It’s #Caturday Saturday again and here’s another cat sketch from my sketchbook archives, May 2016. Sparta Puss was moving around a lot so I only managed to draw her head. She was about 7 years old here, and always quite the tyrant. I have three linocut prints in the Miniprint Cymru Wales exhibition in Mostyn inContinue reading “#Caturday Archives: 48”
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Artist In Residence: Day 11 – block 13
On Day 11 of my residency at Swansea’s Urban HQ last week I started cutting my 13th lino block which is larger than most of the ones I’ve cut so far, double the size at 20 x 15cms. Most of it is carved now, but I decided to add some background on the larger ones soContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 11 – block 13”
Artist In Residence: Day 10 – Block 12
I’m chuffed with the amount of work I have done so far during my residency at Swansea’s Urban HQ. In 10 days I’ve cut 12 lino blocks, done a day of research, had really good conversations with about 30 visitors, and sold a little linocut print. This block is number 12 and is double the sizeContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 10 – Block 12”
Artist In Residency: Day 8 – Bigger Tools
I’m carving again at my artist residency in Swansea’s Urban HQ . I’ve cut 11 small blocks (10 x 15cms) and now I’m working slightly larger (15 x 15cms), still continuing with the portrait theme, they’ve all been developed from original sketches done at life-drawing group. Having a bigger block means that I can use larger cutting tools thatContinue reading “Artist In Residency: Day 8 – Bigger Tools”
Artist In Residence: Day 7 – Learn From The Best
Part of an art practice is research. so I set myself to it on Day 7 of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea. I’d been having some problems trying to represent dark skin through lino printing so I turned to my book* on the African-American artist Elizabeth Catlett. She was a prolific printmaker, as wellContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 7 – Learn From The Best”
#Caturday Archives: 46
It’s #Caturday Saturday again and here’s another cat sketch from my sketchbook archives, January 2016. This is a very quick sketch as she didn’t stay still for long when she was awake back in those days. She was a mere 7 years old then, this Autumn she’ll be 17. And still as feisty as sheContinue reading “#Caturday Archives: 46”
A Pensive Pose
Last week at life drawing group I really enjoyed drawing this 30-minute pose. The model looks quite pensive but I think that’s just how he looks when he’s holding a pose for half an hour – it’s not easy being a life model. I spent a lot of the time working on his face, analysingContinue reading “A Pensive Pose”
#Caturday Archive: 45
It’s #Caturday Saturday again and here’s another cat sketch from my sketchbook archives, January 2016. Sparta Puss looks like butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth! Don’t be fooled. This is a quick sketch with Faber Castell Pitt drawing pens. I have three linocut prints in the Miniprint Cymru Wales exhibition in Mostyn in Llandudno, North Wales, openContinue reading “#Caturday Archive: 45”
Three Quick Faces
These are the first three poses at last week’s life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop, they were all 5 minutes. I like doing these quick sketches to warm up, because there’s so little time, you have to concentrate on the elements that capture the likeness of the person; there’s not enough time to getContinue reading “Three Quick Faces”
Models vs Others Following on from yesterdays post, I was talking about the difference between working with professional models and other people. Most are fine with sitting for a portrait sketch and are happy with the results, but there are some who find it hard to accept what they see. A few people want toContinue reading
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