Category: Arty Stuff
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Creature Sketchbook
Here’s a selection of creatures I’ve found in my sketchbooks… These guys are possums, who have an unfortunate habit of moving into people’s roofs in Australia, uninvited. The largest drawing looks like the possum who kicked the ventilation grill off my bathroom ceiling one night, and decided to have a good peek inside the house.…
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Sydney Sketchbook
Three years ago, I didn’t know how to draw. It was always something I wanted to do, but had been convinced that I couldn’t. It’s a long story, but basically one night I wandered into an evening class. Drawing has been my favourite hobby ever since. I think drawing is great for writers. It activates…
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Scary heads and a cat who became a gargoyle
Continuing this week’s collection of unusual and spooky-ish drawings, here are some heads from an evening class I took last year. The art room was full of marble heads, statues and the odd skeleton. I thought it best to start from the beginning (or the end I guess) so first up was a skull: …
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A few dogs for the blog
While every blog needs a cat, a few dogs are always good too. Here are my charcoal drawings of some very noble beasts:
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Every blog needs a cat
I like to draw all sorts of things, particularly animals. It wouldn’t be a blog without a cat, so here’s my contribution. There’s a cat at the end of my street, who looks like this. She just stares, plays it cool, surveys the scene and retreats behind the wall. She has a pretty impressive mane and…