OK it's been a while. On this one, my dad and stepmom were house sitting a few years ago and I stopped by to visit. In our friends yard was a ceramic native stove and a tiki carving. I found those two objects intriguing and several years later here's a drawing.

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 I did this drawing a while back and can't believe I never posted it. It's from the grounds of West Martello Towers in Key West.

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Artists have been advised since at least Leonard Da Vinci's time to draw the figure, to learn to draw and to keep drawing skills sharp. I haven't posted in a while so here are some new figure drawings.

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Here's the house in Key West where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote for a time. Many of the locals were acquainted with him, including my grandfather.

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I just posted a video of this blog. Well, at least the drawing a day aspect. I included every drawing from that year in chronological order. I was honored to have the great guitarist and composer Randy Bernsen let me use his music as a soundtrack. Check it out at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNOMR335Dxg

An interesting part of the video are the 3 part drawings. That's where I did 3 versions of the same subject on most of the still lives and figures. To see the same subject click by with 3 different treatments is a kick. I hope you enjoy!

Working on a downtown scene. Trying to bring a little character to the drawing. Here's a sketch of the scene at Duval and Green streets in Key West.

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Time for another drawing post. This one is influenced by my early years growing up in Key West, Florida.

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It's been quite a while. Have been working on other projects. Kind of wondering how to keep this one going.

Another drawing, done recently.

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Ok it;s been several months since I finished the 'drawing a day' aspect of this blog, but since I have continued drawing I may as well post one from time to time. Here's one I did yesterday. I guess the biggest influence on this one would be Paul Cezanne.

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Hello all, I'm now working on a book that compiles all of the drawings as well as some narrative explaining why I did this, what the year was like and what the lasting results were.

It's been a while since I posted the last drawing of the year and I've got to say that I'm reaping the benefits of the hard work. The artwork that I'm doing now is coming much easier than before I began the project. That was the point of it, to improve my skills and work habits. It's a good example of 'practice makes perfect'. Maybe not perfect but much better.

Here it is, the final drawing in my year long quest. I'm thankful nothing disrupted the journey, since we all know how life can bring unexpected challenges and obstacles. There were some challenges but fortunately nothing major. Thanks for following, I hope you enjoyed the journey!
This drawing is the Rialto Bridge replica from the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

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Last figure drawing for the blog, it had to be in color.

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The last still life of the blog. Two more drawings after this one. They'll also be in color.

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South Beach lifeguard station. All the stations are very colorful down there.

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Today starts the last five drawings for the blog. I plan to do them in color.

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My self portrait, keeping with the unconventional nature of the other portraits in this blog.

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I guess they've had enough sun for the day.

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The Park Central Hotel on Ocean Drive, South Beach. Love the classic auto out front. The blog ends the yearlong run in one week!

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Patrons heading east to Ocean Drive, South Beach.

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The mansion on Ocean Drive on South Beach.

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The Ocean Drive observatory seen from the beach.

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Strolling along Ocean Drive, South Beach.

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Art deco feature seen on Ocean Drive, South Beach.

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Last version of this pose. I kept with the creative treatment in a different.way.

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Second drawing of this figure. I took a creative route on this one.

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I'll get back to South Beach drawings but, I'm taking a break for some figure work.

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A couple enjoying brunch on South Beach.

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This is from an out of the way place near South Beach. The underlying abstract shapes attracted me.

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