Sketches from the Loft. April 2011

Here is the latest sketching from the choir loft. Most everything was drawn over this last weekend. I was pretty far away from any television monitor to really see very well, but I gave it my best shot. Seems like it took me a while to warm up with sketching this go around. I'm not sure if I see much progress from last conference's sketches. The drawing kept me alert for the duration though. It was a wonderful and memorable conference; a great blessing to be able to participate.

Sketches from the Loft

Another General Conference in the books. We heard some amazing messages this weekend in both word and song. What a blessing to be a part of it all.

April 2010 Conference Sketches

General Conference Sketches

I don't know if I'll ever out grow this tactic. It seems that drawing the speakers during conference is the only thing that'll keep me awake and attentive. Each speaker is only about 10 minutes long so that is all the time I have to try and capture their likeness.

From Conference Sketch to Polished Composition

The sketch above was created during a session of general conference. I liked the look of the organist's face. For some reason organists strike me as having very little career options. Seems to me that at a very young age they decide that they could either be a butler or an organist. I've never seen an organist that didn't look like he could be a butler. Anyway, the final design weaves in many of the little details that I find fascinating with the organs on temple square. So many knobs, keys, pipes, and pedals. These men are amazing musical craftsman. I enjoy the polished look I get from redrawing portions of my subject as vector art in illustrator and finishing him up in photoshop.