Another quick scribble of audience members at the recent gig at Elysium. It’s a cracking venue, loads of different music genres, plus poetry, comedy, life drawing, crafts, creative writing, a Welsh Learners’ cafe and art group, and, of course, the exhibitions over three galleries. Something for everyone.
Category Archives: sketching
Inspired By …. Ysbrydoli Gan …
I spend a couple of happy hours at Elysium in Swansea today, in an art class for Welsh learners. I speak and read Welsh a bit (yn tipyn bach) but struggle to go beyond conversational Welsh and into specialist topics. This session today looked at one of the current exhibitions, by Arwel Micah, very atmosphericContinue reading “Inspired By …. Ysbrydoli Gan …”
Gig And Scribbles: 1
Husb and I popped into Elysium this evening for a cheeky slim-line tonic, and watched a rock band, King Goon. Of course, I had to have a scribble!
Scribbled On Film …
Here is a short film Husb has made of scribbles from one of my sketchbooks, out and about catching everyday life. The soundtrack is fab 😀
Inspired By The Dinner Party: Hatshepsut
I’ve hit a creative block! It happens. I’ve found that a useful way to deal with it is to do some technical exercises in my sketchbooks until I’m unblocked. I was having a bit of a reminisce and remembered going to see Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party in London way back when. I can’t remember whereContinue reading “Inspired By The Dinner Party: Hatshepsut”
#StandingStoneSunday : Pentre Ifan
Here’s one from the archives for #StandingStoneSunday. I can’t remember when I did this, probably around 10 years ago. I marbled some paper in my studio, in tones of grey and took some of it with me when Husb and I visited the spectacular Pentre Ifan monument in Pembrokeshire. I drew onto it with blocksContinue reading “#StandingStoneSunday : Pentre Ifan”
National Gallery On My Telly: 3.
Another drawing from Tuesday’s televised life drawing session from the National Gallery in London, drawn from my settee. These two models held a 20 minute pose which wasn’t long enough for me to get the basics of both of them. The lower one is lying in an awkward position on the lap and it was really difficultContinue reading “National Gallery On My Telly: 3.”
National Gallery On My Telly: 2.
Another drawing from last night’s televised life drawing session from the National Gallery in London, drawn from my settee, I could happily do this more often. This model held a 14 minute pose and I drew with conte crayons in black, sanguine and white into a spiral bound, A3, brown paper sketchbook. Working onto a light brownContinue reading “National Gallery On My Telly: 2.”
#StandingStoneSunday: A Favourite.
It’s #StandingStoneSunday again and I’m posting an old favourite, Y Garreg Coch (The Red Stone) in Carmarthenshire.
Quick And Little.
Here’s another little sketch from the recent heavy metal gig I went to. These scribbles are small and very quick but they’re important, they train your eye and your hand to work together, and to focus on the essentials before you. Artist’s sketchbooks are a record of our practice, because art is something that hasContinue reading “Quick And Little.”
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