More sketches...

I just finished this drawing of Pansy as she was falling asleep on my bed, she had one eye open and then her head dropped on her paws signaling the end of the drawing. 

I'm really enjoying drawing with black and white charcoal on toned paper. I paint the paper with a pastel coating to make a sand-papery surface which is fun to work on. The middle tone really helps me produce something effective in less time than on a white or black surface as I only need to add highlights and low-lights.

I copied this quickly from the illustration in an advertisement inside the Drawing Magazine.

Sketchbook Project Video

I put this together this morning. A page from my Sketchbook Project sketchbook.

I have only two months to complete it so I need to do heaps of work in it. I am making a video of the whole process. 

This explains what the sketchbook project is: (if you can follow the fast talking!)

Ink Pen Sketches #41- 44

For a week I have neglected my pen an ink sketches partly because I lost my pen and partly because I have been so busy with my big Pansy Cat drawing and other things that I didn't look very hard to find the pen. 

I did these few on Friday while I was in the craft shop.

 Quick sketch of a more detailed pencil drawing I was working on in the shop. I actually sold it (the pencil one) while I was still working on it!

Objects near at hand...

The old post office in Kaeo.