May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Latest piece completed. And I am so happy with it. Especially the writing at the bottom. I really wanted to add the words to The Beatles song, but I was really worried as to how I was going to do it. I thought maybe some mixed media…just writing it in with a Sharpie…and then possibly…
It really have been some time since I did a drawing. I picked up the pencils tonight for the first time in WEEKS…probably two months or so. Start back in easy with the birds. Birds I feel quite confident with, so it’s an easy return…but I shall try to expand in the time to come….
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All The Things She Squawked? Two of them showed up on my Facebook timeline this morning, and I thought they’d make a great subject for a drawing. It wasn’t until I was finished did I suddenly realise that this is the VERY species of cockatoo that gets a starring role in a Simple Minds video…adorning…
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Sticking to the birds. Humans totes suck anyway. Enjoy the nuthatch.
Yep. Back to the birds 🙂 Done with a mix of soft pastel and pencil. He’s quite big. That’s on A3 heavyweight sketch paper.
Welcome to the fold “Singular Signore Swallow”. Maybe I can turn into one and fly down to Oz next year? *sigh*
Update: Today, Billy was sent out as a gift to Jim. As lovely as it has been sending him prints, it is wonderful to be able to send him something tangible and drawn with my own hand. I wanted him to have Billy, because without his encouragement, I would never have felt…confident or able to…
Bought myself a load of arty stuff (what is now) yesterday. Lots of different media and things. Pencils, charcoals, pastels. So eager to get going (but fairly latish at night – prime time for artisty, it has to be said!), I drew my first “hands on” drawing in a loooong time! Now, ask me to…