New Commission

Another commission and I now have a happy, smiling face. This time it is a dog portrait. Really enjoying getting back to drawing.

beginnings

moving on

and now a body

nearly there

Much as I have thoroughly enjoyed drawing with pencil again, trying to get the fur looking right on the chest was a bit of a nightmare. A lot of going over it and rubbing out and redrawing.

day 2 all the way through til today.... which is 9th Dec

second

In my favour, I have been looking at a lot of Francis Bacon but his are so much more sculptural, must try again.

third

fourth

a little kinder to myself, and taking away instead of adding is difficult, a whole new way of thinking and looking.

fifth

  I do love doing these,
  looking in the mirror but not at the paper at all.

sixth

seventh

and a bit of colour.

eighth

ninth

eight and nine, I have gone back to what I'm comfortable with but more strangeness will occur.

Thirteenth

Very happy today because my computer has been returned to me from the fixers…. whew!

So everything computer based is much easier hence the new self-portrait.

thirteenth

Another line drawing… yes I know… but I like them, and this has the added bonus of being done with my left hand.

Twelfth self-portrait

I did try to post this yesterday but for some reason the computer decided it couldn't see the jpeg, so her it is now.

twelfth

 

This was just a 4b pencil but I do draw quite lightly, really enjoyed this one and I think I went a little over the half hour I allowed myself.

self-portraits

I did say that I would be doing a self-portrait every day and of course I have posted nothing.
But.... I was doing the portraits so here we are from 1/11/14-11/11/14. Todays hasn't been done yet.
Before I post them please understand that there is no deliberate attempt to make them lovely as will be patently obvious. I fact the idea is to try different mediums and ideas.

I don't like them all but I did enjoy drawing something that doesn't have to be correct, or to the best of my ability, the concept is just to draw for its own sake as well as retrain my eyes back into looking.

Here they are:

1/11/14

 

 

 

This one was drawn by looking at myself but not the paper and its actually one of my favourite so far.

2/11/14

 

For No.2 I just grabbed whatever came to hand, ink and a yellow pen.

3/11/14

 

 

A little severe for No.3 but I like the lines.

4/11/14

Not a good day as you can see, the name Smeagol comes to mind.
It was definitely a low.

5/11/14

 

Moving on to No.5 and I'm beginning to relax and most certainly a better day.

6/11/14

 

Today I wasn't feeling well.... Hmm, can you tell?
Although I did also pick up an envelope with pastels in and this is all the colours I had.

7/11/14

I think I was a little annoyed with myself today. Burnt sienna ink,black pen and a little blue pencil.

8/11/14

Soluable ink pen and small paintbrush and water.
There's a little softening going on which I'm glad about.

9/11/14

 

No. 9 and all I used was a white pen. The paper is from an old sketchbook that I'd painted washes on. I like the effect so I think I'll use the rest of the sketchbook up.

10/11/14

 

Graphite stick is the medium this time, and I was
aiming for using straight lines completely which
is a favourite method of mine for helping me look
properly.

11/11/14

 

And now for No. 11, which surprised me.

Just painting in the shadows with a very watered down ink wash, I had intended to then draw into it but then decided to leave it.

pencil portraits

Finally finished!
I'm really pleased with it and making myself keep going was a good lesson.
Wee problem is that when I look at it on the easel, I can't quite believe I did it.
It's a little disconcerting.
Something to ponder on... why I feel like that I'm not sure.

Anyway,
makes me want to do more and that's gotta be a good thing.

details, details...

a few details of the last drawing.

Hmm...
Note to self:
GET DRAWING!!

and there's more.....

Here's an almost completed project we were set at college.
It took hours and hours but very pleased with the result.





















and the finished piece.
must admit that I haven't spent as much time on
any one picture since being at uni, we were doing one week briefs... just no time.

Kind of miss putting that amount of effort into one piece.
Need to get back in the groove............