Eight or nine Fisher Price people reside in my house even though my kids have long since flown the coop. Odd objects like these are fun to set up into vignettes, and with the addition of strong lighting, provide splendid opportunities to create sketches. Squint and attempt to only see simple shapes of darks and lights, rather than thinking about the subject you are drawing, then ... continue reading...
Unearthing Memories
I find that drawing certain objects unearths a stream of memories. As I draw each item, I try to observe it as seeing it for the first time, in order to notice its lines, values and textures but at the same time, I experience nostalgia, knowing that there is a story behind each piece. When I was a young child my grandmother would send huge parcels at Christmas time from the Isle of ... continue reading...
Easter Fun…
The card below evolved from a series of sketches I did after an Easter egg hunt with my then toddler granddaughter. The original sketches did not look crisp enough for print and the colors appeared dull, so I scanned them, deleted all but the black lines and colored the rest digitally. Imperfect Action I've keep pondering my new motto, "Take Imperfect Action". I tend to ... continue reading...
Dragons and Stars
Lately, I have been working hard at producing more effortless pictures (now that's an oxymoron!), trying to make what appears on my pages look more like the images in my head. Completing value sketches before starting in color, defined the darks and lights, made it easier to get proportions right, and provided more time to study the subject. I had been obsessing over the shapes and ... continue reading...
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