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The Home Run

And now into the Home Run, here’s my 91st Baby Boomer sitter out of the 100 I want to draw by the end of the year. We’re a big demographic, the Baby Boom began in 1946, a year after the end of World War 2 and ended in 1964, a couple of years after theContinue reading “The Home Run”

Behind The Scenes

And here is number 90 of the 100 Baby Boomers I aim to sketch by the end of the year. I’m so excited to have reached this stage, I felt like giving up a couple of times along the way because there has been a lot of work behind the scenes to find people willingContinue reading “Behind The Scenes”

The More You Look…..

This is the 89th Baby Boomer out of my target of one hundred people sketches of people of my generation. At the risk of stating the obvious, there is such a huge range of features and faces. Normally we don’t really scrutinise people’s features because we’re brought up to think it’s rude to stare butContinue reading “The More You Look…..”

The Scariest Combo

When I started this epic task, to draw one hundred people of my generation, the Baby Boomers, there were two things that I found very hard to draw – spectacles and facial hair and the two together were the scariest combo of all. But now, with so much practice ….. not bothered at all ……..Continue reading “The Scariest Combo”

Cake Porn And Art

I’ve been making cakes for my Open Studio event at Galerie Simpson tomorrow – just finished this gluten-free chocolate and poached pear upside down cake to go with the bara brith (courtesy of Jane Simpson), pineapple upside-down cake and lemon and elderflower drizzle cake. I’ve been doing some little mashups of my Käthe Kollwitz printContinue reading “Cake Porn And Art”

A Relaxed Squiggliness

I’m getting through these Baby Boomers at quite a rate now, here’s number 87 out of my target of a hundred. My style changes according to the person I’m drawing. Some people require a certain formality and precision of line, others invite a relaxed squiggliness. I’m sure that my phraseology wouldn’t pass muster in aContinue reading “A Relaxed Squiggliness”

Kollwitz Mashups

I’ve been doing some little mashups with my Käthe Kollwitz stamped prints and some newspaper. They’re stuck onto the windows of Galerie Simpson where I’ve been doing an artist’s residency for the past 3 weeks. On Saturday I’m having an Open Studio from 10.00 – 16.00 with tea and home-made cakes and the art I’veContinue reading “Kollwitz Mashups”

What Am I Up To Now? [7]

Still working on a new piece of art at my residency at Galerie Simpson on Swansea’s High Street. I’m taking my printmaking out of two dimensions into three and it’s certainly been challenging. Today I’ve been sewing paper together on my lovely Edwardian Singer sewing machine and then overstitching my little stamped prints of GermanContinue reading “What Am I Up To Now? [7]”

Always Room For Improvement

And another lovely Baby Boomer – I’m on a roll! I set myself the task of drawing 100 Baby boomer, my generation, by the end of this year and here is number 86. I just love doing this, such interesting conversations and faces full of life and experience. It’s developing my drawing skills – there’sContinue reading “Always Room For Improvement”

Still Learning

This is sitter number 85 out of my target of 100 Baby Boomers sketched by the end of this year. I’ve improved so much in my ability to sketch faces quickly and with reasonable accuracy, some more and some less, while retaining my own style. It’s very different to working with professional models and I’mContinue reading “Still Learning”