Day 87: At the cutting edge
For some reason I haven't drawn scissors before and that's a little strange as they offer a nice combination of materials and reflective surfaces. Fortunately today »
Day 86: The humble brush
In a number of art books I've seen pictures of brushes and I've always been fascinated by the ways in which different artists capture the fine »
Day 85: Charcoal in the art class
A couple of months ago I enjoyed a taster session with a local art teacher, Gabriela Schutz, and pretty much decided to sign up for her »
Day 84: Rewarded with a small glass of wine
I know it's hard to believe but sometimes we don't finish a bottle of wine with dinner and the dregs are left for the next day. »
Day 83: Trying out watercolour with an apple
As I've mentioned before I have no experience with watercolour as a medium but I've become increasingly interested in its possibilities having seen just what's possible. »
Day 82: Taking off my belt
I've been reading up on the use of ink pens lately and can see how they really suit some subjects; those with more contrast than colour »
Day 81: Autumn leaves are coming
Today was a lovely sunny day and I decided to wander down to the park at lunchtime - where I found out that it was also »
Day 80: Giving life to my cup and jug arrangement
It's becoming something of a tradition. Yesterday I used a grid overlay to help me draw this jug & cup group more accurately. The reason for »
Day 79: Adding a grid to my jug and cup group
Following on from my reasonably successful attempt at a group of cans I looked for another arrangement which might benefit from the grid treatment and chanced »
Day 78: Filling out my group of cans
In my study yesterday I placed a regular grid over my picture of some cans to assist me in getting the basic shapes down on paper. »