Arrogance

Today's digitalium is a study of a man, done from an online photo.

Brothers

Digitalium of the day is a figure study of two boys. "Brothers" might become an oil painting some day.

Mayor

The daily digitalium: a sketch portrait of the former Mayor of Baltimore, who resigned under censure last spring.

Innocent

The digitalium today is a sketch of a Jewish child who was murdered on her school grounds by an extremist.

Study

The daily digitalium is a study for a possible oil painting.

Beachy Head Woman

The digitalium of the day is a drawing of a reconstructed face. Her remains were discovered in England years ago, but DNA testing shows she was from sub-Saharan Africa.

Not Re-elected

A quick sketch of Matthew Bevin, who lost his re-election campaign earlier in the month, is today's digitalium.

Robber

A digitalium for today is a sketch of a man who robbed a bank so he could be sent to jail--he was getting away from his wife.

Lines

Today's daily digitalium is a copy of an illustration drawing by Austin Briggs, the well-known 20th century illustrator. I was interested in his use of line weights.

Compact

Today's digitalium is an automobile--a late model 500C Fiat Abarth.

Figure

Today's digitalium is a figure study, done from a video reference.

White Fringe

The digitalium for today is a study of an elderly man.

New Building

A daily digitalium of the new Krause Center in Des Moines, opened this year, done as an architectural rendering.

Anglo Saxon

Today's digitalium is a sketch of the reconstructed face of a middle-aged Anglo Saxon whose skeletal remains were discovered in the 1980s. He seems to have died of dental disease.

Drowned

Today's digitalium is a digital painting "West of Miami, 2050," a speculation on the results of climate change in thirty years.

First Lady

This daily digitalium is a portrait drawing of one of the most famous women to be First Lady in American history, Eleanor Roosevelt.

Smirk

The digitalium today is a somewhat fanciful sketch of Vladimir Putin.

Fiddler

A daily digitalium study of Nero, the insane Roman emperor who allegedly played music while the city burned.

Stage Lighting

Today's digitalium is a drawing of a character actor named Norman Lloyd that I did to study the uplighting on his face. He is still acting and over 100.

Mayor Player

Daily digitalium: Rudy Giuliani, who has been much in the news recently.

Young Woman

The daily digitalium for today is a drawing of a young woman with full bangs.

ArtRage

Another head study for today's digitalium. This one is of an angry man shouting, done using ArtRage.

Old Master Study

Today's digitalium is a copy of a study by Raphael of Hercules and a centaur. His was in black chalk on toned paper.

Elijah

The daily digitalium today is in memory of a great American. Rest in peace Mr. Cummings. Thank you for your service.

Torso

The digitalium for today is a figure study of a woman's torso, done from a freeze frame of an instructional video.

Ulysses

The daily digitalium today is a drawing of the famous Irish author James Joyce.

Landscape Study

Digitalium of the day is a study for a painting, done using ArtRage and an iPad Pro. The emulation of graphite drawing is impressive.

Medici

This daily digitalium is another drawing after a well-known sculpture by Verrocchio, this one of Lorenzo the Magnificent, .

DaVinci's Teacher

Today's digitalium is a drawing of a terra cotta by Andrea del Verrocchio, a head of Jesus, sculpted in the 15th century.

Leonardo's Hand

The daily digitalium for the beginning of November is a hand study copied after an original by Leonardo in the late 15th century.