So anyway, this is the last I’m going to write about the Renaissance drawing sessions I went to last week. I did this drawing towards the end of Day 2, when I was getting pretty frazzled and tired. The aim was to try and draw as the Renaissance masters did, using mostly materials and equipmentContinue reading “Too Modern For My Own Good!”
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The Hard Stuff.
I did a couple of days training in Renaissance drawing techniques last week and day two was taken up with drawung drapery. It was really HARD. Give me a naked body anyday! Renaissance artists tend to draw drapery as if it’s sculpted – I found out why – it often was! They used to dipContinue reading “The Hard Stuff.”
Hanging With Egon.
I’ve been a bit short on the creative juices the past couple of days so I did some sketchbook studies of works by Egon Schiele. I adore Schiele and find his art inspirational. I didn’t try to slavishly copy his drawings, but rather to analyse and interpret them using charcoal and pastels. I often findContinue reading “Hanging With Egon.”
Open Studios Coming Up.
Getting into some serious drawing lately, using fairly large discarded prints because the paper is good quality, usually Somerset or Bockingford, along with charcoal, compressed charcoal, chalk and transparent oil bar. I worked up this large [A1] drawing from a tiny life drawing in my sketchbook. I covered the paper with loads of randomContinue reading “Open Studios Coming Up.”
Chooks At The Vetch.
Had a nice diversion this afternoon after picking up my niece for babysitting. We went down to The Vetch Field, Swansea’s old soccer ground in the city centre, which has now been cleared and turned into allotments. There are chickens there too and the sprog and I spent an hour with sketchbooks, charcoal and pastelsContinue reading “Chooks At The Vetch.”
An Exploding Corpse In Charcoal
Today I was forced right out of my comfort zone. I normally scribble away in tiny ink pens into tiny sketchbooks but this morning I enrolled onto a creative drawing workshop led by Keith Bayliss, whose exhibition, The Enclosed Garden is at Mission Gallery in Swansea. After some warm-up exercises on A1 paper usingContinue reading “An Exploding Corpse In Charcoal”
One Head, Three Drawings.
I often do technical exercises for practice and during one life drawing session I tried out three techniques during the same pose. The drawing on the left was done in Faber Castell Pitt brushpen using my left hand [I’m righthanded]; the middle one in FCP pen size Small using my normal hand and the drawingContinue reading “One Head, Three Drawings.”
A Ghost In Charcoal.
Just came back from another Xmas curry. What is it about Xmas and curry houses? I’m going to be barrel-shaped at the end of the holidays at this rate 🙂 I’ve been clearing out my studio because I’m moving to a new, bigger studio over the road and I’m finding loads of work I’d forgottenContinue reading “A Ghost In Charcoal.”
Skeletons I Have Known [2] SKULL ATTACK!
Keeping to the seasonal Halloween theme, I’ve been doing a series of pieces based on the human skull that includes sketches, pastel drawings, cyanotypes and blockprints. These two small drawings were done in chalk, compressed charcoal and Faber Castell Pitt pens into a brown paper sketchbook. I’m going to call the series Skull Attack, whichContinue reading “Skeletons I Have Known [2] SKULL ATTACK!”
On The Other Hand….
I draw everyday. It underpins my professional practice. Sometimes I go on courses to be shaken out of my complacency because it’s too easy to stay in your comfort zone and not take any risks. This means that you don’t develop. I’ve been working with a very good drawing teacher at a local college andContinue reading “On The Other Hand….”
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