Robert Martel
sketching with EMMA FITZGERALD
If you haven't discovered the whimsical work of Emma Fitzgerald I encourage you to visit her artist site.
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Robert Martel
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
eyeballs AND ACORNS
I was leafing through my sketch books and I came across two pieces of work that at the time were each a monotonous struggle to produce...
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Robert Martel
- Nov 9, 2018
- 1 min
a sketch from CABIN COFFEE
Went to the Cabin Coffee shop for the first time. I've passed it a number of times but never entered. My youngest likes the wooden ducks...
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Robert Martel
- Oct 26, 2018
- 1 min
a sketch from the OLD APOTHECARY BAKERY and CAFE
E. and I went to The Old Apothecary Bakery and Café; me to sketch and her to write. Below is a sketch of the young writer at work. This...
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Robert Martel
- Oct 19, 2018
- 1 min
a sketch from the WORLD TEA HOUSE
I have been coming to the World Tea House since 2012 to write or read, and lately to sketch. The service is excellent, the tea selection...
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Robert Martel
- Oct 4, 2018
- 1 min
sketches from WIRED MONK COFFEE BISTRO
One of our favorite cafés is the Wired Monk Coffee Bistro. It's atmospheric, the walls are covered with fantastic local art, and they...
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Robert Martel
- Sep 25, 2018
- 2 min
vanderpoel's EYES
John H. Vanderpoel's 1935 book, The Human Figure: Life Drawing for Artists, contains 430 pencil and charcoal drawings by the author and...
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Robert Martel
- Sep 21, 2018
- 1 min
sketches from GLITTER BEAN CAFE
A couple of weeks ago N. and I went to Glitter Bean Cafe for the first time and each bought a tea. Glitter Bean is a cooperatively run,...
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Robert Martel
- Sep 14, 2018
- 1 min
sketches from ROUSSEAU CHOCOLATIER
I enjoy sketching people in libraries and coffee shops. I do it quickly and discreetly. It's a challenge to nail down a pose, even a very...
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Robert Martel
- Sep 7, 2018
- 1 min
SLUM children
Back in April I stumbled across an article at the Ultimate History Project website titled "Baby Farmers and Angelmakers: Childcare in...
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Robert Martel
- Apr 20, 2018
- 1 min
WOMEN in theology
I recently took time at work over lunch to sketch portraits of prominent women in theological thought. Above is a sketch (done in HB...
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Robert Martel
- Feb 13, 2018
- 1 min
portrait SKETCHES
This past October and November I focused on producing quickly rendered portraits. I wanted to improve the accuracy of rendering a...
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Robert Martel
- Nov 17, 2017
- 2 min
sepia Natural History
In August my wife convinced me to pick up a handsome set of four sketch books manufactured by Studio. Normally I refrain from buying more...
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Robert Martel
- Jun 6, 2017
- 1 min
quick FACES
With the two portraits below I was trying to produce a very quick but accurate likeness of my subjects, and to achieve this goal I chose...
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Robert Martel
- Jan 31, 2017
- 1 min
down on the FARM
Ross Farm Museum is a living heritage farm where the interpreters dress in period costume and perform the daily duties and...
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