Jackson Dryden

portrait of something strange

2012-02-01T21:08:00.000-08:00

assent

2012-01-29T22:29:00.000-08:00

sketchcrawl

2012-01-21T20:04:00.000-08:00

Here are the results from sketchcrawl. It was a bit crappy weather wise, but fun nevertheless.

grasp

2012-01-19T23:25:00.000-08:00

Trevi

2012-01-17T21:10:00.000-08:00

I made this sketch painting as a gift for my wife's parents for the holidays. I tried to keep it as true to my sketch that I did in my book during the trip to Italy. By the way, Sketchcrawl is coming up this Saturday, January 21st. I hope to see you there!

dreamscape

2012-01-11T23:26:00.000-08:00

Move

2011-12-23T19:03:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays everyone!

rising

2011-11-29T20:02:00.000-08:00

Here's a digital doodle from late last night.

creator

2011-11-12T22:42:00.000-08:00

ink+water

2011-11-07T20:10:00.000-08:00

sketchcrawl

2011-10-21T20:20:00.000-07:00

These sketches are from last week's sketchcrawl. I didn't get as much done as I liked to, but it was fun, nevertheless.

emergency exit

2011-10-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

Here's something from my moleskine days. Also, Sketchcrawl is coming up this Saturday. Check www.sketchcrawl.com for times and places to meet in your area!

heads

2011-10-11T20:23:00.000-07:00

king nothing + the singer

2011-10-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

doe

2011-09-02T21:34:00.000-07:00

ding dong

2011-08-23T22:47:00.000-07:00

He is random

2011-08-07T20:55:00.000-07:00

Just pushing pixels around.

Italia 4

2011-07-30T10:53:00.000-07:00

Here's the last round of sketches from our Italian trip. The top sketch was done in the Amalfi coast. The bottom three were done in Rome, during the last couple of days of the tour. Thanks for looking!

Italia 3

2011-07-24T22:14:00.000-07:00

All of these sketches in this post were done in Florence. One more round of Italy to go!

Italia 2

2011-07-20T21:20:00.000-07:00

Here's more from Italy. The top sketch was done in Verona, while the rest in this bunch were done in Venice. Out of the cities, towns, and islands that we visited, Venice was my favorite. What an amazing place!

Italia

2011-07-17T20:36:00.000-07:00

My wife and just got back from a two week tour of Italy. What a beautiful country! While we we're out there, I was able to get some sketching in. Throughout the next couple of weeks, I'll be posting the spreads that I did throughout the trip.

squarebook sketches

2011-07-01T18:00:00.000-07:00

Here's some sketches from my new sketchbook. I'm really digging the square format. This paper has some tooth to it and absorbs ink and wash really well. More to come down the way!

well hello

2011-06-20T21:47:00.000-07:00

Since my last sketchbook is fullish, I wanted to post the first page from it. On to the next!

backyard sketch

2011-06-19T21:31:00.000-07:00

Here's a sketch that I did at my wife's parents backyard. I told you that I'd get out and get some fresh air!

Off of Marsh

2011-06-12T21:07:00.000-07:00

Here's an oil sketch that I did several months back. Since Summer is approaching, I'll have to bust out the oils and head outdoors! I need some fresh air.

passenger

2011-06-06T23:39:00.000-07:00

loosen up

2011-05-24T21:33:00.000-07:00

face

2011-05-17T20:58:00.000-07:00

the watchers

2011-05-16T21:07:00.001-07:00

Just having fun with photoshop here!

portrait of a criminal

2011-05-11T23:07:00.000-07:00

This is an old sketch that was itching for color.

randomness

2011-04-27T22:02:00.000-07:00

sketchcrawl

2011-04-25T22:53:00.000-07:00

I went sketching with my co-worker Heidi Smith at Delores Park for Sketchcrawl. Here's some of the pages I did that day.

'One' Art Auction

2011-03-31T12:28:00.000-07:00

Maverix Studios is doing an art auction on April 2, 2011 in San Francisco to help Japan. If you're in the area, please stop on by to see and purchase some wonderful artwork. All proceeds made from this auction will go to help Japan. Please check out www.maverixstudios.blogspot.com for details. Here is my contribution.

big ole head

2011-03-17T23:05:00.000-07:00

I saw this guy at Starbucks awhile back. He didn't have a huge head, but he should have, if you catch my drift.

figure sessions-February

2011-02-28T21:19:00.000-08:00

random heads

2011-02-21T23:19:00.000-08:00

Sometimes it's just nice to let loose and make some random heads.

pond king

2011-02-13T08:54:00.000-08:00

This guy morphed from an experimentation of acrylic inks, pastel, and photoshop. I don't know what his story is though. I might have to come back.

cafe/train sketch

2011-02-06T09:01:00.000-08:00

Here's a cluster of heads, random doodles, and a fat dude on a chair.

vampire time

2011-01-24T22:49:00.000-08:00

octomutt

2011-01-20T22:01:00.000-08:00

I know...it's weird.

long pose

2011-01-05T23:54:00.000-08:00

I did this one on my ipad awhile back. I really wanted to paint traditionally that night, but the time gods weren't on my side. It's funny when everyone around was using large canvases and oil paint, while I'm hunched over with my headphones on, drawing on an ipad with a stylus that looks like a metal straw with a sponge on the tip. Oh, the digital age!

rabbit

2011-01-04T23:45:00.001-08:00

carry

2011-01-01T23:32:00.000-08:00

moleskin

2010-12-19T18:08:00.000-08:00

capture

2010-12-15T21:44:00.000-08:00

smile

2010-12-05T21:08:00.001-08:00

Here's a quick random head sculpt from a sculpture class awhile back. I need to do more of these.

Medusa

2010-11-30T19:49:00.000-08:00

woven

2010-11-27T11:59:00.000-08:00

monstrous

2010-11-23T21:14:00.000-08:00

The weather's changing me..

homes

2010-11-20T13:40:00.000-08:00

black and whites

2010-11-08T21:00:00.000-08:00

Here are a few sketches that sold at APE. I just wanted to put them in the blog world!

rockstar

2010-11-04T01:18:00.000-07:00

sketch session + book

2010-10-29T00:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some sketches from this past Tuesday's figure session. Also, the wonderful Nucleus Gallery is selling my book "Wired". Check it out! I will be selling it soon on this blog, as well.

letting it all hang

2010-10-22T02:36:00.000-07:00

Done with brush pen and water.

swinger/shooter+thank you!

2010-10-17T21:08:00.000-07:00

Thank you very much to those who came to visit our table! APE this year was a great success for my wife and I. A store will be added to this blog soon for those who would like to purchase the new book, prints, or original sketches. Thanks again for all of the support!! Also, here is a couple of new paintings from last week's prep for the expo.

A.P.E.-Table 456! October 16th-17th!!

2010-10-13T23:02:00.000-07:00

I'm taking a break to show you some of today's sketches that will be for sale at A.P.E. this coming weekend! If you happen to be in the San Francisco area this weekend, drop by the Concourse to see some great artists & exhibits. Come by Table 456 and say hello! Back to work I go.

Peacock girl and A.P.E.!

2010-10-05T23:55:00.000-07:00

Here are some sketches from tonight's session. The model had a huge, beautiful tattoo of a peacock on her side. I couldn't help but incorporate it almost all of the sketches. It felt great to get back and sketch from life again. I feel like I'm knocking off rust my artistic soul.

Also, in more important news, my wife and I will have a table at Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco on October 16th-17th. The event will be held at the Concourse. I just received a proof for my new book Wired and it looks awesome! The book consists of 100 spreads from my sketchbooks. I am very proud of this book and I hope you will come by to check it and the rest of our stuff out. We are at table 456 under the name Live Lines. We will have books, prints, original sketches, and my wife's lovely sculpts for sale, as well. Hope to see you there!

messin around

2010-09-14T21:03:00.000-07:00

Here's some randomness.

abstraction

2010-09-07T20:55:00.000-07:00

Done in watercolor and gouache.

giants

2010-08-19T22:07:00.000-07:00

Here are some designs for my personal project.

creeps

2010-08-10T22:46:00.000-07:00

crow II

2010-08-07T12:14:00.001-07:00

crow

2010-08-04T23:06:00.000-07:00

sketchcrawl

2010-07-31T23:53:00.000-07:00

Good to see old friends, new peeps, and inspiration from all around. Awesome work from all over on this one! Here's my contribution.

bushy+belly

2010-07-16T20:29:00.000-07:00

Jack, Stalk. Stalk, Jack.

2010-07-11T22:31:00.000-07:00

target

2010-07-05T14:53:00.001-07:00

Yerba Buena

2010-06-14T20:54:00.001-07:00

the gift of paper

2010-05-04T20:04:00.000-07:00

My wife and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary on May 2nd. Since the theme of the one year anniversary gift is paper, what better way to show your love and affection than with a painting, as long as you can paint. This painting, though as funny as it looks, has a significant meaning to us. I won't delve in to details. Also, we ate the year old cake. It actually tasted good! Who knew.

metamorphica

2010-04-28T00:01:00.000-07:00

figure sketches

2010-04-21T00:59:00.000-07:00

clarity

2010-04-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

fresh start

2010-03-29T21:48:00.001-07:00

pirate + lost treasure

2010-03-25T19:32:00.000-07:00

You know you work at a cool place when they supply a long pose painting session during your lunch break! Here's a watercolor sketch from today's pose. In other news, I lost a sketchbook during a trip to L.A. last weekend. The airport parking guy asked if I was missing my wallet, meaning it was on the ground next to me. After feeling for my wallet, saying no, we drove on to the airport. Got to our gate, I reached for my book to kill time, no book. I can't believe that I did that. Thankfully, there was only about 6 spreads worth of sketches. Oh, by the way, go see How to Train Your Dragon this weekend! Our best movie to date, in my opinion. Amazing work all around on this one!

mishmash

2010-03-12T21:56:00.000-08:00

Hello! All of these sketches are from my last sketchbook. Haven't had time to sketch recently, so I figured I would show you stuff that's been hanging around between the covers... of my book, I mean.

Mike

2010-03-03T20:23:00.000-08:00

It has been a real pleasure to take a sculpture class from the man, myth, the legend Mike Murnane . If you happen to have the book "Art of Star Wars: Episode 2", he's all over the damn thing. Our last class with him was today, so I wanted to show some brief sketches that I did. If you can ever get a chance to take a sculpture class from Mike, seize the opportunity! I believe he has classes on his site above. Good luck Mike!

trailer kids

2010-02-25T23:41:00.000-08:00

Here are some sketches that I did to search for the main character on my project. It's really fun to vary the shapes, expressions, and attitudes in these guys.

trailerhomes

2010-02-21T23:00:00.000-08:00

Here is some trailer home sketches for a personal project. Enjoy!

tower

2010-02-18T20:19:00.000-08:00

mermaid

2010-02-11T23:07:00.001-08:00

robots

2010-01-27T22:13:00.000-08:00

heartbreaker

2010-01-16T19:59:00.001-08:00

This is the last spread from my sketchbook with a dabble of digital for the icing.

pages

2010-01-06T22:33:00.000-08:00

As always, more sketchbook work.

not of this earth

2009-12-22T15:46:00.000-08:00

wires

2009-12-01T15:27:00.000-08:00

sketchcrawl 25 + plein air sunday

2009-11-23T09:38:00.000-08:00

Sketchcrawl 25 happened this past Saturday. Though it got freakin cold toward the end, it was a good time. It was great to see all the results from the end of the day. Also, I got a chance to paint with the North Bay Plein Air painters group. The paint sketch was a challenge because there would be pockets of beautiful light on the hills one minute, then there would be this dull, cold feel on the hill. Ah, the complexities of outdoor painting!

beastly

2009-11-17T10:23:00.000-08:00

Done in marker, brush pen, gouache, and pencil

figure sketches v.2

2009-11-13T09:54:00.000-08:00

figure sketches

2009-11-09T13:50:00.000-08:00

Here's some sketches done within the past couple of weeks.

sketchbook paintings

2009-10-28T18:29:00.001-07:00

Hello! It feels good to be posting again. Thanks to all who made it out to A.P.E. It was good to see fellow artists and old friends there. I'll definitely do it again next year. I apologize for running out of books. For anyone who is interested in purchasing a book of sketches, feel free to email me. I don't have paypal yet, but we'll work something out. Thanks again for all the support. I really appreciate it. Here's some paint sketches from a new sketchbook.

sketchcrawl 24

2009-09-20T18:07:00.000-07:00

bears

2009-09-17T00:36:00.000-07:00

Here's some quick sketches. By the way, sketchcrawl is this Saturday in San Francisco! I hope you can make it.

of the night

2009-08-10T22:09:00.000-07:00

sketchbook paintings

2009-07-27T22:42:00.000-07:00

Hey there! Here's some more sketches out of the small book. I have been experimenting with gel mediums, spray fixitive, gouache, and the occasional snippets of junk mail. I'm trying to keep it loose and alive on these. I hope you enjoy these sketches as much as I did making them!

sketchcrawl 23

2009-07-12T15:29:00.000-07:00

Howdy! The latest crawl was in the Presidio yesterday. It was great to see people sketching all over the area. All these sketches were done on a small moleskine sketchbook.

the tornado chaser

2009-07-09T20:47:00.000-07:00

off of marsh

2009-07-08T18:39:00.000-07:00

Here's an oil sketch that I did after work last week. Painted on a 6"x8" cheapo canvas panel. Just got some good Raymar panels, so more to come!

getting some fresh air

2009-07-01T18:35:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of oil paintings, done within the past few weeks. The first one was done at Lake Merced in San Francisco with my friend Cameron Chun. The panoramic panel was done last week at China Camp in Marin County.

end of another one

2009-06-11T23:32:00.000-07:00

I just finished my sketchbook! Though most of the book consists of figure sketches and drawings from life, it's always great to let the mind and hand wander and find something fresh in imaginitive sketching. I have been using a lot of brush pen (pentel brand) and experimenting with prismacolor pencils in these sketchbooks. I would like to try more mixed media in the next one.

wierdo

2009-06-01T22:00:00.000-07:00

Just having some fun with a brush pen on this one.