art exhibitions – scribblah

Drawing Walking: 1

I went for a walk with a friend yesterday and took a bit of time to sit and sketch while he walked around a labyrinth. It’s a challenge to draw someone walking as, of course, they’re constantly on the move and you have to catch fleeting movements, shapes, colours without having the luxury of observingContinue reading “Drawing Walking: 1”

Life Drawing: 45 minutes

The final pose from last week’s life drawing session was about 45 minutes. I got the figure blocked in pretty quickly and I had time to put in her environment which was fun. I’m enjoying playing with my Caran D’Ache NeoPastels, I love the colours. I have an exhibition of (mostly) new work, “Carved HeadsContinue reading “Life Drawing: 45 minutes”

Life Drawing: 30 Minutes

I really liked this pose, the lines just flowed as I drew her. She’s very tiny and reminds me of the models of the Austrian Expressionist artist Egon Schiele back at the beginning of the 20th century. She features in my new exhibition (see below). I worked with Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed printmaking paperContinue reading “Life Drawing: 30 Minutes”

Life Drawing: 10 minutes

This is a 10 minute pose drawn with Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with acrylic screenprinting ink. It’s one of the latest sketches from the last life-drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. I like the way it turned out. 10 minutes isn’t enough time to get loads of detail done, but it’s aContinue reading “Life Drawing: 10 minutes”

Life Drawing: Slightly Out

This was not an easy pose for me to draw. I’m not sure why, but I kept getting the measurements wrong and the whole body is slightly out. But that’s the way it goes sometimes. It’s a 15 minute pose drawn with Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with acrylic screenprinting ink. I haveContinue reading “Life Drawing: Slightly Out”

Life Drawing: Foreshortening

Here’s a lying-down pose from the side with some wicked foreshortening. I had fun with this, playing with my Caran D’Ache NeoPastels, not worrying too much about being realistic, although I was intently focused on accurately capturing the extreme perspective of the 25-minute pose. I have a new exhibition coming up, “Carved Heads And OtherContinue reading “Life Drawing: Foreshortening”

Life Drawing: An In-Betweener

Here’s a15-minute pose from the recent life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. It’s beyond a short pose but falls short of a long pose – an in-betweener pose. I used Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with left-over acrylic screenprint ink. I have a new exhibition coming up, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”,Continue reading “Life Drawing: An In-Betweener”

Life Drawing: A Quick One

Here’s a quick 5-minute pose from the recent life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. I used Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with left-over acrylic screenprint ink. I have a new exhibition coming up, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, part of MANIFEST at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. There’s a celebration event with me andContinue reading “Life Drawing: A Quick One”

Life Drawing: In The Mirror

Here’s a longer, 45 minute, pose from last night’s life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. I had a good angle that let me draw a mirror image as well. I used Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with left-over acrylic screenprint ink. I have a new exhibition coming up, “Carved Heads And OtherContinue reading “Life Drawing: In The Mirror”

Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Turquoise Deep

I’m carrying on spreading Liquitex ink onto my three very different sketchbooks. The hand-made one prepared with clear textured gesso. The Khadi one, prepared with smooth white gesso. And the unprepared one made by Indigo. This time I used Turquoise Deep. The effects are so different across the three books. . I have a newContinue reading “Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Turquoise Deep”