Husb and I went to the gathering in support of refugees in the centre of Swansea this afternoon. There was a good turnout and I took the opportunity to have a few scribbles. Drawing in crowds is hard; people don’t stay still. You fix on one figure as your starting point but before you finish,Continue reading “On The Move”
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Can’t See For Looking!
Sometimes you can’t see the wood for the trees. I’ve made a start on a wall drawing onto newspaper, working from a photograph and it’s only now that I’ve put the photos onto the computer that I can see that the legs are too short! I could NOT see that when I was doingContinue reading “Can’t See For Looking!”
One From The Archives :4 The Name Game
The Towel Drawing is the basis of everything I do. Sometimes it can be the finished product itself but more often it is the starting point for work in many different media. Once I decide that a rough sketch is worth developing, I like to see how many different ways I can expand the idea.Continue reading “One From The Archives :4 The Name Game”
One From The Archives :2
The Carpet The inspiration for a piece of work can often be the slightest of things. Drawing is all about looking and the closer you look, the more you see. At first glance you see a solid figure. Look again and the texture and pattern of the background can draw you in. That’s certainlyContinue reading “One From The Archives :2”
One From the Archives :1
Rinascere #4 In addition to my daily blog, I have decided to publish work from the archives to let people see my wider body of finished work and at the same time, focus on individual pieces. I hope you enjoy. Rinascere, is an Italian word meaning ‘to be reborn’ or ‘to revive’ and is the rootContinue reading “One From the Archives :1”
Weeding And A Male Nude
After one of the wettest summers on record, we’ve had a couple of dry sunny days, so Husb and I were off to the allotment which needed a lot of work after a month of rain. I had a huge amount of weeding facing me, everything has grown huge including the weeds. I did loadsContinue reading “Weeding And A Male Nude”
Finger Blobs
I drew this head at the life drawing group at Swansea Print Workshop a couple of evenings ago. I used my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and loaded a photo of some marbling I’d done as the background to the drawing. I used the free Markers app. I wanted to break away from detailed ‘traditional’ drawingContinue reading “Finger Blobs”
A New Male Nude
Just back from life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop this evening. Tonight we worked with a male model who, although thin, has very good muscle definition. I used my Samsung Galaxy Tablet Note 8 with the free Markers app, but it’s a bit on the small side for a full body study so I focusedContinue reading “A New Male Nude”
Popping Up
Earlier this evening I did my first ‘pop-up studio‘ at the Taliesin Arts Centre. My latest body of work, a collection of almost 30 pieces called ‘Er Gof’, is being exhibited in Oriel Ceri Richards Gallery and we (the art collective 15 Hundred Lives) have set up a temporary studio upstairs in the cinema foyer/bar.Continue reading “Popping Up”
Back To Basics
It’s been a very busy few weeks, personally and professionally and I haven’t been keeping up with my sketchbook drawings. I should be doing a scribble each day but I’ve lapsed. So today I went back to basics. Husb and I went to a family birthday, our little great-niece is three and we celebrated atContinue reading “Back To Basics”
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