Friday, 8 August 2008
Donegal awaits
I will be away from my blog from tomorrow. I'm off to Donegal and I promise that I won't do anything sensible while I'm away.
Friday, 1 August 2008
My map
Here is my contribution to Lindsay's moly, which was sent to David on Monday. You can see the great photograph David took of it here.
I love maps, especially old maps with all the funny graphic marks to describe different aspects of the landscape.
I usually draw a map like this to give people directions to our house.
Now I'm looking forward to seeing Casey's moly next!
I love maps, especially old maps with all the funny graphic marks to describe different aspects of the landscape.
I usually draw a map like this to give people directions to our house.
Now I'm looking forward to seeing Casey's moly next!
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Another soft pastel
Saturday, 28 June 2008
Moleskine Exchange update
Well, now I can show the drawing I did in Brian's moley.
With my recent pastel paintings of Donegal, I thought that I should share my favourite part of the world with my fellow moley exchangers.
I was wary of using pastels in the moley as the pages don't have a lot of "tooth" although Brian's pastels were lovely and he managed with the lack of tooth. I thought that I would use my watercolour pencils, which work well on the moley pages. I was pleased that I got quite a watercolour effect, by using a damp brush over areas of my drawing.
Now I'm excitedly waiting for Lindsay's moley to drop through my letterbox.
Monday, 16 June 2008
Same subject, slightly different media
I love pencils (actually I'm a bit of a tart when it comes to pencils) and a few years ago I bought some Derwent Drawing pencils.
I thought they were lovely, soft creamy leads, easy to sharpen and a range of soft subtle colours. However, I didn't use them much, so I've tried them on Ingres paper using my Donegal photos for inspiration.
I have to say, after using soft pastels, these pencils are a bit of a disappointment, I'm afraid the colours just don't cut it with me . I can't even use pastels on top of them, they leave a waxy film on the paper.
That'll teach me to not be so promiscious in my pencil purchasing.
Saturday, 14 June 2008
More fun!
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
What fun!
Although watercolours are my all time favourite medium along with watercolour pencils. I have to say that I am thoroughly enjoying using soft pastels.
I like the way they force me to not fuss with details, but to get shapes and tones down straight away. I also like the way they can be blended or you can use broken colour to get the colours you want. I love the speed with which you can get a reasonably finished looking result.
These are my first three attempts.
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
New project
Since embarking on the Moleskine Exchange, I have thoroughly enjoyed the blogs of my fellow moly exchange group. So much so that I have decided to try using pastels, because I've noticed that the others use them.
I have gained much useful information from both Brian's and Casey's blogs (Thank-you guys!), so check them out if you are interested in pastels.
I got two sets of soft pastels the other day and an Ingres sketch book, I chose pre-selected sets as I didn't really know what tints to get. You will notice from the photos that I got a landscape set and a portrait set. So I dug out some photographs I took in Donegal last summer and I plan to use them as a starting point for some small pastel paintings, just to get me started!
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Sunday, 1 June 2008
My first drawing for the moly exchange.
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
New Project
I am about to embark on a Moleskine sketchbook exchange. Yellow or Stephanie from A Roker Artist asked me to be part of this. There are six other people taking part too. So hello to David, Vivien, Gesa, Casey, Lindsay, Brian. This is going to be fun, everyone's work is so different and we use different media, I can't wait to see what we do.
I've just made a cover for my moleskine and a pencil sling, so I'm ready to start drawing I'll be posting it off to David on Friday I hope.
The theme for my sketchbook is Close... so I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone does with it.
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Time for Tea
Sunday, 6 April 2008
Some more of my paintings
I did the painting of the children a few years ago. It was an art project organised by the Sunday school of my church, where the children were asked to imagine what it would be like if Jesus came to visit us on Easter Sunday. I helped the children with their ideas and this is what we came up with. It was great fun to do.
The other painting is the post office at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. this is a great open air museum with typical farm houses, cottages towns and villages laid out in wonderful countryside.
Saturday, 5 April 2008
Some of my paintings
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Sunday, 9 March 2008
Stable side door
Sunday, 2 March 2008
Sentry Hill
This is a drawing of Sentry Hill, which is a farmhouse that was purchase by Newtownabbey Borough Council. It is a very fine example of an Antrim Farmhouse. Lots of school children visit it and learn a little of rural life in Co. Antrim. It was the home of the McKinney family who liked to say that they had a bathroom fitted before Buckingham palace did.
Saturday, 1 March 2008
A Town House
Friday, 8 February 2008
So much for my resolve
When I started this blog I was so full of plans to draw and post my drawings every day. But what have I done? Real life has squashed my creative hopes. Between work, studying and decorating at home, I've been too knackered to draw. So over the next few days I shall endeavour to post some drawings from my other sketch books.
This is an EDM challenge No. 97.
Coloured media
Thursday, 17 January 2008
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
My Journal
First drawings
Tuesday, 15 January 2008
At Last
Finally I've bitten the blogging bullet.
After months of lurking around other people's blogs, I decided that it was time to create my own.
As I have made a resolution to draw something every day this year this blog might help my resolve.
So here's a big Hello! to my fellow creative folk out there in blogland.
Lor Lor
After months of lurking around other people's blogs, I decided that it was time to create my own.
As I have made a resolution to draw something every day this year this blog might help my resolve.
So here's a big Hello! to my fellow creative folk out there in blogland.
Lor Lor
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