Arrangement of organic forms 4

Here are some more sketches of arrangments of different fruit. The shape of the lemon in the second isn't quite right but I got that a bit better I think in the third. Drawing the forshortening of the bananas has also proved quite tricky - I sometimes have to keep correcting what I have put … Continue reading Arrangement of organic forms 4 →

Arrangement of organic forms 3

Here are a couple of sketches I did last week of a larger arrangement of fruit in a bowl. I don't quite pull the definition off in the second one where I apply tone. Bowl of fruit 1 - A4 sketchpad & 2B pencil Bowl of fruit 2 - A4 sketchpad and 2B & 6B … Continue reading Arrangement of organic forms 3 →

Open Cupboard 4

Here are another couple of attempts at the open cupboard exercise, this time looking down. I got a bit confused about where the vanishing point was for the horizontals of the cupboard facing the viewer. Initially I was looking to the right but I thought ‘how could that be possible because the vanishing point needs … Continue reading Open Cupboard 4 →

Charles Avery

Here are two illustrations by a contemporary artist, Charles Avery (from Vitamin D2 New Perspectives in Drawing, Phaidon, London 2013). I like the quirky fantasy / imaginative themes and the detail. The figures have strange wiry forms and both pictures are unsettling, the first more obviously with the hybrid creatures mixed with recognisable refuse from … Continue reading Charles Avery →

Open Cupboard 3

Here is another attempt at the Open Cupboard exercise. This time I have incorporated 2 point perspective following my reflections in my blog post ‘Open Cupboard 2’ as I stood at an angle to the face of the cupboard and could see the inside face of the cupboard door. The first version is a preliminary … Continue reading Open Cupboard 3 →

Arrangement of organic forms 2

Here is are some more attempts at drawing organic forms which I did yesterday. The second two versions get the perspective and arrangement of fruit on the flat surface better. I have tried to vary the strength of the line with lighter lines in the background and stronger lines in the foreground. Fruit 27 Sep … Continue reading Arrangement of organic forms 2 →

Arrangement of organic forms

This was a first attempt at this exercise. I did two preliminary sketches (see below) in an A4 sketchpad before moving on to a final drawing on A1 paper. In the final picture, I did try to use bold lines, but ended up making a number of mistakes. Correcting those left heavy etches in the … Continue reading Arrangement of organic forms →

Michael Landy

Here are some of the drawings of a contemporary artist, Michael Landy. The style of the drawings here feel much more like scientific illustrations, though the content wouldn't appear in a text book. There is a lot of intricate detail - with quite gruesome effect I think in the drawing of the foot. Creeping Buttercup … Continue reading Michael Landy →

Paul Gaugin (1848 – 1903)

Here are some examples of drawings by Paul Gaugin. The first, ‘Breton Girls Dancing’ 1888 (Pastel on paper), is from Walter, I. F. (1988) ‘Paul Gauguin 1848 - 1903 The Primitive Sophisticate’, Taschen, Koln ‘Breton Girls Dancing’ 1888 (Pastel on paper) The next two drawings are from Goldwater, R. (1983) ‘Gaugin’, Harry N. Abrams, New … Continue reading Paul Gaugin (1848 – 1903) →

Figure drawing

My wife very kindly posed for the next two drawings I did. It really made a difference being able to take different views while each pose was held. Each took about 20 minutes and I tried a varying tone to communicate a sense of three dimensional form and the shape of the muscles. Figure 1 … Continue reading Figure drawing →