Art, in particular drawing, is something I have never been good at so I enjoy following The Open Drawer, the blog of Richmond District artist Jay Mercado. His studio and gallery, Art Mercado, sits on the corner of California and 10th Avenue.
Jay’s subject matter varies a lot. Sometimes he’s capturing the dynamics folds of a cloth and other times, the simple beauty of a donut. Something about this sketch of hands on a simple yellow pad drew me in (no pun intended).
Jay has this to say about his choice of medium: “A yellow legal pad is always in my bag. It’s not quite a journal or a sketchbook… Brainstorms burst better on a yellow pad and thoughts flow freely.”
How would you caption this sketch?
Sarah B.
And the truly amazing thing about these drawings is that he’s left handed. How did he do it??!! More Richmond District mysteries….
i had passed by the gallery a while back when jay was cleaning stuff up. nice to see how it’s shaped up. i’ll have to drop by again. for this piece…i’d call it: morning stretch