Day 71: Finishing my watercolour scene
In my work yesterday I started on my first watercolour drawing before leaving it overnight to dry properly. Today I hoped to get through stages 2 »
Day 70: Trying my hand at a watercolour
Just the other day I bought a watercolour set for the very first time; primarily so that I could try out the pencil wash study but »
Day 69: Wood destined for the fire meets charcoal
Walking through the garden I stumbled on a piece of an old chair destined for the bonfire; nothing special (or useful) but with a moderately attractive »
Day 68: Trying a tinted wash for the first time
A feeling that's bothered me for a while is that no matter how hard I try I find it almost impossible to create truly smooth shading. »
Day 67: I've no idea why this was in my garden but...
For some reason this rather substantial bone was lying in my back garden when I returned from holiday - which is strange as we don't have »
Day 66: A banana but in a new medium
Taking on charcoal my first thought was, perhaps typically, to pick a banana for my subject. What a great fruit; very tasty, easy to eat and »
Day 65: A charcoal sampler
Following on from yesterday's sketch, and my complaint regarding the limitation of shading in pencil, I've decided to try my hand at charcoal. Reputedly this is »
Day 64: Adding character to my kettle
Yesterday I spoke about the grid method of drawing and how this enabled me to sketch out a kettle with unprecedented accuracy (for me at least) »
Day 63: Using the grid method on a kettle
Recently I read a blog article on drawing and learnt about the grid method and how this can help an artist achieve accurate proportions in their »
Day 62: At the airport, pencil in hand
Today I had to fly back from Biarritz and, I can tell you, this is a pretty small, regional airport with not a lot going on. »