Life Drawing

I'm excited to share some drawings developed from quick gestural sketches done at Basic Inquiry during a three hour life drawing session. 

Original sketches were done with charcoal on newsprint. The beauty of newsprint is that it's cheap and not too precious freeing you from the fear of making mistakes. I've started looking through the 18 pages of figures and picked ones to play some more with. Using tracing paper I'm reworking and refining the figure studies with ink and brush.

Stretch Times 2

Stretch Times 3

Together 1

Together 2

Lounging

Woodcut Reduction Printmaking

Over four Mondays in January I had the great honour of learning the art of woodcut reduction printmaking from Richard Tetrault at Malaspina Printmakers. We were encouraged to experiment and play. It was great fun. I worked on the underwater scene below. One block (pine plank) was used to create this 4 colour print. Scroll down to see the final print.

1st stage of cutting away pine plank - first colour
cut away areas will be white from the paper

2nd stage of cutting away for second colour

2nd stage 2 colour reduction print

3rd stage cutting away for third colour

3rd stage 3 colour reduction print
plus small hand printed blue colour block overaly

4th stage cutting for 4th colour

4th stage 4 colour reduction print - varied edition

4th stage 4 colour reduction print - varied edition

4th stage 4 colour reduction print - varied edition

Just listening to my headphones

Record Tree Practice

Testing out different combinations of black acrylic and heavy gel gloss to achieve the sheen and ridges of a real record for my record tree drawing.

Tiger-Duck vs Hydra Work in Progress

Flight of the Bumble Bee

Rory Riding a Bumble Bee

Trees Hugging

Today I saw two trees. One was definitely leaning in for a hug.



Trees Hug Too



Cotton Ball Season is Here

With cotton fluff floating around every where I went today, I could not resist this little doodle...

Cotton Ball Season

Tiger Duck vs Hydra Mock Up

Mock up with 'native' vegetation.

Tiger-Duck Try Outs Begin

Tiger-Duck Try Out #1

Tiger-Duck Try Out #2

I'm leaning towards the second one. 

Related posts here: Tiger-Duck vs Hydra and

here: Drawing From Life, Tiger-Duck Inspiration 

In progress.... Flying Fish



work in progress (pen, watercolour, gouache)



Flying Fish inspired by a remote controlled nemo fish. A continuation of the following post: Flying Fish Indoors No Joke.

Tiger-Duck vs Hydra

Who's your money on? 

Flying Fish Indoors No Joke

The remote controlled Nemo fish captured in full flight below got me started on this drawing.