Drawing, sketching and art
Sketching
Second sketch of laneways of Skibbereen
06/01/09 21:11
Back laneways of Skibbereen - West Cork
05/01/09 20:49
Headed out from the studio today to do some
quick sketches. Freezing cold, grey day. Lost contact
with my hands after a short while.
Snowing so thick I could hardly see ten feet in front of me, the crunch of snow underfoot, everything soft and muffled, night drawing on.
Er not really! but it was really cold.... brrrrrrr
Great getting out to sketch. It's been ages. More soon.
Snowing so thick I could hardly see ten feet in front of me, the crunch of snow underfoot, everything soft and muffled, night drawing on.
Er not really! but it was really cold.... brrrrrrr
Great getting out to sketch. It's been ages. More soon.
Building in the Andes region of Peru
15/12/08 07:58
Stipple sketch with a rotring pen. You can see
the messy thumbprint on the page as I somehow always
seem to get ink all over my hands when using a
rotring.
In this case I'll blame the high altitude!
This is a sketch I did about a year ago when travelling in Peru. I did it the day before the little pen and watercolour sketch in Pisac I put up a few posts back.
In this case I'll blame the high altitude!
This is a sketch I did about a year ago when travelling in Peru. I did it the day before the little pen and watercolour sketch in Pisac I put up a few posts back.
Coat hanging on back of door
14/12/08 16:54
Head - rapid sketch
13/12/08 18:09
Garlic
08/12/08 23:29
I haven't put up new drawing for over a week
now as I've been up to my ears in rehanging our
galleries and designing a new web site for Working
Artist Studios, the artists group I'm a member of
based in Skibbereen in West Cork, Ireland. You can
see the new web site here
www.workingartiststudios.com
Meanwhile back to my humble pencil drawing of garlic. I managed to do this in my Moleskin during a lull in the excitement.
Expect to get back into full swing art-wise in the immediate days to come.
Barry
Meanwhile back to my humble pencil drawing of garlic. I managed to do this in my Moleskin during a lull in the excitement.
Expect to get back into full swing art-wise in the immediate days to come.
Barry
3 Pears
23/11/08 20:36
Abstract Artifact
22/11/08 13:08
Was having a conversation with my friend Ian
McNinch, (a fellow member of
Working Artist Studios), about his sculptures and
admiring the forms he uses in his work.
Immediately afterwards I went up to my studio and sketched this little piece in my Moleskin which is based purely on my response to Ian's work at that moment.
PS Ian's work is Waaayeeee!! more interesting than this little sketch.
Immediately afterwards I went up to my studio and sketched this little piece in my Moleskin which is based purely on my response to Ian's work at that moment.
PS Ian's work is Waaayeeee!! more interesting than this little sketch.
Stones
21/11/08 23:05
Barn in the rain
14/11/08 19:43
Another coffee shop sketch
13/11/08 20:35
Sketch of face
12/11/08 21:23
Juicy pear in juicy watercolour
11/11/08 11:47
Often when I buy fruit or vegetables I just
want to draw or paint them. The shapes, the colours
that's what I see. A friend looking at some large
paintings I did of lemons asked me puzzled, '....why
lemons?'.
For me everything I see is a visual feast. The colour, shapes, the effect of light!
Anyway a side effect of this visual passion is fruit and vegetables that often go off! There they sit in my kitchen, no longer 'just' shopping but the stars of future drawings and paintings.... 'just as soon as I get around to it' of course.
This pear is one that didn't get away, it only took ten minutes to paint and afterwards it tasted delicious!
B
For me everything I see is a visual feast. The colour, shapes, the effect of light!
Anyway a side effect of this visual passion is fruit and vegetables that often go off! There they sit in my kitchen, no longer 'just' shopping but the stars of future drawings and paintings.... 'just as soon as I get around to it' of course.
This pear is one that didn't get away, it only took ten minutes to paint and afterwards it tasted delicious!
B
Abstract black and white drawing
09/11/08 17:58














