A Head Again and Again.

I drew this page of heads at the Omnichron gig at Hippos the other night. The bass player kept moving so I quickly scribbled him from different angles, without getting enough time to do a detailed drawing.

Grooving…

Lively dancer and lively scribbles.

Another of my gig scribbles from Hippos last weekend, of a lively young dancer grooving to my favourite psychedelic rock band, Omnichron.

I took a slice of skirt and put it into Gradient Map on Adobe Photoshop.

Two Heads At The Gig.

People in profile.

I did lots of scribbling at the gig in Hippos on Saturday night, people in audiences are usually absorbed in the performer – unless they’re dancing – and it makes drawing them easier. Here are two very interesting heads grooving to my old mate Peter Crow.

Digital Scribbling.

I cropped a section of the drawing in Adobe Photoshop and put it through a Gradient Map. It takes on a life of its own; apart from the colour changes, it also has a 3D quality from the lighter scribbles.

Listening To Crow …

Listening Intently.

Husb and I went to a great gig at Hippos the other evening, some fantastic musicians and a quirky, fun venue. Gigs are always good for a scribble, people often listen very intently so they’re nice and still. This one was completely focused on my old mate Peter Crow who delivered a storming set.

The Sketch Cropped and Coloured

I cropped a bit of the sketch and put it through a Gradient Map in Adobe Photoshop for my blog’s featured image.

Goodbye Bouldering Wall …

Taking A Breather.

Here are a couple of post-bouldering sketches I did, still at The Wall in Ulverston, but at the end of the session when people were having a rest. This climber was nice and still as he had a sit-down after a strenuous climb.

And this one took a breather standing up, but quite still, so easier to draw than those in full bouldering mode.

Pretty Boulders through Adobe Photoshop.

It was fun putting pictures of the walls through Adobe Photoshop for some graphics for the blog. I used mainly Cutout Filter and Gradient Map for the effects.

Scribbling Bouldering 6.

Scrambling Up The Wall.

Here are the last few drawings from my visit to Ulverston’s “The Wall” with my young relatives. While they and Husb bouldered, I sat and sketched.

These few below are the first ones I did, extra speedy to warm up.

Extra fast warm up sketches.

Scribbling Bouldering 5.

Here’s another couple of scribbles from The Wall in Ulverston, where Husb and I visited last week. He bouldered with some of our younger relatives while I scribbled. Here are some very quick sketches of two of the littler ones.

Lots Of Pretty Boulders.

Scribbling Bouldering 4.

Scrambling and Sketching.

Husb and I spent a few days in The Lake District last week, in the lovely little town of Ulverston. Husb and our younger relatives went on the climbing wall, doing bouldering. Of course, I had to have a scribble. It’s great to draw people in strange poses that I normally wouldn’t see. I had to be quick too, which is good practice. There’s no time for detail and finesse, it’s scribbling to get something that’s stripped down to the least details you can get away with to make something recognisable.

Little Itty Bitty Boulders.

Scribbling Bouldering 3.

Handholds and Footholds.

Here’s another scribble from The Wall in Ulverston, where Husb and I visited last week. He bouldered, I scribbled. Here he is with some snazzy handholds and footholds, which look a bit like pebbles and gems strewn across a beach after I’ve tweaked them in Adobe Photoshop . Sensibly, there were some very deep fall mats on the floor.

Pretty bits on the climbing wall.

Scribbling Bouldering 2.

Hanging By One Hand.

I went to The Wall in Ulverston when I was there last week, not to climb, but to sketch. Climbers twisted themselves into some great shapes, but I had to draw quickly. The bouldering wall is covered in odd, bright shapes, handholds and footholds. I put photos of them through Adobe Photoshop to go with the sketches in my blog posts.

A Bit of the Bouldering Wall.