Pastels: Jack Hands On Waist

March 19, 2011
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Not too much to say about this, except that I am experimenting with Derwent Pastel Pencils.

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Ink And Watercolour: Becka’s Cookie

March 19, 2011
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I bought a drip pen so I had to test it out. I like using India Ink but traditionally have only ever used it with a brush. I decided to combine some watercolour paint with the ink and I really like the overall effect (even though the likeness is not great).

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Watercolour: Conibonjovi

March 19, 2011
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A friend Con commented on one of my pieces and he mentioned that he would like to have his portrait one day. I couldn’t resist the urge to do a quick watercolour portrait.

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Watercolour Sketch: Late Afternoon Figure

March 19, 2011
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I’ve always been fascinated by watercolour sketching. It seems like a form of magic, and I couldn’t begin to imagine how people pull it off.

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Ink: Daniel Kemp

March 12, 2011
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I really like working with ink and brush. It has a fluidity about it that I can’t begin to reproduce with other mediums. This is a portrait of Dailybooth user daniellkemp.

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Mixed Media: Sharon

March 12, 2011
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It’s been some time since I’ve really posted anything here. You could be forgiven for thinking this meant no artistic output, but, actually, this has been a surprisingly prolific time for me.

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Pastels: Self-Portrait

February 17, 2011
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The process of this drawing is interesting to me on a couple of fronts. Firstly this is probably the first example of life drawing I’ve done. Normally I work from photographs. But this time I used my own reflection in real time.

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Painting: Annabel

February 15, 2011
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This is a portrait of my dear friend Annabel (known affectionately as “Twitter’s Sweetheart”). I’m not sure it was exactly what I wanted to capture but I really enjoyed experimenting a lot with this one.

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