Three-wheeler

Today's digitalium is a quick sketch of an Isetta, a three-wheeled microcar designed in Italy in the 1950s. It was built by various European manufacturers in that decade.

Illustrator

The daily digitalium is a sketch of the famous illustrator N.C. Wyeth, whose son became even more famous.

Minimalist

A digitalium for today is the artist Brice Marden, drawn partly using a single line method.

Tower

The digitalium of the day is an emulation of traditional pen and ink, but in pixels. The Clark Tower is a central Iowa monument to a pioneer couple who settled nearby in the mid-19th century. Built of native limestone.

Bust

The digitalium for today is "The Hypochondriac," a sketch of a well-known bust by Franz Messerschmidt. The name was added after the artist's death.

The Honorable Man

Today's digitalium is a sketch of one of Michelangelo's lesser-known sculptures. "Brutus" is a heroic portrait of the famous Roman noble who was one of the plotters against Julius Caesar. "An honorable man."

Blue Bench

Today's digitalium is a study of storefronts on East Grand Avenue in Des Moines, preparatory for an oil painting. The storefronts are much altered.

Fabrica Copy

The digitalium for today is a copy of an anatomic drawing by the great anatomist of the 16th century, Andreas Vesalius. It represents the muscles of the flexor side of the arm.

Camille

Camille Claudel was a very accomplished sculptor who worked with Auguste Rodin and was his lover. She was and is nearly forgotten. This daily digitalium sketch of her was done from one of the few photos ever made of her.

Studio Figure

This daily digitalium is a sketch in chiaroscuro of Le Corbusier who was a controversial and highly influential architect in the 20th century.

Cowpoke

The digitalium for today is "The Cowboy," a tronie exploring one of the enduring characters of American history. A tronie was the Dutch Golden Age term for a portrait that characterized an entire class of people. This is a study for an oil.

Mr. Lennon

The digitalium of the day is a profile of the famous musician, who was killed nearly forty years ago.

Rising Sea

Today's digitalium is a compete digital painting. "West of Miami, 2050" is my take on climate change and rising sea levels.

Oklahoma Hills

Today's digitalium is a portrait of Woody Guthrie, the famous folk singer and song writer from Oklahoma. This digital drawing was done using ArtRage.

Firefighter

Today's digitalium is a sketch of one of the amazingly brave Paris firefighters who entered Notre Dame cathedral last spring as the roof blazed overhead. She survived the collapse of the spire uninjured.

Realization

The daily digitalium is a sketch of a sculpture by Augusta Savage, a sculptor of the 20th century who is now almost forgotten. "Realization" was to be cast in bronze, but she hadn't the money.

Footbridge

Digitalium for today is a drawing of the Truckee River with a pedestrian bridge and lamp post, done as a preliminary for an oil painting.

Busted Face

The digitalium of the day is a tronie intended as the paradigm of the washed up boxer. "The Battler."

"Ouch!"

Today's digitalium is a woman who stubbed her toe. "Injured."

The King

The digitalium for today is "Majesty," a digital painting done with Painter using my Cintiq display tablet.

Hard Hat

A "tronie" was a Dutch Golden Age representation of a type of person. Today's digitalium is a tronie, "Hard Hat," representing an exhausted construction worker.

Art Deco Auto

Today's digitalium is a 1935 Bugatti, one of the classic autos of the pre-World War II years and an Art Deco masterpiece.

Francoise

The digitalium for today is a portrait drawing of Francoise Gilot, who lived with Picasso for about a decade and bore two children with him. She became a painter too and is still alive in her 90s and painting.

Outside, Inside

Today's digitalium is a study for a possible oil painting--a homeless person in a parka outside a brightly lighted, closed store. "Left Out."

Champions

The digitalium of the day is a drawing of one of the U.S. Women's World Cup champions. The action in the figure was the attraction to making this drawing.

Subway

Today's digitlium is a quick study of a subway interior in New York City, done as a preliminary for a possible oil painting. This was done using bigger-diameter tools to simulate rougher charcoal texture, at least in places.

Veteran

The daily digitalium for today is a portrait drawing of the well-known character actor, Charles Durning, who is a veteran of World War II and the D-Day landing in Normandy.

Senator

The digitalium for today is a study of Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina, who is often in the news these last two years.

The Flying Trapeze

A daily digitalium of figures in action showing a trapeze duo in the midst of a trick. The flyer is doing an aerial somersault as the catcher begins his reach.

Degas Drapery

The digitalium for today is a drawing after a study by Degas. "Drapery Study" closely emulates the original charcoal drawing by the Master. There is much to learn by doing copies.

Sur Les Pointes

The digitalium of the day was done to capture the body of the dancer accurately while suggesting flowing balletic form. From a video still frame.