Monday, January 22, 2007

playing with packhams

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I've noticed that pears seem to be quite a popular subject matter for some of the illustrators from these drawing blogs. I know exactly why; I love them too. They have a great figure for drawing. I enjoy playing around with their shapes. My favourites are the short stubby varieties like Packhams or Williams.

15 comments:

greenbean said...

and they are gorgeous this time of year too.. perfect juicy ripeness

The Culinary Chase said...

Love your drawings!!!

mrana said...

Sigh. How do you make just the simplest things brilliant with only a few delicate strokes?

Anonymous said...

andrea- nice job. love the page! looks like one of those prints you get to decorate your kitchen!

Teri said...

They are beautiful, so shapely and elegant. You sure do make the simplest things wonderful.

Phil said...

Hi Andrea,
Love the Packhams.... and the "peg"
Cheers
Phil

Sue Seibert said...

Love your pear study. Lovely!

Alison said...

These are so beautifully arranged on the page.

Anonymous said...

They are sexy! Really inviting.

Jane LaFazio said...

"What a beautiful pair" a man once said to my girlfriend. thank goodness she was holding a piece of fruit in her hand! Seriously, beautiful drawing. Yup, and I too love to draw pears!! (and eat them too.)

andrea joseph's sketchblog said...

Cheers everyone! I enjoy doing these studies, hope it shows.

Rachel Rubin said...

You are so talented! I wish I could draw like you. I have just started drawing due to the suggestions from some "creativity" books I have been reading lately. I went to Lake Tahoe on vacation and it started snowing. I sat on the couch next to the fireplace and drew the scene out the window. It didn't come out too bad. But I'm still working on lines . . . these have great shading!

Thanks for checking out my blog rachel's bite.

Anonymous said...

What shapes! Fabulous, as always.

stela barreto said...

Great pears. I loved it! They are like "portuguese women" after the forty, exactly the same shappe!
Stela Barreto

valerie walsh said...

really beautiful!