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. »
Day 61: Another apple ready for plucking
There's no doubt that fruit and vegetables make excellent study objects; the range of tone, varying surface texture and pleasing shape creates an attractive whole. I »
Day 60: Marmite is so nice I drew it twice
I like Marmite so much I even took a jar of this delicious spread with me to France. It doesn't go so well with croissants but »
Day 59: Six eggs all the same but different
The other day I talked about setting myself a challenge when drawing a spoon - to produce six drawings in a row with each one strictly »
Day 58: Put the kettle on please
Another essential item when camping (if you're British at least) is a kettle for your morning cuppa; otherwise it's barely worth getting out of bed. The »