Stages In A Drawing

I took some photos while I was drawing this; having a camera on my phone is brilliant, so easy to record and upload work. I kept having to adjust his chin, I made it way too long in the early stages. The drawing took a little under an hour, using Caran d’Ache NeoPastels onto preparedContinue reading “Stages In A Drawing”

Working With Life Models

I’ve been working with professional life models for years…decades. I love drawing people from all walks of life, but if I’m wanting to do something more than a sketch, I work with professional models because they are able to stay still, which is really important, and they’re not self-conscious. At the centre of my newContinue reading “Working With Life Models”

Getting Ready To Exhibit

Here I am dusting my work at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. I’ve got an exhibition coming up…put September 5th in your diary. I’ve hung almost 2 dozen linocuts, mostly new work, and all for sale. I’ll be doing a demonstration of making lino prints with chine collé at a celebration event on Saturday 5thContinue reading “Getting Ready To Exhibit”

Inspired By Eryri: 1

Husb and I went on a crazy coach trip to North Wales last week. It was fantastic, it’s such a gorgeous area. I didn’t want to do a lot of artwork, I wanted to enjoy the holiday, but I took a new sketchbook, made from very rough handmade Khadi paper that I prepared with gessoContinue reading “Inspired By Eryri: 1”

A Busman’s Holiday

I haven’t posted on my blog for a week because I’ve been on holiday, a Grand (De)Tour of North Wales with a coachload of like-minded people. It was fantastic. I did some sketching, not too much because I wanted to relax as well. I didn’t want it to be too much like a Busman’s Holiday.Continue reading “A Busman’s Holiday”

The Choir In The Church

I went to a concert featuring the choir that Husb is in, Cor Aderyn Du, at the beautiful Llangiwg Church on Barley Hill above Rhydyfro. I sat in the pews and sketched a bit. It was a lovely sunny evening and the sun streamed through the magnificent modern stained glass window.

Sketchbook Archives: 67

Back to Autumn 2016 and some random sketches that I did out and about. I really should do more. I’m still out and about but I find I’m participating more and more in what’s going on around me and don’t want to interrupt it with scribbling. Maybe I was more curmudgeonly back in the dayContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 67”

Scribbling A Little Group

Husb and I went to a barbecue a few evenings ago, at a neighbours house, where many musicians played and the company was lovely and cheerful. A good opportunity to sit and sketch, I drew this group in pencil.