I’ll be taking part in the Winter Arts Market at St George’s Hall in Liverpool this Sunday (8th December 2013). Landscape art depicting ‘local’ landmarks tend to be those most popular with visitors, so I thought I would try to do a few smaller, affordable pieces during the course of this week (time permitting), to…
Category: Drawings
Autumnal Sunshine and a Walk down the Prom
The first sunny day in what seems like months and a golden opportunity to take the sketchbook out for a spin this afternoon. I haven’t done any sketches in about 6 weeks so, not for the first time, I felt a bit rusty. However, being out in the fresh air, the smell of the sea…
Three Air Fresheners on a Fireplace
My poorly better half was forced to return home from work today. After tending to the patient, I made this pen drawing of three air fresheners grouped together on a fireplace, as she lay recovering on the settee, to the accompaniment of The Odd Couple on DVD. No conclusions regarding household smell should be drawn…
When Ewer a Red Grapefruit
Today’s sketch may give the impression that I didn’t really know what I was doing. This would be for the simple reason that I didn’t. The subject matter of the artwork is a still life featuring a (an?) ewer (a.k.a. Mr Water Jug), accompanied on this occasion by a red grapefruit, which I thought was…
Jeff the Rubber Duck on a Yellow Duster
Which one of us can honestly say that at some point we haven’t fancied drawing (one of) our rubber duck(s) on a duster? This is Jeff, a purple rubber duck born in South East Asia, brought up in Berlin (he’s still wearing his ‘Berlin’ jumper) and now living in the UK. I thought Jeff’s purple…
Drawing Upon Life 