It’s been quite a while since I did a “proper” drawing. It was nice to slow down and work on this one over the last couple of months. 4 x 6″ Graphite on W&N Bristol Board

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I was doodling while I was on the phone and came up with this. It’s definitely the most interesting thing in my calendar Sitting in the car waiting while Shel had his drum lesson…I tried to journal, but the words didn’t want to come…but I found I could draw. So I grabbed a croquis and [...]

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Tibby, Harry and Herb are now finished and will be making their way to the client in the next day or so.

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This portrait is coming along slowly…the small faces and poor reference photo are continuing to give me a bit of a headache, but it’s getting there!

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I started working on my latest portrait commission this week. It’s a portrait of three crusty old outback station men who are brothers. Their family differentiated them by the shape of their hats. This one is going to be a bit of a challenge since this is the only photo available of these guys and [...]

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The wonderful thing about school holidays is being able to finish off some projects! This one has been close for a couple of weeks now, but it’s finally finished. Here’s a low resolution shot of it. And here’s the portrait of Naomi Kate with the portrait I did of her big sister, Bethany Grace, a [...]

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Clothing done! Now onto the stuffed toy…the only problem is that it has been a good couple of years since I’ve drawn fluffy stuff, and I’m not sure I can remember how I did it last time.

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Worked some more on her hand and started on the side of her top.

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Bit of tweaking, a luscious arm and the beginnings of a hand in this update

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I am really pleased with how this one is coming along. I couldn’t resist doing the stuffed toy’s eye…so beady and glassy! Now I feel like it’s watching me draw Wow, that photo looks really blue! (Unfortunately the board is too big to fit on the scanner at the moment.) I am sick with the [...]

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