I drew this yesterday in Waterstones, Liverpool One, following a trip to see the Chagall exhibition at Tate Liverpool. I particularly enjoyed seeing Chagall’s drawings and felt inspired to pick up my pens over a pot of tea and a Belgian bun. This sketch was made a little more difficult by a member of staff…
Judith’s Chair, 18 August 2013
I picked up my brushes around 4pm yesterday with the intention of completing this painting in one session, an exercise in working quickly. By 7pm the paint surface had become too wet to work any further and the natural light in the room had become too dim. I thought the exercise had been a useful…
Lemon Juicer in a Mug, 17 August 2013
What finer way to spend a wet Saturday afternoon is there than sketching a lemon juicer in a mug? So I thought before commencing this drawing, which I made in Uni Pin fine line pens and a Pentel calligraphic pen on A5ish paper.
Glass Vase, 16 August 2013
The glass vase depicted here was a recent present from my Great Uncle Fred. In it are some gladioli that I sketched in an earlier post (Gladioli, 9 August 2013). I started off this sketch in gouache with the intention of possibly heightening some areas with chalk pastels. In the end a lot more pastel…
Three Candles, 15 August 2013
A quick, late afternoon sketch following an early finish to a portrait painting session. Depicted are three candles, in contrasting colours. The drawing was made in pastels on Daler Rowney Ingres paper, and is around 9″ x 12″ in size.
Drawing Upon Life 