Big moleskine update

Lotsa sketches.

building at san pedro and ramsey

just brakes nw military hwy

mcnay art museum

"lansdowne" trajan statue at SAMA and window on the at&t building

parking lot at san pedro avenue and isom road

san antonio skyline from alamo stadium parking lot

Comments

  1. MEEK ESPINOAugust 14, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    great sketches! especially love the at&t window!

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  2. Paul HeastonAugust 14, 2010 at 7:58 PM

    Thanks!

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  3. RobCareyAugust 15, 2010 at 3:15 PM

    fantabulous!!! All of these are great.

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  4. HRKAugust 18, 2010 at 11:41 AM

    Dear Paul,
    Greetings from Bangalore, India!
    I came across your blog page when I was looking for some sample sketches to practice (I recently began studying pencil/pen sketching as a hobby) and I must say that I was deeply impressed with what I saw. You are supremely talented and I wish you all the best to continue doing this wonderful art.
    With warm regards,
    Hari

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  5. KeithAugust 19, 2010 at 2:05 AM

    The art museum sketch is ace. Love the shading and the weight of it.

    Top notch.

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  6. Paul HeastonAugust 24, 2010 at 1:27 AM

    Thanks so much for the wonderful comments!

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  7. cumulusAugust 31, 2010 at 11:16 PM

    I look at your drawings and I think Robert Crumb.

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  8. Paul HeastonAugust 31, 2010 at 11:21 PM

    Thanks! I consider that a huge compliment!

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  9. MikeSeptember 14, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    Great work Paul. I have a q uestion, and have looked all through your Blog/Website/Flickr looking for the answer, to no avail. If you do not mind, what are the preferred pens/pencils you use in your Moleskines? Thanks in advance. Mike

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  10. Paul HeastonSeptember 16, 2010 at 12:03 AM

    Hi Mike. I mostly use Staedtler Pigment Liners, .3 and .1 in my Moleskine. Occasionally I'll use a Micron or Copic Multiliner, depending on what I pull out of my sketchbag, or even (rarely) a ball-point pen. Thanks for asking!

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2010 at 3:30 PM

    Thank you Paul! Funny thing is I looked through your stuff for a few days and never found a mention of your pens. And then about 10 minutes after I read your reply I found the sketches of when you changed sketch-bags. There was the answer! I live outside of Tyler Texas and I get down to Austin a few times a year. Im looking forward to seeing some of the locations in your sketches!
    Thanks again.
    Mike

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