Husb and I went to the Elysium Bar this evening for some live music and of course, I had to have a quick scribble. There were plenty of interesting faces for me to sketch. Hats, glasses and beards are always a bit difficult and this chap had all three. Raising Funds. My family is raisingContinue reading “A Quickie In The Pub”
Category Archives: People watching
Even More Carrying On ….
This is the reality of making art at times. Doing it for a bit. Then stand back and look at it. Then do a bit more. Then sleep on it. I find this happens more with a painting than with a drawing or printmaking. So I’ve done a bit more to this painting of myContinue reading “Even More Carrying On ….”
By The Seat Of My Pants…
I’m doing a bit more work on the painting I started earlier in the week. It’s weird working like this. Normally I draw, and that’s pretty spontaneous and quick. Or I make prints, which is methodical and well-planned. But with this painting lark, I’m flying by the seat of my pants! I started out withContinue reading “By The Seat Of My Pants…”
Little Boy, Big Hat.
I spent a few happy hours at GS Artists today, at the opening of their next series of 9-to-90 community art events (in partnership with HARBWR Arts On Prescription). Of course, I had to have a scribble. There was a sweet little boy sitting opposite me, engrossed in his drawing. He had a big, brightContinue reading “Little Boy, Big Hat.”
Pushing It ….
I’m carrying on with this painting onto a recycled canvas, from a sketchbook scribble I did a while back (below). I’m way out of my comfort zone here, I normally try and work directly from life, or from a photo if I really have to, so to try and make a painting from what isContinue reading “Pushing It ….”
Getting Nearer.
I did some more work on the “celebrity” portrait I started recently, using my new-ish pastels from the Lake District. I don’t normally work from photos or do celebs, but I need a lot of practice to try out these as they’re much softer than I’m used to. The likeness is getting nearer but notContinue reading “Getting Nearer.”
Who Is It?
I don’t generally draw celebrities but I was trying out my new pastels and there wasn’t anyone in the house so I grabbed a photo off the Internet and started scribbling their likeness. Here’s the halfway point – can you see who it is yet? Raising Funds. My family is raising money for Phil, aContinue reading “Who Is It?”
Face Across A Room – 4.
Here’s another quick sketch when I was out and about. This time, I tried scribbling someone who was talking. It’s good practice as I have to cope with a face in constant motion. I used a ballpoint pen into my A5 leather-bound sketchbook. Raising Funds. My family is raising money for Phil, a younger relativeContinue reading “Face Across A Room – 4.”
Face Across A Room 3.
Another interesting face scribbled across a bar on Friday night, with a ballpoint pen into my A5 sketchbook. I love doing this, capturing these little still moments in people’s lives. Does that make me a voyeur? Raising Funds. My family is raising money for Phil, a younger relative of mine, to have life-changing surgery inContinue reading “Face Across A Room 3.”
Face Across A Room 2
Out on Friday night, saw an interesting face across the bar, had to have a scribble didn’t I? With a ballpoint pen into my leather-bound A5 sketchbook. Raising Funds. My family is raising money for Phil, a younger relative of mine, to have life-changing surgery in Spain. Phil is disabled by Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and the operationContinue reading “Face Across A Room 2”
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