[Guest post by Nelson Paciência] I like to draw buildings as if they were people.
I always start by the base, like the feet, and I imagine that they snake, moving up as if they had flesh instead of bricks, eyes and mouth in place of doors and windows.
I like to imagine architecture as a living and organic body, that stretches and shrinks if I wanted to.
Monastery of Batalha |
I like to draw people as if they were buildings, and I like to start also by the feet.
People are the sum of constructed elements, fitted together: feet, legs, waist, torso and head, and arms that dance all the time.
I do not like to draw clear lines for people.
I like the shapes, ways and how they are shaped.
I like to draw in close up, almost touching them. Feel their texture, the smell, the vibration of their voice or the beauty of their silence.
I like to look with impunity to every detail of their faces, to the smoothness of the hair and the hands knuckles.
I like to deform human body parts, with flatten heads.
I love telling the stories of the people in my sketchbook!
TV debate |
Manel and Vasco playing |
Penão Amor |
My wife Susana |
All sketches, Canson Artbook One, A5, 100g, hardcover, BIC Pen 1.6 Black, and watercolor pencils. Top sketch: Monastery of Alcobaça.
Nelson Paciência is a 40 year old architect, father of two boys, lives and works in Lisbon. Visit Nelson’s blog for more sketches.