I haven’t done a drawing in a wee while and wanted to squeeze one in today. So this is a quick black and white sketch in pen on cartridge paper. I felt a little rusty in all honesty. The subject is a Primula in a tea-cup, a present from my mum. I’m hoping to find…
Category: Drawings
Easter Orchid
Four day weekend! No emails to check, no work to be done. What a wonderful feeling! Today’s drawing depicts an orchid plant. It’s drawn in Derwent coloured pencils on Daler Rowney pastel paper. The paper is around 12″ x 9″ (305 x 229mm) in size. The drawing is dedicated to Marion in Saarbrücken: Frohe Ostern…
Daffodil #3
This blog might appear to be a little daffodil-obsessed at present, but they look so lovely at the moment it’d be rude not to give them some attention. This daff is from the same bunch as that painted yesterday (‘Daffodil #2’). Today’s drawing is a black and white sketch in pen on A5ish cartridge paper.
Spring Snowfall
Liddypool, in common with much of the UK, has enjoyed some unseasonable snowfalls today. This is a drawing in coloured pencil of some garden plants suffering under the weight of today’s snow. Should have brought them in last night really. It was a bit nippy, wet and gusty outside so I drew this from the…
Nonstop Yellow Begonia #1
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…
Drawing Upon Life 