Metal Legs: 4.

Foreshortening isn’t a biscuit…

And some more heavy metal legs. I was in a tight space in the audience for Suns of Thunder at Elysium the other night so I looked down and drew what I saw, lots of men’s legs in shorts with some pretty groovy foreshortening. Foreshortening isn’t a biscuit by the way 😀

Metal Legs: 3

And another pair of legs from Heavy Metal night last weekend. Loved listening to the music, loved drawing people’s legs and shoes.

Metal Legs: 2.

A drawing in pen and charcoal of a pair of men's legs from the knees down, wearing knee-length shorts and big slip-on shoes with no socks. He has a lot of tattoos across his left calf.

More legs from the heavy metal gig at Elysium the other evening, with Suns of Thunder. It’s not the easiest to draw in the middle of a crowd, but it gave me some great foreshortening to work with. I used the continuous line drawing method to get the positioning and proportions right.

Metal Legs: 1.

Husb and I went out to see a heavy metal band the other evening, locals Suns Of Thunder at Elysium. Fantastic – very loud, very dancy – I had to have a scribble! I had my tiny leather-bound sketchbook with me and it’s too small for a lot of detail so, what to draw? I looked around and there they were, lots of heavy metal legs in shorts, big footwear and tattoos. I don’t often get a chance to draw lots of legs like these, close up in a crowd, so I made the most of it.

Cafe, Coffee, Scribble…

Popped into my favourite cafe, Waterstones in Swansea, earlier for a coffee and of course, I had to have a scribble. Just a quick one.

Quick Conference Sketch: 3.

A small line drawing of a man in black shirt, trousers and boots leaning back in an armless chair. He looks very comfortable, both his feet are off the floor. He wears glasses and his right hand rests on his left thigh while his left hand rests on a table and supports himself and the tilted chair
Laid Back.

Here’s another quick sketch I did at the conference I went to last week. It was quite a relaxed event and this guy across the room was very laid back in his chair. I used a Faber Castell Pitt drawing pen (Sepia, size S) into my small leatherbound sketchbook.

Quick Conference Sketch: 2

I was at a conference over last weekend. It was a good one, not one of the boring, meaningless jollies I remember from my younger working days. I guess people don’t have time to waste now, or demand better value for money. But I found a few minutes here and there to have a quick scribble into my teeny leather-bound sketchbook with a Faber Castell Pitt drawing pen (Sepia size S).

Quick Conference Sketch: 1

A line drawing in pen and ink, black onto white paper, of a young man with a lot of dark hair. He is viewed from side-on, turning away from the artist slightly. He is wearing a busy plaid shirt. He is drawn from the upper body and is sitting in a high backed chair.

I was at a conference over last weekend. It was a good one, not one of the boring, meaningless jollies I remember from my younger working days. I guess people don’t have time to waste now, or demand better value for money. But I found a few minutes here and there to have a quick scribble.

Wonderful Colourful.

The photo shows a drawing in pen and watercolour of a seated young person dressed in bright clothes, with orange/yellow hair, a green and yellow shirt and blue jeans patched with bright pieces of different materials. At their feet is a bright red and white crumpled bag with the partly obscured logo of Yes Cymru.

Husb and I have been at a conference all weekend, it was hard work but really informative and provocative – in a good way – provoking thought and plans and action. I managed to find a bit of time for sketching though, with my Faber Castell Pitt drawing pens (Sepia) and Inktense watercolour blocks. I saw this wonderful colourful person across the room and I thought “I’ll be ‘aving you!” 😀

Bearded Quickies.

I did some quick sketches today, of the same man but from different angles. He has a beard, high forehead and glasses which is a difficult combination to sketch. It’s all good practice though.