Monthly Archives: December 2010

Before Gwyneth there was woman. This is the first attempt to make a drawing using Letraset promakers. The only thing is I added oil pastels and came up with a whole new way, for me, to make a drawing. However, the key mark making technology in thi… Continue reading →

Having just reread my latest posting I have to say that relying on auto correct on the iPad throws up some wonderful sayings. The latest is ‘..the ears are sad…’. Now I’m not sure how ears can portray sadness in humans but clearly the drawing so… Continue reading →

I am still surprised where inspiration comes from. I was watching that excellent movie sliding doors last night and suddenly was inspired to make a quick sketch of Gwyneth Paltrow. The sketch didn’t really look too much like her but that wasn’t th… Continue reading →

There is something really quite fulfilling spending half an hour doodling and sketching with brushes. It is totally inconsequential which makes it so much more rewarding. Life is far too short not to have a bit of fun every now and then. Here is m… Continue reading →

I have found this photograph of a well round woman on the Internet – this is actually harder than you might think as most nude women tend to be undertaking degrading behaviour. Anyway, I am fascinated by this woman and I am not sure why. The more … Continue reading →

Well I’ve let myself go and this the result. I’ve no idea where she came from and I’m sure many art historians can point to the influences and they may be right. What I do know is that she makes sense me. Having store back and looked at the drawin… Continue reading →

Day two working on the female form. I have christened this drawing ‘Modern Woman’. The idea behind this today was to mKe as realistic drawing of the woman as I could. However what is real? I am not sure now as having spent the day trying to create… Continue reading →