No blog entries for days and then two at once… This is just a quick scribble really. Relaxing over a cup of tea in the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton after a long walk, a lamp-post was favoured by several seagulls over a short period. This is an attempt to fleetingly capture some of them from…
Tag: pen
Books #1
I’m currently working on an Open University course in Renaissance art. I’ve a tricky assignment coming up and this is a pile of reference books that I’ve collected for use on it. It’s a pen drawing with a bit of coloured pencil added to give it some colour, which unfortunately doesn’t really come across all…
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…
Tea in Marks and Spencer, Liddypool
Today’s drawing is a black and white sketch using fine line pens on cartridge paper. It’s another quickie, drawn while my tea was going cold. The sacrifices I make for art… The drawing is around A5 in size. I was sitting in the Marks and Spencer’s café/restaurant in Liverpool at the time, passing time before…
Still Life: Fruit #1
Today’s drawing is a still life in pen on cartridge paper. The small grouping of still life objects was kindly set up by my partner Judith and includes an orange, kiwi, apple and some chinese lanterns. I’ve depicted them using a cross-hatching technique that I use for most of my pen and pencil drawings. The…
Drawing Upon Life 