Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Watchful

The final digitalium of the day for this year is another sketch of a great ape species, orangutans--a mother and child.

Monday, December 30, 2019

Beat

Digitalium of the day: a sketch of the famous writer Jack Kerouac. Done with ArtRage.

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Relative

The digitalium of the day is a sketch of a bonobo--a species of great ape similar to chimpanzees.

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Manly Roman

"Virtus" is the title of today's daily digitalium. In Ancient Rome, virtus was the essence of manliness, of manhood itself.

Friday, December 27, 2019

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Happy Holidays

Today's digitalium is a holiday painting done with ArtRage. Happy Holidays.

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Head of a Man

The digitalium of the day is a study of a man's head. His unusually high brow is misleading.

Monday, December 23, 2019

Amused

The daily digitalium for today is a tronie--"The Laughing Cowboy."

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Frenchman

Today's digitalium is a drawing of the French politician, Emmanuel Macron.

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Helping to Stand

A daily digitalium today is "Motherhood," an African elephant and her newborn.

Friday, December 20, 2019

PM

Today's digitalium is a sketch of the British politician, Boris Johnson.

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Prehistoric

The digitalium of the day is a sketch of one of nature's truly frightening creatures.

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Monday, December 16, 2019

Stone

The digitalium of the day is a caricature of Keith Richards, the famous rock musician.

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Kylo

A sketch of the well-known actor Adam Driver is the daily digitalium for today.

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Rainy Street

The digitalium today is a concept study for a possible oil painting. A color rendering.

Friday, December 13, 2019

Ancestor

The digitalium of the day is a drawing of an imagine, an ancient Roman portrait bust that was likely displayed in the public entry of a noble home. The style is called verism.

Thursday, December 12, 2019

La Comedia

Dante Alighieri the author of The Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso) in the 14th century is the subject of today's digitalium. The image was drawn from a recent reconstruction based on his skull.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Pompey

The digitalium for today is drawn from a portrait bust of the famous Roman general, Gnaeus Pomepius Magnus, Julius Caesar's enemy.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

R&B Artist

The daily digitalium is a drawing of Stevie Wonder, the famous singer, who is now in late middle age.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Republican

The digitalium of the day is a drawing adapted from a Roman portrait bust probably dating to the time of the Republic.

Sunday, December 8, 2019

Instrumental

A daily digitalium inspired by great musicians past and present. "Saxophone Keys."

Saturday, December 7, 2019

Friday, December 6, 2019

Artist

The daily digitalium is a drawing of a little known British painter named Euan Uglow.

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Sax Man

The digitalium for today is a drawing of the jazz great Sonny Rollins.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Bust

Today's digitalium is a chiaroscuro sketch of a Roman portrait bust intended as a portrait.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Imperator

The daily digitalium is a portrait sketch of the Roman Emperor Trajan, who is considered by some one of the Empire's better rulers, from a contemporary portrait bust.

Monday, December 2, 2019

Epicurus

Today's digitalium is a drawing of the Greek philospher, from an ancient bust.

Tom

Today's digitalium is a sketch of the actor from a red carpet photo online.

Sunday, December 1, 2019