The add I drew a for the Kaeo Craft and Art co-op to which I belong was published in the local paper, the Whangaroa Whispers. Sitting insignificantly on the back page. =) If you happen to pass through Kaeo just pop in to have a coffee and a bit of homemade baking and browse through all the amazing local craft and artwork.
I love looking at other people's drawings, don't you? I'm always inspired and learn something, or simply enjoy it. I think I like looking at drawings more than I do paintings, I guess drawing will always be my first love in art, no matter how much I try to succeed in painting I will always come back to drawing. Here is an article full of drawings from various artists with very different styles. My favorites are the first two.
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Here is some inspiration for ya'll! We all have those brilliant ideas that come to nothing simply because we never made anything of it in the first place. Here is a blog post that talks all about it. Though for me personally my problem is I take up to many of my ideas until I'm doing so many different things at once that I completely bewilder myself!
Noses. These strange appendage of the face is something many people have trouble drawing, when they think about drawing it anyway! In a portrait the nose is not the focus point somehow, unless it is particularly noticeable, we don't really notice noses as much as eyes and mouths. This is because people don't communicate with their nose! When talking with people or trying to see there reactions we don't look at their nose but their eyes and lips. But to make a nose successfully unnoticeable in a drawing the artist must know all about how to draw it. Here is a helpful video.
Don't you just love looking at pictures of stunning horses! Every time I go on Pintrest, I am confronted with a whole lot of new beautiful photos of horses.
On Monday I photographed and framed a handful of new pictures, mostly drawings. Here is a better photo of the drawing I shared in my last post. I discovered the best way of photographing my pencil drawings is outside in direct sunlight, makes it so much easier!
'The Fear of Pain' graphite drawing on paper.
I had drawn my drawings on large sheets of A2 paper, and it was almost impossible to move them without making creases or bends, I thought there has to be some other way! What do graphite artists use to draw on? I did a little research and discovered that most graphite artists use 'Bristol board' as a drawing surface. I ordered a couple sheets myself and they came in the mail today, in a tube to my surprise. I discovered it's not really board, but a kind of stiff card with a very smooth surface. I'm looking forwards to trying it out next week. I'll post about my discoveries then.
Framed horse drawing
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