Tag: drawing
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And for my encore…
So, it’s been a week since my episodes of Channel 4’s Drawers Off were aired. Overall, it was lovely to see the final edits, I was heartened to see that my work was comparable to the other (excellent) artists and that 3rd parties unknown to me (ie not my partner or my friends) liked and…
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Scribble
Do you sketch? If you do, do you sketch every day? It’s totally addictive. I used to take a paperback with me if I knew I was going somewhere that involved a wait. Nowadays I bring my lovely Venetian Fabriano sketchbook with me everywhere. And I use it. And I find that practice, while not making…
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Face up
Art is a funny old thing. Sometimes you think you’re doing ok. Others you think what you produce is pants. Today I had both….I love my life drawing class but it is challenging and the other people are just sooooooo good. Here’s a selection of today’s work….I must admit to highs and lows today. My…
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Live fast…
im back in school…life drawing to be precise…missed it BIG time over the summer…we start with quick 3-4 minute sketches. I did continuous line today and came up with this (admittedly I’ve had a digital play with it this evening but the lines are the original sketch). Nice to be back at the drawing board. …
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Draw
So this week marks the beginning of term for my art class. I’ve joined drawing as well as life. This week’s projects have focused on tone and using pen and ink rather than paints. I hope you enjoy.
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Night out
I haven’t knitted in ages but I still turn up to the knitting club I have been a member of for the last few years. Today I intended to knit, I really did, but instead I did a fairly sketchy sketch. It’s not Hoch Arte but it captures the sociability, cake and colours a night…