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Graphite Drawing After Leonardo da Vinci

Drawing of Male Nude After Leonardo da Vinci

So here we have a drawing done in ‘you guessed it’ graphite pencil. I’m not sure why I have to say ‘graphite’ before pencil. Pretty much all pencils are now made of graphite. There was once a time when pencils were made of lead. There was lead in paint, water pipes and gas. But since lead is toxic it was replaced. I feel sorry for the people that worked in the lead business. They were living the capitalist dream until they found out they not only were constantly exposed to a toxic substance, but they were also out of a job. I wonder if they found them both out on the same day. That would have been very unfortunate.

“I feel sorry for the people that worked in the lead business.”

Let’s get back to the above drawing. It is a copy of a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. The original is described as ‘nude man standing back to spectator.’ As you can see that pretty much sums up what it is. As I have stated earlier, it was copied from a book on old master drawings. During the pandemic, which is still going on, I set out to copy every drawing in that book. There are 100 figure drawings. I must admit whenever I post one of these pictures I feel a bit strange. When I post a drawing of a nude women I wonder if people will think I’m some kind of pervert and if I post a drawing of a nude man then they might think I’m a gay pervert. I have also been posting these drawings on my Instagram account and I’ve been attracting some men that are, how do I put it, “light in the loafer”. Not that there is anything wrong with that. It’s a strange feeling to receive unwanted attention. This must be how a lot of women feel.

Anyway, let’s get back to the drawing. The original was done in red chalk. It is in the Royal Library located in the Windsor Castle just outside of London.

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Studies of Human and Dog Legs After Leonardo da Vinci

human and dog legs after da vinci

Here we have a drawing copied from a drawing by the man who needs no introduction, Leonardo da Vinci. There has been quite a lot written about da Vinci. So much so that I don’t really need to write more. So I guess I’ll write about myself. It is not easy for me to write about myself. This I believe is due to the fact that during my childhood and adulthood I have been surrounded by people that are always talking. And most of the time they are usually talking about themselves. I know how boring it can be to hear someone talk about themselves. However, this is a blog and since it is my blog I should write something about myself.

“So I guess I’ll write about myself.”

Let’s start as far back as possible. My sister did a DNA ancestry test and she showed it to me. Basically, I am white, I mean really white. I am 99% European and 1% Euro-Asian. I had to look up what Euro-Asian meant. And it means pretty much what it sounds like. It’s a mix of European and Asian. My grandparents on by father’s side were from Holland. My grandparents on my mother’s side were from maybe Germany or some other part of Europe. They all settled in various parts of California. My parents met when my father was studying accounting at San Diego State University. After graduating, he got a job at Disneyland in Anaheim. My brother and sister were born around there. When Disney World was about to open they all moved to Orlando. I was born in 1970. My father was with Disney for about 20 years and worked his way up to Vice President of Finance. At the time I didn’t realize he was such a big wig. Anyway we did get to visit the Magic Kingdom a lot growing up. I always found it interesting the way people look at Disney. Whenever we went, we entered from the back of the park and since my father worked in finance he always talked about the business side of Disney. It really gave me an interesting perspective on Disney. More to follow…

If you would like to see the studies for the Human Legs and the Bones of the Leg in Man and Dog by Leonardo da Vinci at the Royal Library, Windsor Click this link.