study

Studying anatomy.

A study of fabric and metal: Chinese good luck locks and ribbons.

Studying line drawing.

Drawing skulls in order to produce better human faces.

A still life painted in watercolours.

Small sketch in graphite using a mechanical pencil

I dug up this rock while hiking the Negev desert in Israel last year. It’s sharp and kinda chalky and it feels like it has stories to tell when you look deep into its lines and layers.

Rose bush study from my garden

Skullstudy

Quick minute post-its sketches of Remedios Varo’s surrealist paintings.

Lines study. Daler downey ink on paper.

My latest lighting study ..it is drawn from a reference photo

My sketchbook spread. This is actually a moleskin watercolor album which I'm mostly using to draw from life. This is sharp and spiky versus soft and fluffy. The models were the two of my house plants, and aim was a texture and light study.

quick flower doodle

I love drawing old houses, another monochromatic study in ink and gouache.

A colorful doodle study of my urban backyard. Homage to a 20+ year old delicious apple tree that is no longer part of the view. Artwork done in Procreate.

A little quick study, of layering a lot of different watercolors, with the help of a blowdryer

Simple watercolor landscape studies - two different seasons, same spot

Seahorse study, because seahorses are too cute

A simple little penguin watercolor study

This was part of a bigger study I'm currently in the midst of, with landscapes, water reflections and pinetrees for miles. Any and all feedback is very much appreciated.

© 2018 Joe Blend. All rights reserved. — A drawing from my journal.

Study how to draw reflections of small waves. This is first sketch

Flame Study: watercolor, pencil and airbrush

Line Study No. 1809