Eric has been with me for a number of years now. He’s looking a little ‘lived-in’. I love drawing him though. He’s great for exercising my observational drawing muscles, even if he is severely lacking in that department himself. Here’s a blog post I wrote a few years ago on how to go about sketching […]
Author: therhubarbtree
My name is Beth and I'm an artist and illustrator living, teaching and creating on the Isle Of Wight. You can visit me at therhubarbtree.com or see more of my portfolio at Bethanymooreartist.com
Painting Practice
I’ve recently finished a new still-life painting and when I’d finished it, it rung a bell. I’m pretty sure I’ve painted a starfish before. I went back through some of my old work and, sure enough, there it was. One starfish on a coloured background with a couple of shells thrown in for good measure. […]
Thoughts on… Perspective
We touched on perspective in the Cowes Library Drawing Group last week. Just touched on it. You can research thousands of articles and review mathematical equations to help you with the depth, width and height of objects in the drawing, or you can ask yourself the following question to get you thinking about it. “I’m […]
Painters Progress
I love to see paintings when they are complete, framed and ready to show… but I really love to see how they started, how they progressed, what worked, what didn’t and the decisions that were made as a result. Drawing is my first love, I find painting a much more challenging medium, so it really […]
Life (Drawing) Lessons
I love teaching, but I love learning too. I ask my students to step outside of their comfort zone on a weekly basis. I want them to stretch their artistic muscles and try new things. They might not like them, but they may just love them! Either way it helps to develop confidence with materials […]