Robert Martel | Illustrator

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  • SKETCHES FROM wired monk coffee bistro

    SKETCHES FROM wired monk coffee bistro

    One of our favorite cafés is the Wired Monk Coffee Bistro. It’s atmospheric, the walls are covered with fantastic local art, and they… Read more

  • vanderpoel’s EYES

    vanderpoel’s EYES

    John H. Vanderpoel’s 1935 book, The Human Figure: Life Drawing for Artists, contains 430 pencil and charcoal drawings by the author and… Read more

  • SKETCHES FROM glitter bean cafe

    SKETCHES FROM glitter bean cafe

    A couple of weeks ago N. and I went to Glitter Bean Cafe for the first time and each bought a tea. Glitter Bean is a cooperatively run… Read more

  • SKETCHES FROM rousseau chocolatier

    SKETCHES FROM rousseau chocolatier

    I enjoy sketching people in libraries and coffee shops. I do it quickly and discreetly. It’s a challenge to nail down a pose, even a very… Read more

  • SLUM children

    SLUM children

    Back in April I stumbled across an article at the Ultimate History Project website titled “Baby Farmers and Angelmakers: Childcare in… Read more

  • WOMEN in theology

    WOMEN in theology

    I recently took time at work over lunch to sketch portraits of prominent women in theological thought. Above is a sketch (done in HB… Read more