Don’t undersell?

Posted on November 24, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Drawing, Illustration, Life, Market@48, Potbank Hotel, Sketching, Spode, Staffordshire, Stoke, Stoke-on trent, Urban sketching6 Comments

I’m a bad person! I try and sell things at a reasonable price, but then I like being nice to people and I often haggle myself down on prices! It’s like I’m at a car boot not a craft fair. Help! But I can’t employ someone. Got to do it for myself…

I think everyone should have the opportunity to have art if they want it, and forget that people have to make a living out of it. I will not be winning business woman of the year…

While I was stall sitting I did a quick sketch of people around a stall across the way from me. There are some lovely things for sale. On the whole I’m enjoying myself.

Profile

Posted on November 12, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Drawing, Life, People, Profile, SketchingLeave a comment

I need to practice real drawing, I do a lot of digital stuff, and quick sketches but I only tend to do portraits of my hubby. I think I need to start drawing at a life drawing class again. I vaguely know where eyes and noses and mouths fit, it’s just when you are not looking at a person it doesn’t look real. I have a reasonable visual memory, I know, but that doesn’t make me accurate. I always think I could do better…..like this profile for instance, is the chin to big, the mouth too small, the brow too sloping? It’s all down to practice.

Not a Zebra

Posted on November 12, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Drawing app, Fun, Horse, Learning, Life, Pattern, Sketching, ZebraLeave a comment

Just a doodle using Sketcher, a new app I’m trying out. The app is quite easy to use, with lots of different settings which I am just trying to work my way around. I don’t know how to get it off the diamond pattern so I decided to use it as a texture on this.

A third of the way through November circles.

Posted on November 11, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white, Diary, Drawing, Fun, Life, November circle's, Sketchbook, Sketching, Urban sketches4 Comments

I’m not posting these very often, it’s not like the October one inch challenge, but I am trying to do a drawing each day. It’s a little visual diary. So things like going out to lunch and treating myself to a Gin and Tonic (very weak) is on there. Plus trying to find a stray cats owner and falling over and hurting myself yesterday (I drew that today). I will carry on and see whatever else happens.

31 days later…

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 31 drawings, Art, Design, Drawing, One inch challenge, Sketching, Urban SketchersLeave a comment

My 31, one inch drawing challenge sketches. I’ve done them with Stoke Urban Sketchers. I have really enjoyed it. I’d be up for a November challenge. Its like keeping a diary, I didn’t realise how much I’d do in a month. I’m not posting the final drawing on the challenge page until tomorrow, but I thought I’d include it here.

Ink drawing

Posted on October 29, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1"challenge, Art, Black and white, Craft fair, Design, Drawing, Life, Sketching, Urban SketchersLeave a comment

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And so the month of October draws to an end, with cold nights and bright breezy days. I’m stuck in with a bit of a cold so I drew what was on my easle. I’m slowly catching up with painting. I thought I had to do a craft fair on Saturday but it turns out I filled in the form in July, but forgot to email it in! (head in hands). But with having a cold it might be an idea not to pass it on.

The drawing is of two paintings and a little canvas and stand….. I need to get out but not while I’m feeling rough. Hope I’ll feel better tonight as I’ve got things on!

28 days

Posted on October 28, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1"challenge, Art, Black and white, Drawing, Life, SketchingLeave a comment

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Well it’s been 28 days since I started the 1″ challenge started with Stoke Urban Sketchers. I’ve only got three more to do. When I look back there are a lot of different ideas in here. It wasn’t always easy to think of things to draw. Only three more days to go.

Sketched

Posted on October 27, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white drawing, Black ink, Drawing, Mantlepiece, Pictures, Sketch, SketchingLeave a comment

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My very full mantlepiece and the pictures above it. I am a mad collector of cat ornaments and love collecting art. I think I drew this a few months ago before the one inch challenge. I might try and do a tiny version of this for that. As with black and white photos, I enjoy drawing in black ink.

Pear tree leaves

Posted on October 27, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Biro drawing, Cherry tree, Drawing, Environment, Garden, Life, One inch challenge, Sketching, Yellow and greenLeave a comment

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Yellow leaves are hanging on the pear tree. They haven’t fallen yet, the light is shining through them. Sits been sunny for the first time in days. Everything is sodden from the rain. Our stray cat is wandering around pouncing on fallen leaves.

This is my 27th drawing for the one inch drawing challenge for October. I’ve added colour for the first time with some Faber-Castell pencils. It’s only a touch because I was trying for a black and white theme until my black pen ran out of ink. Now I’ve moved over to biro.

Sketcher Free

Posted on October 21, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Design, Digital drawing, Doodling, Drawing, Fun, Life, Sketcher free, SketchingLeave a comment

I’ve got a new tablet and I’ve merrily been uploading some of the apps I used to use. This one was called sketcher free. I played with the various pens in the app and tried to create something a bit more abstract to how I normally draw.

I was also trying out different colours, vaguely graffitiish if that’s a word! Its exciting to experiment with art.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Sketching