I really love this angel. She can be found in the South Rockhampton Cemetery. I have previously painted her, and this time I used a 2B pencil to create a sketch. This is on Bristol board and is slightly smaller than A3. Blending and burnishing pencils, as well as paper stumps for blending were used extensively in this. This was about 6 hours work.
This is a portrait of Mum. I lost her last year and wanted to create a portrait using my favourite photo of her. This is A3 size on watercolour paper, using Gansai Tambi and Daniel Smith Paints. So much Prussian Blue was used in the making of this art!
Why is it that I second guess my watercolours so much and then end up making line and wash using microns. I mean it was probably fine, but I decided to go for the microns. I don’t hate the result, but I do this all the time! Anyway – this is based on an image I found on Unsplash – fungi, leaf litter and pine cones on fabriano paper.
This was a fun personal choice art work that needed watercolour, pencil and ink to get the job done. The original is A3 size and was completed on mixed media paper. Lots of Daniel Smith Neutral Grey was used in this. The paper was cream so it added to the tone of the image. I think this one took about 4 hours to complete.
A 2B pencil sketch based on an image on Unsplash. This pencil on mixed media paper was pretty quick to complete (probably about 80 minutes). I am sure there are some issues with the positioning of the fingers, but pretty happy with the end result.
Here is a little watercolour, coloured pencil and gouache item that I completed for a friend. I am finding coloured pencil a fun medium, especially when using burishing and blending pencils as well. The original is A3 size, and took about 10 hours to complete.
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