It’s a season of new models at our life drawing group; a new female model last week and a new male this week. I had fun with the pastels then did some smaller studies of his hands and feet. It was a one hour pose with some serious foreshortening – I’m a glutton forContinue reading “Another New Model”
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Fat Knees
Was on my feet all day at Swansea Print Workshop, editioning some photopolymer plates and PVC block prints. I couldn’t wait to soak in a hot bubble bath when I got home and then settled down for a night with the TV and newspaper. Except the cat, Sparta, took over my legs and IContinue reading “Fat Knees”
More Kitteh!
Been very busy with work and family for the past week or so and had little time to get out and scribble, so I’ve taken the easy way out and scribbled Sparta Puss who obligingly dosses around the place looking picturesque. It’s hard to keep a fresh approach to a subject that you drawContinue reading “More Kitteh!”
Scribbling Sparta
Haven’t done a scribble of Sparta Puss for a while, mainly because she’s so consistently naughty that we spend most of our time with her chasing the mice / rats / birds she brings in to rescue them and get them out of the house! But this evening she was in a very sweet moodContinue reading “Scribbling Sparta”
Square Eyes
Husb was sitting in a dark corner using his laptop earlier and the screen was reflected in his specs, making his eyes look quite square. So I scribbled him. By the way, he chose to sit in a dark corner. It isn’t some sort of naughty step type punishment. Honest 🙂
A New Model
We had a new model at life drawing tonight. She’s great but I always find it hard when I start to draw a new model, until I get used to them. I generally use different drawing materials with different models so it takes a while to work out what I’m going to use.
Inspiration
There’s a lot of tecchie stuff to do when you’re an artist and today I started scaling up some sketches onto the large pieces of paper I’ve prepared for a series of ‘manier noir’ drawings. I started by soaking some Fabriano Accademica 240gsm and stretching it onto one of my studio walls (good idea toContinue reading “Inspiration”
Wonky Boots
Only time for a very quickie sketch today so I scribbled my boots which are a bit wonky now that I’ve worn them in. I’m not a shoe person and I don’t like shiny, pristine footwear so I like my boots best when they’re a bit battered. I don’t get the shopping for shoes thingContinue reading “Wonky Boots”
The Little Model
Had a fun weekend with lots of visitors staying and a friend’s birthday celebration curry to go to. My little great-nephew made himself comfortable on a very large bed and played with his Wii, cwtched up with his beloved Garfield hot water bottle. Normally he fidgets and wriggles, but give him a computer game andContinue reading “The Little Model”
Heads On A Train
Had a day trip to Cardiff yesterday on the train, which is a great place for scribbling. I spotted these two opposite, the young woman with headphones plugged into her ears and the older man with a hearing aid in his.