Seeing Sketch
Seeing Sketch
Today was my weekly sketch group, i didn’t attend last week so i made sure i got back on track to attend this week again. Today i just felt like drawing faces, i really enjoy the standing poses at the beginning which are only 2-5 mins. In the longer sitting poses, i tend not to… Continue Reading
Over the past few weeks i have also started something new, My Sketchbook 2009, which resides in a Moleskin book given to me by a dear friend i have been too scared to actually draw in Here is my first sketch from this book. The inspiration was from some pears that i bought at the… Continue Reading
Here is a little doodle from me. Its only very small but if you look closely there is lots of little things happening in there, lots of people and flowers etc.I always doodle all the time, this one i decided to do and take with me at the playcenter while the kids played, it definitely… Continue Reading
Well i am still no further with my garage sale, i have just been run off my feet for days. Yesterday i was busying cutting matts and framing for the exhibition. I really keep getting surprised just how long this part of the process takes, and i was only doing 2 pieces! The pieces really… Continue Reading
I have been managing to get some sketching in lately but i havent been posting.Mainly i am sketching poses for ideas for paintings. Also for my illustration side of things i have been sketching full bodies, faces and in particular childrens faces as i have come to realise that the only proportions i “know” are… Continue Reading
Every day Matters – 15 – Draw a tree or trees, leaves or branches I have been a member of the Everday Matters group for sometime now, its been on my list of “i gotta do that”, but keeps getting postponed and i just keep lurking. I have been super busy and haven’t had much… Continue Reading
Here are just some little guys i was sketching yesterday. Not sure what they are but i think they are cute…
One of the things i seem to struggle with is midvalues which are close together and light values in general, i tend to get too heavy handed and just go too dark. I was thinking about something Rose had pointed out where she mentioned that Monet didnt always have alot of dark values in his… Continue Reading
Today i managed to get a fair bit on my sunset pic done .. i meant to post it took a couple of pics but the light isnt great at night and the paint is wet so it looks shocking .. so i will have to post one for you tomorrow. I just don’t know… Continue Reading