Drawing, sketching and art
Drawing
Overstuffed chair - pencil drawing
15/11/08 23:21
Amazing what catches the eye!
Juicy Melon
05/11/08 15:20
Pencil and water colour - love the spontaneity and fun of sketching!
Iquitos - the Amazon region Peru
24/10/08 20:08
Here's a drawing I did when travelling in Peru.
It's of some buildings close to the center of a
large town called Iquitos right in the heart of the
Amazon. Only way to get there is by plane or boat
upriver from Brazil or Colombia.
Nothing special about the buildings, just enjoyed doing the sketch, of course the locals thought I was loco.
Nothing special about the buildings, just enjoyed doing the sketch, of course the locals thought I was loco.
Back to the fundamentals of drawing
20/10/08 19:43
Spent today drawing still life. Intend to concentrate
on the practice of drawing over the next 3 months or
more. There is nothing that will improve the quality
of my art work faster than the daily practice of
drawing.
I intend to get out more into the townscapes and landscapes of West Cork over the weeks to come. Although winter has now arrived with gales force winds and heavy showers, the Irish landscape is amazing no matter what the season.
Time for the thermos flask of hot soup and warm jerseys!
Will put up some of the work resulting from this in the weeks to come.
Barry
I intend to get out more into the townscapes and landscapes of West Cork over the weeks to come. Although winter has now arrived with gales force winds and heavy showers, the Irish landscape is amazing no matter what the season.
Time for the thermos flask of hot soup and warm jerseys!
Will put up some of the work resulting from this in the weeks to come.
Barry
Experiment with a new type of pencil
25/06/08 15:58
Saw a box of shiny new pencils in the local art shop
called InkTense from the English pencil maker
Derwent. ( Here's their web page http://www.pencils.co.uk/
). I couldn't resist them so bought a set of 24.
I normally don't like watercolour pencils. I tried them from various manufacturers and found them all very wishy-washy. So what were these ones like?
Much better I'm pleased to say, especially
after buying a box of them! With the title InkTense
it implied what I was looking for - an intense ink
effect. When I first scribbled down a few shades it
looked quite flat and uninspiring until I splashed on
some water with a fully loaded brush, then the colour
came alive. Rich and yes intense, over the next few
days I'm going to do a more elaborate drawing and
I'll show you how I get on.
Meanwhile here's my first Doodle.
B.
I normally don't like watercolour pencils. I tried them from various manufacturers and found them all very wishy-washy. So what were these ones like?
Meanwhile here's my first Doodle.
B.