More from Europe: Vendor at the Spanish Steps

While waiting for the group to gather together for our trip back to the hotel, I drew this vendor that was next to the Spanish Steps in Rome.

It has been a while since my last post. I have been dealing with a great deal and I was without wifi for a number of days because of my participation in a young men's camp.

Sketches from Rome: Piazza Navona

Although I have been drawing, I have limited access to my scanner at this point, so I have been unable to scan in new work. I realized, in all my excitement to get out a daily Bow Tie Guy, that I forgot about my sketches from my last trip to Italy and Greece.

Here is my sketch from Piazza Navona. I love drawing in Europe. I love taking my students on these trips and seeing their drawing skills improve.

Although I continually see room for improvement in my drawing skills, I also recognize improvement. I strongly believe it is the quantity of drawing that helps you improve.

Sketches from Rome

While visiting the Roman Forum, I took a few minutes to sketch the Temple of Castori. Rome is such a beautiful city. I love the ruins.

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Hippocampus

Hippocampus (ˌhipəˈkampəs)

I just got back from Italy and Greece. As part of y visit to Rome, I visited the Trevi Fountain. As part of the fountain there are two Hippocampi, so I thought I would draw one my self.

The Hippocampus is also called the sea horse. It has the forefront of a horse and the tail of a fish. It is commonly thought of as an ancient Greek creature. It is associated with Poseidon, The God of the ocean.

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Wolf

Wolf (wo͝olf)

Tomorrow I will be in Rome, Italy. I will be spend the next week or so there and in Greece with one of my drawing classes. As such I will not be posting Bow Tie Guys for the next week. If I get access to the internet I will be posting sketches of where I am visiting.

Since I was join to Rome, I thought it would be appropriate to post a wolf. According to legend it was a wolf that raised Romulus and Remus, the founders of the Roman Empire.