Here’s another en plein air sketch I did during a half-hour walk-and-draw exercise on Kilvey Hill. It’s a strange sight; until very recently the area was completely covered in trees but a controversial development project, The Skyline, has ripped out an enormous channel through the forest. This sketch doesn’t give a sense of the scaleContinue reading “En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 4”
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En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 3
Here’s another en plein air sketch I did during a half-hour walk-and-draw exercise on Kilvey Hill. I used graphite (6B), a conté crayon (black) and a white soft oil pastel (Daler Rowney) and drew quickly into a unique sketchbook made by a friend. Each page is collaged with something different and then sealed with transparentContinue reading “En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 3”
En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 2
Here’s another en plein air sketch I did during a half-hour walk-and-draw exercise on Kilvey Hill. I used graphite (6B), a conté crayon (black) and a white soft oil pastel (Daler Rowney) and drew quickly into a unique sketchbook made by a friend. Each page is collaged with something different and then sealed with transparentContinue reading “En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 2”
En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 1
Husb and I went for a walk up Kilvey Hill this afternoon and I took a new sketchbook, hand-made by a lovely friend. Each page has something collaged onto it and then sealed with transparent gesso. I took a block of graphite (6B), a conté crayon (black) and a white soft oil pastel (Daler Rowney).Continue reading “En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 1”
Sketchbook Archives: 69
February 2017 and I’m still in the drawing-portraits-on-brown-paper phase. I used black, brown and sanguine conté crayons and graphite. I’m not sure why I stopped – I really like the effect. Maybe that’s why, maybe it was becoming too easy and I’m a glutton for punishment 🙂 I have an exhibition, “Carved Heads And OtherContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 69”
More Crazy Hair…
I went to a concert in the summer at Llangiwg Church and Y Pregethwr did an amazing performance in the Welsh language. He sings passages from the Book of Ecclesiastes in Cymraeg accompanied by a harmonium. He has wild hair so I sketched him. I have a new exhibition, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, partContinue reading “More Crazy Hair…”
Crazy Hair…
Sometimes I’m lucky enough to sit behind someone with fantastically crazy hair when I have a sketchbook on me. It’s so much fun to play with mark-making and different textures when I’m drawing hair like this. I used a Derwent graphite pencil – HB. I have a new exhibition, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, partContinue reading “Crazy Hair…”
Life Drawing: Left Handed
I hurt my right arm the other week. I was being daft, trying to convince myself that I’m a few decades younger and that I could help to carry some heavy boxes that I really should have left to other, younger and stronger, people. Anyway, while it’s getting better, I’m having trouble with doing someContinue reading “Life Drawing: Left Handed”
Scribbleheads…
I keep meaning to do more random sketches from imagination, just letting my bit of graphite scribble away to see what happens, but I find it so hard to let go and not work from life. I MUST TRY HARDER!!! 😀
Life Drawing: Just Back
Just back from life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop and I’m just doing a quick post before going to bed. I did the drawing using a graphite stick for the finer details and a graphite block (6B) for the strong lines and darker shading. Nos da, goodnight
