🎨 Drawing & Painting

For most of my life I believed that I couldn't draw. I think this is partly because some members of my family are naturally good at it which caused me to write myself off. But I also know that with many things in life if you start practicing then you get better.

In 2015 I decided to try and push myself through my lack of skill. I did four pencil sketches of garden scenes. They weren't great but I surprised myself.

=> Garden scene #1

In 2019 I tried drawing a building: starting with some studies before doing a final piece.

=> Building (study) | Building (study) | Building (final)

Next I sketched some animals and surprised myself again.

=> Rhino | Elephant | Woodcock | Mouse

I've experimented with watercolours. My attempts at mixing my own colours were clumsy and heavy.

=> Lighthouse | Stag

But watercolour pencils washed over with a brush yielded more satisfactory results.

=> Camel | Trout | Curlew | Gargoyle

I've also tried other media.

=> Canoe (ink) | Tiger (ink over watercolour) | Bargue Plate 1.8 (sharpie)

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=> I've made timelapse films of some pieces

=> I'm working my way through Bargue's Cours de Dessin

=> I've made sketches of some of my adventures

I've also made postcards of my art.

If you'd like a print or a postcard of any of these then please get in touch and I'll figure something out. I'd love to send you something!