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More life drawing
3 drawings sneaked in during a life class.
Edinburgh Drawings
This was my favourite sketchpad drawing done during the week we spent in Edinburgh at the end of August. I was sitting in a Starbucks after a hard morning walking the galleries and enjoying a Frappuccino mocha grande while using the coloured pencil I'd bought earlier...
New sketchbook work
I had a day on the isle of wight recently and managed a couple of sketches. the day was sunny but cooled by a gentle sea breeze. The brilliant hazy light across the wet sand meant I would have liked to have done more but I wasn't there for long.
Designer Commemorative Mug
Last week the school where I work presented commemorative mugs to all staff and pupils. I had enormous fun designing the mugs, and I thought it would be interesting to document here the process of design and manufacture. We began with ideas for a matt black mug with...
Life Drawing
I don't often get a chance to draw much in the weekly life class I run at school, but this week student numbers were small so I was able to do these. I was rather pleased with them at the time - mostly because I so enjoyed doing them - even at the end of a long day in...
Self portrait
Twenty five years ago as a student I painted myself in my bedsit (left). This year I was invited to donate a portrait to the National Portrait Gallery's Gala mystery portrait postcard exhibition. So I painted another picture (right). They make an interesting...
On the Go
I have been working on various things at the moment including the Pericles design, a commemorative mug and a self portrait.
new small pics
I completed these 4 small pictures last week. They are based on the memory of particular places, weather and light conditions. Looking at them together (above) it's interesting to note formal qualities that...
Devon Holiday
We got away in mid August for 3 days to a small place near Dittisham in Devon. We were there last 13 years ago. I was able to do some quick sketchbook work in the wooded valley where we stayed, on the beach and one quick drawing in the bustling town of Dartmouth....