One of the most important reasons (to me at least) for my starting up this blog was to encourage myself to do more drawings. Unfortunately sometimes time just doesn’t allow it. Hence this is my first drawing for 10 days. The sketch depicts a tiny begonia plant. It was one of several bought at the…
Month: Mar 2013
Daffodils #3
Today’s sketch is a watercolour painting of two daffodils. It was painted on watercolour paper, and is around A4 in size. I haven’t used watercolour paints regularly for something like 15 or 20 years, and I’m in the process of remembering how to use them. I approached this image slightly differently to previous recent attempts,…
Daffodils #2
Another go at depicting the daffodils I drew yesterday (post: Daffodil #1), this time on A4ish watercolour paper. I was intending this sketch to be a pure watercolour painting but it ended up a mixed media image. I felt the forms of the daffs needed a little more defining, and used soft pastels to pick…
Daffodil #1
Today’s drawing depicts a daffodil in bloom. I drew it in soft pastels on A4ish pastel paper. Still struggling with pastels…
Rainbow Tulips #3
Yet another drawing of the old rainbow tulips there. I really should try to draw something else soon. I’ve concentrated on one flower this time – a bloom with attractive red and yellow petals. The sketch was made in pen with a touch of coloured pencil. It’s drawn in my A5ish sketchpad.
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