A pen sketch

Hello blog buddies, if there's anybody out there.  I was pet-sitting earlier and wanted to sketch and having the Rembrandt exhibit from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts fresh in my head, I decided to sketch a Rembrandt.  I guess I can call this one Rembrandt after Rembrandt, as it is after a Rembrandt painting of Rembrandt himself.  Not a good likeness, as it was done with a pen, so no erasing, but I rather like it as a sketch.  I am really glad that I made it to the Rembrandt exhibit, despite the crowds that stood in the way of taking a good long look at most of the paintings.  Really, nobody painted portraits like Rembrandt.  He was quite the master.  I was able to get a close look at some of his sketches and etchings (people were more into the paintings) and I really liked that.  As much as I like paintings, drawings and sketches can sometimes be even more interesting (or just as interesting) to look at and they are never appreciated as much.

Contemplative polar bear

Tonight I just have a little sketch to share.  It is another sketch of one of the Como Polar Bears.  It felt good just to do a little graphite sketch.  It is either Buzz or Neil.  I hope it is Neil, as I have already painted Buzz and sketched Berlin.  I don't want Neil to feel left out, as I know he must certainly read my blog.

Buzz and Berlin

OK, here are two polar bear efforts.  As the title says, they are Buzz and Berlin and they both reside at the Como zoo.  Buzz lives there with his brother Neil (or is it Neill?) and Berlin is a temporary resident, as her home in Duluth was flooded.  Anyway, Buzz was done in acrylics and Berlin is an Inktense pencil sketch.  Thanks to jb for letting me use her fantastic photos.  That's all.  Nothing more to say this morning.