Eagle Scout Alex Ray – Aug. 28th, 2006!
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Aug.29, 2006, under What\'s New?
Central Florida Inkslinger Alex Ray became an Eagle Scout, Sunday, August 27th. The event was held at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Orlando. I was honored to be asked to be a speaker.
My intention was to go up and give a prepared short speech. At the podium I wanted to quickly draw the crouwd in my sketchbook. At the end of the speech I also wanted to point out that it was Alex that got me drawing in a sketchbook again. He had been bringing in sketchbooks he had been filling while travelling with his family to different locations in and out of the U.S. As much as he came to Inkslinger meetings to be inspired, he had inspired us also.
The result of drawing the crowd was disappointing. When I draw caricatures I ask a lot of questions. I’m used to drawing and talking. This was different. I was trying to remember a speech, draw pews in a church, remember a speech, draw people in the pews, etc. It was a very interesting exercise and the result is here.
Thinking to redeem myself, from my seat in the pew I thought I would draw Alex, who was seated up on the stage. That one didn’t work so well either. Drawing in my lap, I got the proportions off. That’s why I have a sketch pad, to make mistakes. Here’s the drawing.
A surprise!
I was given an Eagle Scout Mentor pin. I show it here and it goes in a very special place and will be worn often. The pin brought it all together.
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September 2nd, 2006 on 4:26 pm
Rob,
What an interesting experiment… to give a speech and sketch at the same time. Also, big congrats to you on serving as a mentor to an Eagle Scout.
You’re a great guy and continue to amaze with ALL you do!
best,
Craig