Welcome to my art blog!
As part of my Art course at Hillsborough College, we have been asked to set up our own blog site, so here it is!
I will be posting some of my art work both as a blog and as a slide show at the side of the main blog.
I am trying to post in chronological order as far as possible, so it will be a little while before I get round to posting my latest works. I hope you enjoy looking at the site, & please feel free to add comments & to become a follower!
Here are some of my first sketches from my painting & drawing course at Bannerdale in 2009
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Skull sketch |
This skull was the first sketch we had to do, which I thought was a difficult task to set for absolute beginners.
The sketch on the right was a sketch from a picture of one of the Apostles in Graves Art Gallery.
This is a sketch of my daughter, trying to use as little outline to the face & hair as possible. The sketch below in a similar style is my husband - although I think I was kind with his youthful looks!
This is a copy of a sketch by Michelangelo, done in charcoal. This was the first time I had used charcoal and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.. The following 2 pictures below are also in charcoal, whilst the last one is a copy of a Leonardo sketch in crayon.
Pen & Ink Sketches
This is a copy of a sketch of Rembrandt. I used pen & ink & my own sqiggle style which I really enjoyed using. I was surprised how easy it was to produce light & shade with squiggles. The only problem with this technique is that once you have made a mistake, it is difficult to correct it.
The following sketches include a random face, Van Gogh, & friends & family (which I gave away as Christmas presents).
I then went on to use a dip-in pen & ink and again, was surprised how easy it was to use. I copied a few masters as well as an illustration from my favourite childhood book - Milly Molly Mandy!