On our trip back from Palmyra last week, instead of sleeping I drew. This was one of those sketch pad throwing days. I had little to draw other than my feet, my reflection in a tiny visor mirror, Travis or the horizon in front of us. I started drawing Trav's profile and got carsick. So, I turned forward and focused on the road for a while. That's the landscape sketch. That was kind of a made up landscape, sort of bits borrowed from what we were driving towards. Once my stomach was no longer queasy, I drew my feet a little. Then, running out of things to draw, I drew my reflection. Not ideal conditions, but once I started everything else seemed to fade. I could only see part of my face at a time, which made it tough to relate one part to another. But, it also helped me to focus on one area at a time. I like this sketch, even though the left shaded side needs to be brought in a little. I have to say I understand why artist did so many self portraits. You get a very cheap, very still model. And you can take as long as you want.
(these were done with a pencil (my little ponies I think:) and so I had to darken the scans so they could be seen on the computer)
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