I would like to know more.

I think it’s unlikely the former US President was posing nude at my life drawing class. But if it was him, then I’m glad I caught something of his impish charm!

The First Amendment.

Thanks! This is a new style for me, still figuring it out but pleased with what I’ve done so far.

Thank you so much for saying so! I’m really happy with how this one turned out given how it’s not the kind of thing I usually draw.

As for the sharing, I’m just glad I’ve found a nice community here!

Although, at a high enough zoom, Earth could also be a crescent.

Planets closer to the sun than you can be in a range of places relative to you and the sun, and so you can see parts of it that are illuminated and parts that are in shadow. Venus and Mercury can both be seen as crescents when viewed from the Earth

When you’re looking at a planet further out than you are, you only see the part of the planet that’s facing the sun because that’s the same part that facing you. So from Earth, the planet Mars looks like a disc.

Thank you!

Thank you! The trouble has always been finding a clean, reliable white ink. Most of the stuff I’ve used has ended up gumming up my pen. This was gel pen but it was horrid to use.

He was sitting in front of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital when he painted this. I’ve sat in the same place and drawn the exact same view, 110 years later.

This is great! What sort of stone is it?

Thanks!

Oh, rest assured, this is fucked up at multiple locations…

Haha, thanks! It turns out my meditation routine is just drawing hundreds and hundreds of slightly wonky parallel lines all evening.

Thanks! I’m pleased with how much variation in tone I’m getting just by changing the angle of the lines.

Thanks! There was a phase in my life where I did charcoal, but I couldn’t bear the mess. It looks like I’ve gone pretty hard the other direction…