I have two people standing over me in my head as i work on this one. One is JSS who is looking over my shoulder pulling me up on not trying draw what i think i see and only what i see (Which is imperitave as i draw these flowers, i seriously am doubting whether… Continue Reading
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Lavender Swirl Pot
I have started my next piece It’s already had a false start (i had a disaster with some watercolour paper ) its a reference shot that i took when i was inspired by JSS so he is visiting me as i do this one. It will be a bit different from the reference, so i… Continue Reading
Farmor’s Vase
Well i have had a fabulous day … its raining out and the boys have been happy so i have been taking some time to do something which i have been itching to do for a while now – a painting. So the CP’s were put aside and out came the big canvas and big… Continue Reading
Maggie’s JSS
Maggie Stiefvater has completed her John Singer Sargent project and it looks fantastic (as does Nicole’s and Katherine’s) but Maggie’s points she has learnt have really stuck with me as she sounds as though we have learnt similar lessons from studying JSS’s work. While i didnt undertake the project in producing a work as the… Continue Reading
Is there life after JSS?
I have just been going through all my reference photos to look for my next piece. I knew that i had quite a few photos i wanted to do something with and had previously been excited about getting stuck into those. After looking at the various blogs on JSS Project and his works i now… Continue Reading
Here is another update, we are just about to the stage where the other piece was ripped. So far i have worked approximately 10-12hours. Other things of note are: – I recently purchased some polychromos pencils, so i have been using these for the first time. These are great i am really enjoying and no… Continue Reading
Max in a bucket take 2
Here is the max in a bucket piece take 2 (see previous post where my 9month old ripped my other one), i have done a few things different with this one. – its on black illustration board, previous one was colourfix brown – i am trying to work looser with less layers, as part of… Continue Reading
