This looks simple, just a bunch of scribbly lines, but it’s the product of years of practice building enough confidence to just “let go” and not worry about doing a ‘proper’ drawing – if there’s such a thing…..
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Heads And Hats
Here’s another head I sketched at the recent launch of Jen Wilson’s book about Jazz. I find it hard to draw heads and hats. They’re alright separately, but put them together and I’m all over the place with my proportions. Please follow the link here if you want to find out more about Jen’s book….Continue reading “Heads And Hats”
The Lovely And Talented
A couple of evenings ago, Husb and I went to the launch of Jen Wilson’s new book, “Freedom Music: Wales, Emancipation and Jazz” at Swansea’s Dylan Thomas Centre. There were singers and dancers performing, including the lovely and talented Elissa V Evans who sang a beautiful and haunting version of “Oh Susanna”. Of course, IContinue reading “The Lovely And Talented”
The Lady In The Dress
A couple of evenings ago, Husb and I went to the launch of Jen Wilson’s new book, “Freedom Music: Wales, Emancipation and Jazz” at Swansea’s Dylan Thomas Centre. There were performers as well as readings by Jen. The Congolese Development Project had drummers and a dancer – here he is along with a ladyContinue reading “The Lady In The Dress”
Otherworldly
I’ve been doing a manier noir drawing (above) the past few days (click here if you want to see the process), based on an original sketch I did a few weeks ago on a field trip with scientists from Swansea University’s FIRE Lab project. We were looking at culverts up in the Brecon Beacons. IContinue reading “Otherworldly”
Getting Mucky Together
Getting Mucky I spent a couple of hours at Swansea’s Creative Bubble this morning with fellow artists Patti McJones and Chris Bird-Jones. We unleashed a box of compressed charcoal! And got mucky together. That’s one of the nicer things about being an artist, you always have an excuse to shamble around in overalls with charcoalContinue reading “Getting Mucky Together”
Alban Hefin: Summer Solstice
Husb and I caught the midsummer sunset at Mynyddbach Common, one of the city’s high points, last night just before 9.40pm. The colours were extraordinary and my digital camera didn’t really catch the range of colours in the lower sky. Of course, I had to have a scribble, with Daler Rowney artistContinue reading “Alban Hefin: Summer Solstice”
Cutting The Vinyl
I did a lino cut today, well it was on vinyl, from an original sketch I did in my sketchbook when I was on a field trip recently with the Fire Lab, to study Victorian culverts on the Tafarn Y Garreg road towards Brecon. The drawing is quite abstracted, I was looking down along theContinue reading “Cutting The Vinyl”
Turning Over A New Page….
I do quite a bit of teaching, to adults, and many have a big problem with drawing, they feel that they can’t draw and that when they try, they get very demoralised because “it isn’t perfect”. So many people have unrealistic expectations about drawing and don’t realise that, like any skill, it takes commitment, practiceContinue reading “Turning Over A New Page….”
Head Of Cod
I did some drawing this evening down at the Zoology Museum in Swansea University. It’s a small place but jam packed full of fascinating specimens. I did a reduction drawing of the skull of a large fish. There was some debate about whether it was a whiting, like the label said, or a cod. Continue reading “Head Of Cod”
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