Sometimes you have to make do with what's put in front of you.
Pencil A3 size. Click to enlarge.
Sometimes you have to make do with what's put in front of you.
I always do some post-coital sketching before getting dressed....
A bit more life drawing in the pub.
A new departure for me is drawing with red and blue biros. No 3D specs required.
A life drawing. One of many.
The fatsmudge guy. More focussed here.
A girl in red chalk.
It all got out of hand, I'm afraid.
I think I captured the sense of weight here,
A fairly quick painting from a recent dream:
For sale here at my Etsy shop.
The model trod on a drawing pin.
A quick watercolour sketch of a nude back and side.
Not much to say here. Basically, it's a bloke on a stool. With no clothes on.
After this evening's rehearsal for Friday's 20x20 presentation at ASC Open Studios, I got the call that my Robes of Wu were ready for collection. The bespoke hat and gown were made to my specification by the redoubtable Zoë Cobb aided by the Gnomes of Dave. I could not be more delighted with the garments which will no doubt boost my clairvoyant powers. Click pic to enlarge.
Ken the stodgy model, not very inspiring if the truth be told. But then again, you have to take what you're given.
Here’s a figure drawing I gave up on half way through because it was…uh…top heavy. But I kind of like the way the figure being only black on black works with the white sheet so I’ll share it.
Add a CommentThe Raven of Memory has been flying around my studio this week.
Here is another recent figure drawing I’ve done in my attempt to give myself a better fundamental understanding of drawing the human body. Because it is very hard to find models for such things in China (I hear that nude drawing classes are hard to find outside of the top art schools), I’ve been working from pictures for these. I don’t think it has hurt the experience too much, although I noticed that the couple of times I did live drawing I was able to draw faster and capture the form in a more loose and dynamic way.
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I was stopping myself from posting any of the nude figure drawing I’ve been doing this past year because this blog originally started as a place to talk about our books for children (it has obviously changed focus over time). I’ve come to decide that kind of thinking is totally ridiculous. It’s like saying you should not take kids to a museum because they might see a breast. I have more faith in the parents of the children that read our books, and I’m sorry I ever doubted them.
This is one of the pieces of artwork I’ve done in the past year that I am most proud of. I never attended art school and have had very few chances to do any figure drawing in my life. I now see the attraction of it, and have experienced the incredible learning that happens while participating in it. I look forward to doing more and I will share some here, now that I have come to my senses.
Add a CommentThe creepy pot-bellied model.
I really love this one.