Your really do people sooo well. These sketches are so animated, and what i love the most is your exceptionally clean lines. Kudos!
Well, they are working for you. These quick sketches are brilliant.
These are so good! You've captured posture and expression with minimum linework.
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I agree, these are wonderful gestures. :)
These are fantastic - You really captured the movement wonderfully!
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