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This article is about American Legion Drawing #308Z, of fellow Legionnaires, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the rendering is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Legionnaires!

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American Legion Post #867

Mundelein, Illinois

Pencil Rendering For American Legion Drawing #308Z

The pencil drawing of my fellow Legionnaires was done at our regular Wednesday morning coffee. Because I was tired this morning as I only had 6 hours of sleep, but I was determined to do at least one drawing! Most importantly, I wanted to capture this moment in time.

My focus is on the legionnaire in the center of the drawing, because his actions are good. He is talking with a friend across the table and out of view in the picture plane. As you can see his mouth is open for the dialogue of the conversation. Because these drawing are studies I am short and to the point. I do not like to take more than 10 minutes per drawing.

The image of the figure in the background and in his face has been ceased at the edge of the main figure, for I did not want to compromise the integrity of his profile. Because I made use of a 6B lead pencil, and I keep a small cluster of them at hand so that I can rotate the pencils as the point dims. Most importantly, the use of hatching and crosshatching increases the quality of the drawing by bringing out the shades and shadows of the images in the room.

Scans

• JPEG & PDF

Scans of house portrait #308Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. For American Legion Drawing #308Z

American Legion Drawing As Fine Art

• Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of American Legion Drawing #308Z.

Stephen F. Condren For The American Legion

American Legion Drawing #308Z As Figure Drawing.

• Artist

As an artist I have made American Legion drawing #308Z a staple of live action drawing, because it keeps my skills keen.

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American Legion Drawing #308Z with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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American Legion Drawing #305Z

This article is about American Legion drawing #307Z, of Addison Gager, the granddaughter of Walley Frasier, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations Addison & Walley!

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Post

American Legion Post #867, Mundelein, Illinois.

Subject

Addison Gager

Pencil Drawing For American Legion Drawing

• Clinker Stylus Sketch

This drawing was done of Addison Gager while she was visiting the Post with her grandfather, Walley Frazier. She is a darling child and looks much like my very own granddaughter, Amelie Klein. Because Addison, like all children, is very active and moves a lot. Therefore, I had to work quickly to capture her image. Addison sat on a chair in front of Walley, as he held her in place, and with all loving gentleness.

Because Addison had long flowing hair, her mother has made ponytails on each side of her head. You can see them on both side, and the one on the left is more detailed. All in all the drawing took about 10 minutes to do.

Pen & Ink Drawing

• Stylus Sketch

The pen & ink drawing

Scans

• JPEG & PDF

Scans of American Legion drawing are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. For American Legion Drawing

American Legion Drawing As Fine Art

• Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participate in the execution of American Legion drawing #307Z.

Stephen F. Condren For American Legion Drawing

American Legion Drawing As Portraiture

• Artist

As an artist I have made American Legion drawing a staple of my architectural rendering works.

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American Legion drawing #307Z with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren of Condren Galleries.

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American Legion Drawing #305Z

This article is about American Legion Drawing #305Z, of B. J. Voit, and written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery ~ the house portrait is done first as a pencil drawing and then a pen & ink, which comes with JPEG & PDF scans for making prints, note cards, and stationery. Congratulations B. J. Voit!

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American Legion Drawing #305Z

Post 867, Mundelein, Illinois

B. J. Voit

The pencil drawing here is of a great American and Veteran. B.J. Voit is an outstanding member of American Legion Post 867, here in Mundelein, Illinois. He serves on the Board of the post and has a great sense of humor. When he walked by me and looked at my drawing of him he said “That is an ugly drawing!” I responded back at him, “Yes! Because you are an ugly guy!” We both laughed.

Pencil Drawing For American Legion Drawing #305Z

• Clinker Stylus Sketch

My focus on this drawing is the contour of the entire image. I did not want this to be just a portrait, meaning that I did not just want to focus on his face, and then let the rest of the drawing fall away. In this case, sort of like a sitting Buddha, I wanted the entire form to be one unified image.

You will notice that the contour lines of the body are stronger and bolder than that of the head. Also, I have made a point to include the hat on the table as part of the image.

Scans

• JPEG & PDF

Scans of American Legion Drawing #305Z are available in JPEG or PDF formats for making prints, note cards, or posters.

Condren Galleries Ltd. For American Legion Drawing #305Z

American Legion Drawing As Fine Art

• Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participated in the execution of American Legion Drawing #305Z.

Stephen F. Condren For American Legion Drawing

American Legion Drawing As Figure Drawing

• Artist

As an artist I have made American Legion Drawing a staple of my portraiture works.

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American Legion Drawing #305z pen & ink drawing with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren at Condren Galleries.

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American Legion Drawing #297Z

This article is about the American Legion hosting Bingo for veterans #278Z at James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Naval Station Great Lakes. This article is written by artist and United States Navy Veteran, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC,of Condren Galleries. Congratulations American Legion and Veterans!

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The American Legion

Because the American Legion is an organization dedicated to United States Veterans, it has made arrangements with it’s local chapter posts to serve food and refreshments to patients at Lovell Health Care Center.

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Great Lakes Naval Command

Most importantly, the bingo event was held in Bourque Hall at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Because Great Lakes is located in Lake County, the American Legion was there. The health care center was named in honor of Apollo 13 astronaut James A. Lovell. Three members of the Grayslake Post 659 were there to offer service. The Grayslake Post is conveniently located to Naval Station Great Lakes.

The American Legion And Bing For Veterans #278Z

• Legion Posts

It was both an honor and a comfort to see the dedicated veterans from American Legion posts gathered together to help veteran soldiers in need of care. As a member of Grayslake American Legion Post 659, I was proud to be at this event. I was given money to hand out to each of the winners of binger. After about 45 minutes there was a break and all of the American Legion members stood at the concession table serving food and beverages to the veterans.

After about 25 minutes, the bingo game resumed and the prize money went up from $2 to $5. Everyone, however, was a winner! Because I was able to assist those in need, I felt like the greatest winner. God bless America!

Condren Galleries Ltd. And Bingo For Veterans #278Z

• Fine Arts Gallery

Condren Galleries is pleased to have been to participated in bingo for veterans #278Z.

Stephen F. Condren And Bingo For Veterans #278Z

• Artist

As an artist I observe and study the figures and the space bingo for the composition of future artwork. Whenever I walk into a space I am immediately aware of the perspective of the room and the elements in that space. For example, if you look at the hall in the photos above you can see the images of the people receding in scale to their size as you go from the lens back to the stage.

Bourque Hall

Bourque Hall is located in Building #4 on the naval base and is close to the center core of buildings that comprise the James A. Lovell Health Care Center. The interior architecture of the room is Colonial and in the front is a nice size stage for performing ceremonies and giving announcements.

The hall is rectangular in shape and offers ample room for large gatherings. There is a small kitchen and service booth in the rear of the room. For the most part we post members served the food and drinks and then we cleared the tables. Other American Legion members went back out to the veterans and finished handing out the cash prices to the winners.

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Bingo for veterans #278Z by American Legion at Great Lakes Naval Command, Condren Galleries.

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