I really enjoy drawing, always have. I love spending hours wrapped up in the gentle art of sketching, coaxing a likeness out of the subject and capturing it on paper. I draw to record. I draw to relax and I draw to paint. Drawing helps me to plan compositions and identify tonal relationships. It allows […]
Tag: Isle Of Wight Artist
I love taking photographs of landscapes, but very rarely sketch ‘En plein air’ (which sounds very professional but actually means ‘outdoors’ in French). As the nights draw in I thought I would use my photo references to inspire some sunnier day landscape sketches. It also helped me to think about techniques for creating depth in […]
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Inspiration not intimidation
There are so many great artists out there, do you ever feel ‘I’ll never be as good as that’? Do 100’s of images on all the social media platforms confirm to you that there really is no point in trying? It’s easy to feel that way; intimidated rather than inspired. But all of those artists […]
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Finding Stillness – Life Modelling
The nude is ubiquitous in Western Art. Frequently a ‘she’, she is found in paintings, sketches, sculptures, photography and mixed media work from the Renaissance to present day. The Artist has tended to be a man – and the main focus – but I think it’s always interesting to ask the question, ‘who was that […]
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Drawing Eric
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 […]
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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. […]
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