Wisbey Design

Sketch of the Day B is for beets. Looks like the start of a...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:28:58 -0500

Sketch of the Day

B is for beets. Looks like the start of a series…hmm.

Sketch of the day My New Year’s Resolution is to get back...

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:15:49 -0500

Sketch of the day

My New Year’s Resolution is to get back to the habit of drawing something everyday. Today, I just felt like drawing asparagus. I do not know why. I don’t like to eat it.

Doodle all day Sitting in a meeting. Clean pad of paper. Fresh...

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:47:55 -0400

Doodle all day

Sitting in a meeting. Clean pad of paper. Fresh pen. My mind is listening but my hand cannot keep still.

Wednesday Morning Illustration Over the past year I have worked...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:04:00 -0500

Wednesday Morning Illustration

Over the past year I have worked on creating a drawing a day. I do not always do it but sometimes things catch my eye and make me stop and put it on paper. The practice of drawing something (almost) every day has made my style looser and more confident. I really like the flowing line that an ordinary black Flair pen gives me. Sometimes the hardest part of the drawing is looking for the pen. I have bought several dozen black Flair pens but they seem to travel more than I do.

Deck the Halls (or at least the Christmas cards) with boughs of...

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:30:00 -0500

Deck the Halls (or at least the Christmas cards) with boughs of holly.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Water Fall A beautiful fall day at Corbett’s Glen. I did a...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:45:00 -0400

Water Fall

A beautiful fall day at Corbett’s Glen. I did a quick sketch on site in my sketchbook then came back and colored it in my style that I call watercolor collage. It is a technique that was first inspired by Eric Carle but that I have since developed into my own style. I use a computer instead of glue and scissors.

Fall Colors I have put away the bright greens and pinks and...

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:26:00 -0400

Fall Colors

I have put away the bright greens and pinks and dusted off the oranges and yellows just in time for the change of seasons. I will never put away the purple. There is always a place for purple.

Corbett’s Glen, late September Corbett’s Glen is a...

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:24:09 -0400

Corbett’s Glen, late September

Corbett’s Glen is a little treasure of nature tucked between sub-developments and a two-lane highway. On a beautiful autumn morning it is a great place to sketch.

Wednesday Illustration Hanging on to summer for as long as...

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:37:52 -0400

Wednesday Illustration

Hanging on to summer for as long as possible.

Tuesday Morning Illustration. Mmm. Petit fours. Is there any...

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:33:00 -0400

Tuesday Morning Illustration.

Mmm. Petit fours. Is there any doubt what I had for breakfast?

Monday Morning Illustration Another week. Another day. Another...

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:06:00 -0400

Monday Morning Illustration

Another week. Another day. Another drawing.

Autumn Sketches 1 As the seasons change, so my subject matter...

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:43:02 -0400

Autumn Sketches 1

As the seasons change, so my subject matter changes.

Summer Sketches 4 Even though this picture is of the BACK of a...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:38:00 -0400

Summer Sketches 4

Even though this picture is of the BACK of a couple buildings the composition of it grabbed me. I sat down at the side of the road and sketched this scene. I love drawing the slate rooftops, clapboards and stone foundations.

Summer Sketches 3 A beautiful day at Genesee Country Museum,...

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:03:18 -0400

Summer Sketches 3

A beautiful day at Genesee Country Museum, just me and my sketchbook.

Summer Sketches 2 All summer I have travelled around with my...

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:11:24 -0400

Summer Sketches 2

All summer I have travelled around with my sketchbook and trusty flair pen. It has been an illustrator’s working vacation of sorts. I am really enjoying the new look that is emerging from this sabbatical.

For anyone who is feeling stale and wants a challenge…take a sketchbook with you wherever you go and sketch something every hour. You will be surprised with what you come up with.

A Summer of Sketches In my continued quest to draw every day I...

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:03:00 -0400

The cottage with the cat

My usual daily workspace

My studio/dining room

Also my studio/dining room

The view from the front step

The view from the cottage

waiting at the Orthodontist

someone else waiting at the Orthodontist

A Summer of Sketches

In my continued quest to draw every day I have adopted the art of the blind contour drawing. I think my drawings are actually “visually impaired” contour drawings. I do look at my paper from time to time - if only to keep from drawing on my pants.

Death Before Spec

Wed, 18 May 2011 21:34:05 -0400

Death Before Spec:

mattbors:

The time for public shaming has arrived. If you are a designer or illustrator who doesn’t know about the No Spec movement, see here.

Hanging out in the coffee shop. I would rather be sketching the...

Thu, 12 May 2011 07:42:38 -0400

Hanging out in the coffee shop. I would rather be sketching the patrons but they have a creepy way of looking at you just as you are working on getting their hairline just right. I thought if I sketched the cold beverages none of them would complain about having their privacy invaded.

Occasional musings of a visual thinker

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:46:00 -0400

I am a visual thinker. I even draw tiny pictures on my shopping lists. As I go about my day I doodle constantly. Interesting things catch my eye and I see scenes that I think would make good drawings. This blog is a “behind the scenes” tour of my life and work as a designer and illustrator. Welcome.

a (mostly) blind contour drawing in the coffee shop. A good...

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:48:50 -0400

a (mostly) blind contour drawing in the coffee shop. A good visual exercise early in the morning.