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March 1, 2011

I am a firm believer in Morning Pages but that doesn’t mean I use them all the time. Though it felt like a really long time since I had last drawn/painted anything (it probably wasn’t as long as it felt) and I was beginning to feel to quite anxious about starting anything. In truth I was scared to start anything in case it turned out to be awful, in case it revealed me to be the complete hack I think I am.

Pastels: Self-Portrait

February 17, 2011

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.

Painting: Annabel

February 15, 2011

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.

Mixed Media: Jay Brogden

February 12, 2011

Every time I upload something lately someone comes out of the woodwork to tell me how terrible it is. I must be a glutton for punishment.

Sketch: AcrylicFox

February 11, 2011

I’m posting this despite the 16 year old Japanese girl (unknown to me) who insisted this was “not good at all” and that I should keep practicing. As it happens this was part of my practice!

Watercolour: Tara

February 5, 2011

I’ve been feeling quite disillusioned lately. I was surprised at how much it lifted my spirits to see this painting in a frame (even a cheap frame).

Chinese New Year

February 3, 2011

I’ve always been quite enchanted by Chinese New Year. Calendar new year doesn’t hold much interest for me. But there’s something about the food and the atmosphere and the culture of Lunar new year celebrations that fills me with a child like excitement.

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