After a mentally exhausting day working on an Open University assignment, producing a sketch this evening was harder work than it might otherwise have been. It’s a coloured pencil drawing on 9″ x 12″ pastel paper. The subject is a small owl ornament.
Williamson Art Gallery #1
The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum has been undergoing a splendid refurbishment recently. A few weeks ago it partly re-opened with a new shop and café. The shop, I’m delighted to say, is currently selling my greeting cards and prints. I visited the gallery this morning to take in some more greeting cards, which seem…
Chinese Lantern #1
Today’s drawing depicts two paper-like husks which fell from a Chinese Lantern plant over the winter. The husks protect the fruit of the plant. One of these husks looks a little worse-for-wear, the other is still a lovely orange colour. I painted the plant last summer when it was at its’ best. That painting can…
Begonia #2
I’ve been working on a portrait in acrylics for much of this week, which has inspired me to do today’s sketch in that medium. The subject of the artwork is the same begonia plant that I drew a few days ago. It is painted on a small canvas board off-cut which did its’ best to…
Kiwi Fruit #1
I finished work on a portrait a little early this morning, so was able to sneak in a quick sketch before lunch. The sketch, pictured above and below, depicts three kiwi fruit. It’s rendered in chalk pastel (with some coloured pencil) on pastel paper. In all honesty, I struggled to reproduce the basic colours in…
Drawing Upon Life 