by Drawing Pad | 23 February, 2010 | Art, Blog, Drawing, Painting
This study for my new painting was done quite quickly in about an hour but the painting was done over a week. I’m pleased with it and feel it represents my current interests, derived from my own sketchbook drawing and ideas about painting. The title...
by Drawing Pad | 12 February, 2010 | Blog
I visited the Ashmolean again – this time with school – and was able to make these drawings. The museum is simply magnificent. Click image for a larger view.
by Drawing Pad | 11 February, 2010 | Blog, Drawing, Sketchbooks, Travel
I have been making quite a lot of drawings from landscape recently – these are all from observation from a moving...
by Drawing Pad | 12 January, 2010 | Blog, Drawing, Illustration, Sketchbooks
This drawing was based on the walk we made across the snowy fields.The fruit cages, supports and dried canes provide such visually strong structures against the white flatness of the snow, which makes the photos below look like drawings
by Drawing Pad | 31 December, 2009 | Blog, Drawing, Sketchbooks
I went to the new galleries at the Ashmolean Museum today. I always enjoy drawing at the Ashmolean but found it more inspiring to draw from the sculpture than the painting. New galleries are great and transform the place. Very crowded and some parts still not fully...
by Drawing Pad | 9 December, 2009 | Drawing, Painting, Sketchbooks
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