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…”
Tag Archives: Tags:@womensart1
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…”
Foot-tapping At The Gig
Here’s a quick scribble at our local venue “Down By Here” (previously Elysium Bar). I can’t remember the band but this guy was tapping his feet to the music in a snazzy shirt so I scribbled him. I have a new exhibition, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, part of MANIFEST at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. TheContinue reading “Foot-tapping At The Gig”
Experimenting With Lino: The Forest
I’m trying out something new, experimenting with lino, drawing on sketches I made a couple of years ago on a residency I did in rural Germany. I spent a week or so in a medieval village in a forest and the work I did there was completely different to anything I’ve done before…please click hereContinue reading “Experimenting With Lino: The Forest”
#Caturday Archives: 59
One from January 2018 for this week’s #Caturday Saturday, a sketch of Sparta Puss in a free Markers app on my (now old) Samsung Galaxy Note 8. I have a new exhibition, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, part of MANIFEST at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. The show runs until October 31st. Open Saturdays 10.00 – 17.00,Continue reading “#Caturday Archives: 59”
Drawing Walking: 2
I recently sketched a friend as he walked around the Rosehill Quarry labyrinth. I drew into a small (A6) Indigo sketchbook on very rough, heavyweight paper that I had previously prepared with white gesso and turquoise Liquitex acrylic ink. The surface is so rough that pens and pencils just didn’t cut it, so I usedContinue reading “Drawing Walking: 2”
Drawing Walking: 1
I went for a walk with a friend yesterday and took a bit of time to sit and sketch while he walked around a labyrinth. It’s a challenge to draw someone walking as, of course, they’re constantly on the move and you have to catch fleeting movements, shapes, colours without having the luxury of observingContinue reading “Drawing Walking: 1”
Life Drawing: 45 minutes
The final pose from last week’s life drawing session was about 45 minutes. I got the figure blocked in pretty quickly and I had time to put in her environment which was fun. I’m enjoying playing with my Caran D’Ache NeoPastels, I love the colours. I have an exhibition of (mostly) new work, “Carved HeadsContinue reading “Life Drawing: 45 minutes”
Life Drawing: 30 Minutes
I really liked this pose, the lines just flowed as I drew her. She’s very tiny and reminds me of the models of the Austrian Expressionist artist Egon Schiele back at the beginning of the 20th century. She features in my new exhibition (see below). I worked with Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed printmaking paperContinue reading “Life Drawing: 30 Minutes”
Life Drawing: 10 minutes
This is a 10 minute pose drawn with Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with acrylic screenprinting ink. It’s one of the latest sketches from the last life-drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. I like the way it turned out. 10 minutes isn’t enough time to get loads of detail done, but it’s aContinue reading “Life Drawing: 10 minutes”
scribblah 