Tag: art
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Character Sketches
I am surrounded by creative projects in various stages of completion. Here are some character sketches from an ambitious plan I had to write an illustrated novel. Our beautiful heroine has been captured… By a mean and pompous vampire-hunter… And held captive in a terrifying prison, where the guards keep watch… Due to her…
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Weekly Drawing – Journey into the Unknown
Happy 2014 everyone! I have not logged onto any social media for two whole weeks! Feeling very relaxed and refreshed and ready to start the New Year! * * *
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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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Weekly Drawing 13 – Great Artists of the Animal World
Great artists of the animal world – Moo-ndrian and Salamander Dali. * * * * *
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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: