Here’s two sketches of the same musician from the recent Swansea Fringe. He’s playing with the band Sigiriya. It’s good practice to repeat sketching the same subject, it refines what you do.
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Hitting And Dribbling.
Getting some colour down at Swansea Fringe last weekend – has it been a week already? I was rocking out to Sons of Thunder (at Hangar 18) and literally HITTING the paper with my Inktense blocks. Then I hit the paper with my reservoir brush, dribbling the water all over the place. Sometimes the imageContinue reading “Hitting And Dribbling.”
Groovy Paisley Shirt.
Sometimes when I’m sketching at gigs, I look for interesting things going on around the figure I’m drawing. This musician with the band “Strange Orchid” had a groovy Paisley shirt and was performing in front of Philip Cheater‘s artwork in Elysium. I drew the head with a graphite block and used Inktense blocks and aContinue reading “Groovy Paisley Shirt.”
Heavy Rock Legs.
When I sketch at gigs, I don’t just want to draw the bands. They’re often moving so fast that it gets a bit frantic so to cool off a bit, I draw the audience. Sometimes it’s fun to draw heads, sometimes legs. This is a leg sketch. It’s good practice to get that foreshortening onContinue reading “Heavy Rock Legs.”
The Psychedelic T-Shirt.
I was sketching at Hippos on Swansea’s High Street on Friday, part of the Swansea Fringe, and I spotted this fabulous t-shirt on one of the musicians in King Goon. I scribbled with a ballpoint pen and Inktense blocks.
The Enthusiastic Rocker.
I was sketching at Swansea Fringe this last weekend, and I spotted this guy in the audience at the rock gig at Hangar 18. He was loving it (so was I) and I had a quick scribble.
A Year Gone Already?!
Suddenly a year has gone by and the Swansea Fringe is upon us again! I’ve been sketching last night and this at some of the Rock venues. I’m tired now! All rocked out! More to come…
Heavy Paper!
I have a block of 20 sheets of heavy textured Khadi hand-made Indian paper. I’ve had it around the place for a few years now, not sure what to do with it. I took a similar block with me on my recent residency in Germany and started drawing onto it with twigs dipped in ink.Continue reading “Heavy Paper!”
Random And Open.
Husb and I went for a walk recently, from Ilston to Parkmill on the Gower Peninsula, a very atmospheric route through woods and along the tree-lined river. I didn’t do any sketching on the walk, I focused on soaking up the mood of my surroundings. I held on to those feelings today and, working withContinue reading “Random And Open.”
Joio! Enjoy!
The mini-festival that Husb and I went to over the weekend is part of the annual Swansea Bay Live events characterised by the logo “Joio / Enjoy”, put on by Swansea Council during holiday times. I had a few scribbles while I was listening to the excellent local band Disco Panther.
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