Sometimes when I’m sketching at a gig, the music influences me more than at other times, like when I did this one at the recent Swansea Fringe. The movements of the guitarist in Two Til Twelve and the music got me scribbling manically, more so than usual. I really got into the zone with myContinue reading “Swansea Fringe 13: Two Til Twelve.”
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Swansea Fringe 12: Quick Scribbles.
These very quick sketches are from the first night I drew at this year’s Swansea Fringe, at Crowley’s Rock Bar. I find it’s good practice to rattle off some very quick scribbles at the beginning of a drawing session, to warm up. I suppose it’s like a singer doing scales in the dressing room orContinue reading “Swansea Fringe 12: Quick Scribbles.”
Swansea Fringe 11: Ria Plays In Black.
Here’s another sketch I did at Swansea Fringe the other week, of one of the musicians in the most excellent band, Ria Plays. She wore black, in a black venue on a black stage and I drew in the dark. I guess I’m a bit of a masochist when it come to my art 🙂Continue reading “Swansea Fringe 11: Ria Plays In Black.”
Swansea Fringe 10: The Red Drummer.
This guy had everything – tattoos, drums and red hair. Great to draw. Not easy though, because he’s a vigorous drummer and his arms were a blur most of the time. That’s a challenge for me, do I capture a split second in time, as I have here or do I use some technique toContinue reading “Swansea Fringe 10: The Red Drummer.”
Swansea Fringe 9: Another Drummer.
Here’s another Swansea Fringe sketch from last weekend’s after-party. Drummers are often shoved to the back and it’s hard to get a good line of sight to draw them, but “False Hope For The Savage” gave their drummer plenty of space – so much energy and a lot of fun to draw.
Swansea Fringe 8: False Hope For The Savage
As if I couldn’t get enough sketching at the Swansea Fringe the other weekend, I went back the following Friday to the Fringe after-party for some more rock and scribbling. Here’s local band False Hope For The Savage. They’re cool!
Swansea Fringe 7: Zed Motel.
Sometimes when I’m sketching, I’m not happy with the result I get with the materials I’m using. That happened with the singer of Zed Motel, a band at Crowleys Rock Bar during Swansea Fringe the other weekend. I liked the effect of the Inktense blocks that I used with a reservoir brush, but they wereContinue reading “Swansea Fringe 7: Zed Motel.”
Swansea Fringe 6: Rock Foxes.
Here’s another sketch from the recent Swansea Fringe, where I cwtched into a corner of Crowleys Rock Bar and drew musicians for 3 nights. It’s not easy sketching bands, there are lots of people on stage and they tend to move around a lot. I have to make a decision who and what to drawContinue reading “Swansea Fringe 6: Rock Foxes.”
Swansea Fringe 5: Swanhill.
It’s been just over a week now since my three-night stint as a Swansea Fringe sketcher. It was a great idea and seemed to go down well with the bands. I’m well happy, I did 30 sketches, a lot of work in a relatively short time. And loads of really good practice too. Drawing andContinue reading “Swansea Fringe 5: Swanhill.”
Swansea Fringe 4: Cool Shirts.
Here are another couple of sketches from Crowleys Rock Bar during Swansea Fringe last weekend. The singer of Teal Flood is on the left, and on the right a musician from bi-lingual band The Night School. These are very quick drawings so it’s not always possible to get an accurate likeness and I’m sure theContinue reading “Swansea Fringe 4: Cool Shirts.”
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