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Monthly Archives: December 2015

December Sketchbook

These are the pages of my Dove Grey A5 landscape Pink Pig sketchbook that I didn’t get around to posting during December.

Posted byRichard31 December 20158 February 2016Posted inDrawingTags: Newmillerdam, Old Moor, Ragwort, Winter sketchbook1 Comment on December Sketchbook

Passers By

As storm Eva lashes across Britain, shoppers are hurrying along. I try to memorise costume and colours, making mental notes in the tens of seconds that they’re visible. The man in the woolly hat is suitably dressed to face the elements, the woman with sparkling wine isn’t as she hastens to get her shopping packed in the […]

Posted byRichard22 December 201522 December 2015Posted inDrawing, PeopleLeave a comment on Passers By

Astropad

Here’s my first faltering attempt to use my iPad Pro as a graphics pad for my desktop iMac. This has the advantage that I can see what I’m drawing on the iPad rather than having to look up at the iMac’s screen, as I do when I’m using my regular Wacom Intuos graphics pad. I’m […]

Posted byRichard22 December 201522 December 2015Posted inDrawingTags: Astropad2 Comments on Astropad

Shady Characters

There were so many healthy choices at the buffet at Judy and Don’s silver wedding celebration yesterday. Needless to say, I was still tempted by the mini-quiches, pork pie and sausage rolls. Well it is Christmas. Most people were sitting but it was the characters standing at the bar who I found most interesting to draw. Each […]

Posted byRichard19 December 201519 December 2015Posted inDrawing, PeopleTags: Party sketches2 Comments on Shady Characters

Hands at the Hairdresser’s

Waiting for a haircut gives a chance to settle down and draw, which isn’t something that I’ve much chance to do on the run up to Christmas, a week from today.

Posted byRichard18 December 201518 December 2015Posted inDrawing, PeopleTags: Drawing HandsLeave a comment on Hands at the Hairdresser’s

A Restless Cat

Visiting our friend Diana gives me a chance to try to draw PC, a seven year old black cat who leads quite a busy life. He came in as we arrived, had a bite to eat, gave me an imperious look, groomed himself, flopped down and rolled about a bit then made a request to […]

Posted byRichard17 December 201518 December 2015Posted inDrawingTags: Black catLeave a comment on A Restless Cat

Cane Armchair

I drew this bent cane armchair as we caught up with Barbara’s sister Susan this morning. Given the chance, I could quite get into drawing, drawing anything; chairs, mugs, trees, houses, sheds, a Victorian pump. But I do hope I’ll be able to give myself a lot more opportunities to draw from nature in the […]

Posted byRichard15 December 201518 December 2015Posted inDrawingTags: Cane armchairLeave a comment on Cane Armchair

Swiss Chard

The swiss chard is looking bedraggled but it adds some colour to the winter vegetable garden along with the five cannonball-sized red cabbages in the next bed.

Posted byRichard14 December 201518 December 2015Posted inGardenTags: Drawing of swiss chard, Swiss ChardLeave a comment on Swiss Chard

Bird Shapes

10.20 am, looking south-east; as I drew the view of Coxley Valley from my studio window, the last traces of the overnight frost faded from the meadow and the pearly hint of mistiness in the air dissolved away. I decided on a change from my usual pen first, then watercolour technique and tried looking at […]

Posted byRichard13 December 201513 December 2015Posted inBirds, DrawingTags: Great Tit, Watercolour bird sketches5 Comments on Bird Shapes

Pheasants

There were eight blackbirds in the garden this morning. The lawn is the main gathering ground but now that the crab apples are starting to turn soft there will occasionally be one in the tree. Wood chip paths and a cotoneaster bush dripping with berries give them further foraging opportunities. Star of the show is […]

Posted byRichard10 December 201512 December 2015Posted inBirds, GardenTags: blackbird, PheasantLeave a comment on Pheasants

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