'London lunch hour' sketches by UK artist Peter Gander
Thursday, 24 September 2009
Train sleeper, aka ‘baboon face’ 090923a
Sketched this fellow on yesterday’s morning train. The light from the east was producing a nice side highlight. I must have elongated his head, but he definitley resembles a baboon with his tight mouth too adding to the effect, so I have rather unkindly since changed him from 'Train sleeper' to baboon face. Black Biro and white Conté pencil.
Love this drawing of a fellow train traveler. Very expressive. I do prefer your first title because as a viewer I can see your drawing as a fine interpretation of an unusual face. "Baboon face" does change it into a cartoon. Just my thoughts. And I do thank you for your comment on my girl reading at the beach. I appreciate it all the more coming from you, an artist/art director!
Thanks Marie and Alan for your comments. My subject certainly had a 'sculptural' quality about him. Funnily enough I had sketched the Easter Island statue in a previous post and did see the resemblance!
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Peter Gander
What's this all about?
Inspired by the worldwide sketching website, Urban Sketchers.com which I found on Flickr, I thought I'd put pencil to paper and get sketching in my lunch hour. Working in the West End of London gives me a wealth of drawing matter on my doorstep and whilst I am lucky enough to draw for a living every day (see About Me below), it's quite a different kettle of fish. The day job involves what we call in the trade 'scamps'. Simple drawings with messaging in one-stroke pen for advertising ideas and campaigns. Sketching in the street, however, offers quite a different pleasure. No brief to be answered and no client making unreasonable requests. It's all about the drawing. I will be experimenting with different mediums and substrates initially as I plan to find my favourite pen, brush, marker, pencil or paper, so check out the site later too. Thanks for looking, Peter Gander
Peter Gander (BA Hons) graduated from Canterbury College of Art to work in London as graphic designer and later as an art director. He lives in Margate, Kent. During his commercial art career, which spans over 20 years, he lays claim to having re-designed the Monopoly logo to include 'Mr Moneybags' (still there to this day); winning an advertising D&AD Yellow pencil award for Spiller's Dog Food campaign featuring Dougal from The Magic Roundabout and having an award-winning cartoon featured on London's Underground as well as having his humorous poetry displayed for Londoner's by Friends of the Earth featured on London's iconic Routemaster buses.
3 comments:
Love this drawing of a fellow train traveler. Very expressive. I do prefer your first title because as a viewer I can see your drawing as a fine interpretation of an unusual face. "Baboon face" does change it into a cartoon. Just my thoughts. And I do thank you for your comment on my girl reading at the beach. I appreciate it all the more coming from you, an artist/art director!
Do you think this man had ancestors on Easter Island?
Thanks Marie and Alan for your comments. My subject certainly had a 'sculptural' quality about him. Funnily enough I had sketched the Easter Island statue in a previous post and did see the resemblance!
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