I was given a neat little tin of pastels for Christmas and decided yesterday that it was time to pull them out and have a go. The person that gave them to me is into classic cars, so I drew a couple of favourites that pop up in conversation from time to time. I [...]
I’m sitting here procrastinating about writing an assignment that is supposed to talk about solving the Synoptic Problem, all the while fretting about the support agreement that I am supposed to be writing when I get back to work next week (I’ve never written one of those before). I’m procrastinating because I’d much rather be [...]
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This week I moved all of my coloured pencils and watercolours and pastels etc over to my antique roll top desk that sits in the corner of my bedroom. Previously it had been a collecting place for all manner of crap and looked messy and depressing. Now it’s an inviting, restful space where I can [...]
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I have barely touched a pencil in the last couple of months! I haven’t finished a single drawing in I don’t know how long…I’ve started a couple (which I’ll share at some stage once they’re past outline stage) …I ended up ditching the slef-portrait I started because I’ve lost 10 kilos and with another 15 [...]
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Oh man! I stuffed it! I was so close to being finished and then I decided, for some unknown reason, to try blending with a tissue. Unfortunately for me it must have had some kind of moisturising additive in it, because it made an unholy mess of my drawing….I haven’t had the motivation to pick [...]
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Thank you for checking out my art blog! I am going to be using this blog to post my artwork in WIP format. What’s a WIP? A WIP is a work in progress…you can see my drawings as they develop.It may take me a little while to get myself organised, but hang in there…it will [...]
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