Apples

This was done in a somewhat small sketch book I carry with me when I'm out and about. I've been setting up still lifes, photographing them and then drawing from the various sized shots. While it's nice to be able to draw whenever and wherever I feel like it, I'd really very much prefer to work from life since I obviously have to work from photos for my dog sketches and it can get rather humdrum, to say the least. But as I am still studio-less and it really isn't fair to expect my family to stay the hell away from my arrangements for days on end, nor is there any way to keep my obnoxious cat away from my work, photos are for now the way to go. Better to draw the only way I can than to not draw at all.

Three Apples on a Napkin I, graphite on paper, 2009