Nature was today’s prompt

Posted on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Black and white, Black ink, Drawing, In the park, Nature, Sketching, Thinking, Tree, Usk Stoke-on-Trent8 Comments

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Mature tree in the park, today’s #uskstoke challenge was Nature.

This was the first time I had been out to a park in ten weeks (well longer as I don’t generally go to them). The weather was lovely, and no one came near to me and two friends. We didn’t get close. At one point I started to fill up with tears at the immense feeling of freedom. It suddenly hit me that I was with two people whose company I enjoy and who I haven’t been able to have a proper talk with for months.

I get on with my hubby, but this was a real release. I did go out wearing a mask and gloves like I do when I’m shopping. I was offered a fold up chair, but I declined because I’m still very nervous of touching anything outside the house. When I came home I washed my hands and face. I’m going to find it difficult to accept things when they get back to normal.

Mandala?

Posted on May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Calming, Design, Doodle, Drawing, Fun, Layout app, Line drawing, Mandala, Relaxing, SketchLeave a comment

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Drawing really helps keep me calm. This is another doodle I started this morning. I’ve mirrored it to make it more symmetrical and to create a new pattern.

I like drawing in black ink, and by mirroring, it makes a simple act of putting pen to paper more complex.

I may cover the whole page. Might take a few more hours…..

Artrage and photodirector

Posted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Artrage oils, Black and white, Cat, Drawing, Fun, Illustration, Life, Photodirector, Picture, SketchingLeave a comment

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Drawn in artrage oils and edited in photodirector changing the colours and style.

This is what I mean about playing with are, yes this is a scrappy sketch, but it’s my scrappy sketch, amended and changed how I want. I would love to illustrate a book using a style like this. I could imagine creating pictures about a crazy cat in a children’s book.

I was once offered the opportunity to illustrate a book but the publishers woukd only allow the author to use an in house illustrator. I was very disappointed as I think I could have created a different atmosphere by working with her. Oh well….

I loved drawing horses.

Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Animal, Art, Constrained, Digital art, Digital colouring by numbers, Digital drawing, Horse, Idea, Painting by numbers, Sketchfu, ThinkingLeave a comment

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Probably drawn around 2011 or 2012. Drawn at sketchfu. There was something very satisfying about being able to draw what you want, and not being constrained by ‘colouring book’ style websites where you add pre selected colours and everyone’s pictures are the same except for the speed you do them. I am on one of those sites, and although it’s good to see what the image turns out to be, it’s really just like painting by numbers, except you can’t go mad and add different colours to jarring effect.

In fact what I might do is buy some painting by numbers kits when all this is over, and fill them in with different colours, just neatly completed, or try and do a time-lapse film of it.

Ideas….

I’m sure other artists have already thought of this….

Old drawings 2005

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Digital art, Little drawings, Memories, Pictures, Playing, Youdraw, Youdraw.comLeave a comment

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I was mooching about my PC looking for old pictures that had been saved onto it before I had to have it fixed. Well after ages of searching I found the old drive they are on. It comes with a timeline, so I can find when they were posted. These are a few of my drawings from Youdraw in 2005. I also helped moderate the site. Apparently its been upgraded. When I’ve got my new drawing tablet I might draw some more.

Last day of this challenge.

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Ariel, Art, Bird feeder, Birds, Drawing, Last challenge, Life, Pencil sketch, Sketching, Urban sketchers Stoke on trentLeave a comment

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Ariel birds! These were visiting our bird feeder today. I only got a glimpse so I added the flying one from a photo. Can’t tell you what these are they are all I could draw, but the one on the feeder was a bluetit. But I couldn’t get the details quick enough….. This is the last of this challenge. This was day 38. The last of the current challenge. We may be moving on to a list of prompts every other day to keep going….

I have to say this has made me look at things differently and made me realise I can draw a lot of things, although my straight lines are a bit wobbly!

Day 37. #uskstoke

Posted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #grayson perry's art club, #uskstoke, Art, Black and white, Design, Drawing, Garden, Home, Sketching, Staffordshire, Usk challenge Stoke-on-Trent2 Comments

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Today’s theme was doorway, this is inside the summerhouse looking out into the very green and bushy garden. Unipen black ink pen, size 0.2 because I found it and the other ones are running out. The garden smells lovely, but lots of things in pots are drying out, so they are wilting a bit. We need to get the hose out. Another beautiful sunny day. A few clouds.

Tomorrow is the last day of this challenge. I’m hoping people will come up with new ideas. It would be good to have a few days off. As I’ve been posting the challenges it would be good tobe led by someone else’s perspective.

See you later.

Today’s #uskstoke, day 36.

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Drawing, Hands, Life, Pencil sketch, Reflected or mirrored, Sketching, Spoon, Usk challengeLeave a comment

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Day 36. Today’s challenge was to draw a reflection or mirrored image. This is a 6b pencil drawing, selfie in a spoon. It’s been a while since I drew hands, I think I may have made the thumb too big. Interesting how my head appears upside down, because the inner surface of the spoon is concave. Turn it round and on the back the image is the right way up because its convex.

The image on the back of your eye is upside down. The only reason why you see things the right way up is because your brain compensates for it!

Usk day 35, digital close up

Posted on May 23, 2020 Posted in SketchingTagged #uskstoke, Art, Design, Digital drawing, Drawing, Fun, Life, pencil sharpener, ring, SketchLeave a comment

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Day 35 and the challenge was to draw a close up. Someone drew a necklace so I decided to draw one of my rings. The green tub is meant to be a plastic pencil sharpener. It was quite reflective and you could see the ring mirrored in it. I actually drew both objects on top of the tablet, so the light was shining up . Its a different method to what I normally do, but I want to try and get some skill back doing this kind of thing.

Texture

Posted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #uskstoke, Art, Coloured pencil drawing, Day 34 sketching challenge, Drawing, Pattern, Sketches, Texture, Usk Stoke-on-Trent2 Comments

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Urban sketchers Stoke-on-Trent challenge day 34. Texture. My hubby sitting on his armchair on a black throw and leaning on a multi coloured knitted cushion cover. The floor is covered with a blue textured and patterned rug.

I also tried to accentuate my hubbies smooth skin.

I used Faber Castell, goldfaber aqua pencils and Grafix coloured pencils. The Faber Castell ones are bendable with water. Only four mour days to go.

Mallaband-Brown

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