It's been about a month since I drew any mandalas. These are from around the end of April. Thanks to Nina, I will be taking up mandala making again!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
cats are better than cars
The ghost of my dead cat came back this week specifically to impart this message, so it must be true. He even gave his reasons which I have listed above. So there you go. Who am I to argue with the ghost of my beloved Caesar McTavish?
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Citrus
Yes, this is one from the archives but let's face it, I ain't gonna draw a better lemon than this one!!
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Mother for Monday Artday
I drew this portrait for the new blog Monday Artday. The challenge this week is mother. So I dug out an old black and white passport photo of my Mom holding me as a baby and properly had a go at drawing. It's been a long time since I spent so long working on something that wasn't for a course or assignment and I really enjoyed it. Great challenge Bearuh!
Saturday, May 05, 2007
While my neighbours partied loudly...
I painted this for my Mum's birthday. Not having painted or drawn much in the last 10 days or so, I think I am out of practice. But somehow I think she'll forgive me.
Friday, May 04, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Polar Dancing
Cicely wasn't sure she had the figure for it, but this polar dancing was all the rage with the younger penguins these days. The thong however was definitely a mistake.
Friday, April 20, 2007
painting with a limited palette
So, having finished the four A4 charcoal studies required for the first project in my painting course, the next step was to paint the still life I'd been drawing, on A2 paper, using a limited palette of three colours only (black, white, yellow ochre) and beginning by painting the negative space. The idea was to concentrate on shape and tone, to get a feel for them in paint, and not to worry about the detail of the objects themselves. The idea was not to come up with a polished, "finished" painting. This is a photo of the painting on my drawing board. The yellow has come out a lot more intense in the photo than it is in real life. I enjoyed the exercise a lot more than I thought it would. Once I started, I tried not to think too much and just kept going.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Even Fortune gets caught in the rain...
So this is an ink and watercolour version of a 16th Century ink drawing that I found on the internet, researching images of fortune. The original drawing (the bottom one, in case you hadn't figured that out!) caught my eye because of the exquisite line work. I'm afraid my version of Fortune makes her look like she's just been splashed by a passing car, or rather a carriage, running over a puddle. But I reckon even Fortune has days like this, hence the title of this post.
At first I was intimidated by the original drawing and wasn't sure about attempting to copy it, but then again, I love a challenge and will try anything I haven't done before. In many ways, it was a pleasure to copy because the line work was so good, and I learned a lot from doing it. The drawing has at times been attributed to Durer, which is an error. The artist was a German engraver known as Master MZ.
final charcoal studies
The top two drawings were the first two studies that I posted a little while ago here, except these are the "improved" versions, where I added to the drawings as suggested in the assignment. The bottom two are the final third and fourth studies that we had to do for this project.
It was a first for me to do so many studies of the same subject, and to stick to the same subject over a number of weeks. I really enjoyed doing so and definitely benefitted from applying myself in this way.
Soon, I will begin painting.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Friday, April 06, 2007
Sunday, April 01, 2007
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