2026 — Precious Utobunwa

[Hispanic Society Museum] Portrait of a Woman [1-31-2026] [the 25 for the year is a writing mistake]

The Venturesome Boy Wanders Into the Hostile Forest [8-10-2026]

Sketch at Central Park by 79th Street [3-1-2026] Sketchbook: 3/1/2026 Ok... Sketch at ~79th Central Park 5:13 P.M. 7/24/2026 Note: The last mechanical pencil sketch I did before embarking on pen drawing, which was done with the intent of letting go of the fear of making mistakes. I believe that change more than anything completely transformed my art, and shockingly quickly.

Sass shooting at an enemy during a slave ship raid (from the sci-fi Novel Sassinak) [2-27-2026] Sketchbook: Sass shooting at an enemy - Slave ship + Planet In View Finished 6:43 P.M. 2/27/26 It's alright; different than envisioned.. took a bit [over a month] 724/2026 Note: Not too happy with how this turned out; Probably a combination of using 3D model referencing for Sass's shooting pose, and the coloring pencil making the scene look rather washed out. The planet in the background is okay. Wanted to experiment with using coloring pencils, but after finishing it, felt it would have been far better had I used fineliner. Not a fan of Sass's face either (this was just before before I attempted to seriously learn gesture and face drawing).

Nicholas Roerich - Bridge of Glory [5-2-2026]

LaGuardia Airport Window Sketch (A Portal into the Outside World) [5-8-2026] Sketchbook: 8:34 P.M. 5/8/2026 (Completed Sketch) 8:59 P.M. - C's back (referring to Cherechi, my younger brother, who is back from Purdue University) 2nd Floor: LaGuardia Airport...Waiting for Cherechi | A Portal into the Outside World | 1st Visit As much as I'll finish before he arrives...

Franz Sigel Park Sketch [5-15-2026] (Yankee Stadium Adjacent)

Belvedere Castle #1 [5-1-2026] Sketchbook: Belvedere Castle #1 5/1/2026 6:49 P.M. Definitely rushed; Turned evening/darker in a flash, unfortunately. Stopped drawing for 12 days, seems I atrophied, sadly. 4 attempts (before Belvedere Castle #1) George Seurat (discussing with a flute player.. I think; He was definitely playing either a sax or flute like instrument) Will come back to castle.

[Plein Air Painters Meetup #3] Museum of the American Indian [4-19-2026]

[Plein Air Painters Group #4] Elizabeth Street Garden #1 [5-31-2026]

[Plein Air Painters #2] Met Cloisters [4-12-2026]

The Ramble (Central Park) [6-4-2026] Sketchbook: The Ramble 6/4/2026 - 5:47 P.M. More realistic compared to other sketches Ive completed | Wanted to use Golden Age technique with cobblestone (viz.) Charles Robinson. I do feel like the bottom of the bridge could be improved. Messed up the figure (at the top of the bridge) too.

Sutton Place Park #1 [7-11-2026] Sketchbook: (Right Side) Sutton Place Park #1 (East 57th Street) Will get a hang of the sky - Event cancelled (due to drizzle), but finished within alloted time (~3 hours). Slight drizzle... but got better... should have started at 12 P.M. - utilizing new [Franklin Booth] techniques too. Noticing subtle change in style. Will see where it leads. (Bottom): As imperfect as it is... I like looking at it (Along with most of my recent sketches).

Peter Pan Statue - 87th Street (Carl Schurz Park Afternoon) [3-29-2026] Sketchbook: First time with the Plain Air Painters Group [https://www.meetup.com/plein-air-painters-of-nyc/]; Wanted more drawing groups I could join; Wonderful group!

Non-Reference Drawing [4-13-2026] Sketchbook: 4/13/2026 11:13 P.M. Imagination Drawing Messed up the start (Start lines visible) Maybe put too much detail, muddies the difference between trees, mountain, and sky. I feel as if I was bewitched by a wizard looking at this; bad headache :( Abstraction's good, but would be livelier with living things. Not great at that yet. ~3 hrs

Non-Reference Drawing #2 [4-17-2026] Sketchbook: 4/17/2026 11:17 P.M. - Drawing from Imagination Did alright salvaging the wonky perspective at the start. Criticisms: Wish I was better at drawing living creatures and general architecture. Want to reach the stage where I can draw full environments (people/animals/creatures/buildings) instead of mostly nature.

Minetta Triangle Sketch #1 [6-21-2026] Sketchbook: W. 4th Street (B/D/F/M Trains) - Park Nearby (Night)... So far (11:00 P.M. -6/14/2026) ... Stupidly difficult Tried to use another marker for dark's - ink's dry :/ 6/21/26 - IT'S CLOSED!!! I didn't come here for no reason! I'll finish looking from outside Minetta Triangle. 6/21/2026 - 11:37 P.M. (Completed Sketch) Working fast! | Perhaps greys could be used next time.

Met Museum - Chamba Protection Ward (Nigeria, Cameroon) [6-22-2026]

Gracie House - 87th Street (Carl Schurz Park Afternoon) [4-8-2026] Sketchbook: First time doing real-time Architecure sketch (non-timed) since Guggenheim (early 2023); could be wrong... Would be a lot better were it not for the windows, maybe intuition. Gracie House? - Schulz Park (Bottom) Not my proudest sketch... 4/8-2026 - 6:23 P.M.

Girl Wandering in a Warm Forest [4-5-2026] Sketchbook: 10:54 P.M. - (4/5/2026; the 25's an error) Finished, but I feel like things could have been far better, but I can't put my finger on it. The clouds, I like. The sky gradient's nice; shouldn't have added the sun. Could be better. Practicing Imagination Drawing - Architecture is weak point though Bridge could be better, off feeling about it. 7/24/2026 Note: I like the position of the sun now, but the top half of the water stream I felt could have been much better; I was thinking that maybe the water was being filtered of the chemicals stemming from the forest via the bridge.

Elizabeth St. Garden #3 [6-30-2026] Sketchbook: Elizabeth St. Garden #3 6/25/2026 - 6:35 P.M. - Felt slight droplets, left early; went to Prince Street, glancing at the architecture, a strange feeling envelops me, like I unlocked something, Like those beautiful ornate or weirdly modern building from different angles aren't impossible for me to draw anymore. It's very strange. 6/28/2026 - Extremely bright... can't see much or look much.. sun reflections everywhere 6/30/2026 5:51 P.M. - Really hard to differentiate between the three trees. i felt also like my shading/ sketch look cartoonish. Good or bad...Idk; Bodies, getting a hang of it.

Duke Ellington Blvd. (by 103rd Street on the 1 train) [7-10-2026] Sketchbook: Left Side: Duke Ellington Blvd. - Annoyingly difficult 7/10/2026 - 9:06 P.M. - Satisfactory - Introduction of Greys for not totally dark lighting. That Franklin Booth study was useful, though the sky could be better. The road rocks... you can do a lot with one color... Decent. Bottom: :/ Used my pen too hard, It's at least 30%, acting like its ran out. Some thoughts... will do more architectural sketchesl Need to improve. Very surprised how the drawing turned out... The trees could be better; Not totally pleased with the sky... Had to rush towards the end.

Crescent St - 40th Avenue Sketch (Queens) [7-23-2026] Sketchbook: 7/28/2026 5:37 P.M. Last page (of sketchbook), Had to capture the depth of huge trees like that from a angle down perspective. Gravel texturing could be improved. More architectural sketching Crescent St - 40th Avenue (Queens, Long Island City) By Crescent Iron House * Windmill Community Garden (open till ~5 to 6 P.M., suggested as a good place to sketch by resident Marvine). Instagram accounts (on the left) - from Duke Ellington Blvd Building because i ran out of space to place my thoughts on that sketch.

Central Park Sketch (Near Turtle Pond by 77th Street Lexington) [5-26-2026] Sketchbook: One criticism - need to better render the water 5/26/2026 7:28 P.M. Maybe look to Golden Age Illustration (1880-1930). Also, excellent pen (Uniball Sigma 0.5).

Central Park Pen Sketch #5 (by 81st Street on the B, C trains) [3-26-2026]

Central Park Pen Sketch #4 [3-20-2026]

Central Park Pen Sketch #3 [3-19-2026] Sketchbook: Messages: (from left to right) * Central Pk #3 * 3/20 Update - not bad, but I feel a sketch of this caliber needs color. * Switching my eye lvl too much; I think its negatively affecting drawing :/ * Ink could dry out on me :/ Dissapointing :/ or idk 3/19/2026 3:03 P.M.

Central Park Pen Experiment [3-15-2026]

Central Park Ian Smith Chair [3-16-2026]

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