Monthly Archives: August 2009

I have included 3 small areas from yesterday’s featured drawing Mugscape, which I am presently working on. Drawing old objects that have character is very interesting. If you look carefully at certain parts of these objects, you can see some … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning I decided that it was time to complete the second in my “mug trilogy” as there is an art prize next month that I am keen to enter. The first drawing is entered in an art exhibition in … Continue reading →

On the Beach – 40 x 60cm     Coloured Pencil on Canson Pastel Board FOR SALE: POA    artkleko@bigpond.net.au I spent half of yesterday on this drawing and after lunch went out into the garden to mow the lawns … Continue reading →

I spent a productive time yesterday on my latest drawing, “On the Beach”. I have completed the blocking-out stage and I’ve started to add the required detail. I found it quite boring at times adding ‘sand’ for what seemed hours. … Continue reading →

Yesterday I commenced the second drawing in my Pumpkin series and  this one features a piece from the centre of a pumpkin that I cut up. Has it been washed up  or is it part of the beach? Is is … Continue reading →

My first pumpkin drawing is complete, except for a little touching up here and there. I have enclosed a section which I think has a nice ‘organic’ feel to it. I have two other ideas that I am working on … Continue reading →

Yesterday was quite productive in regards to my latest drawing. As you can see I have managed to cover the board with colour and have progressed to the ‘fine detail’ stage. I am pleased with the way the composition is … Continue reading →

The first drawing in my ‘Pumpkin’ series is starting to take shape. I have used as the background a scene from Tatlow’s Beach, Stanley looking East. Working with a brown-coloured board is not easy when it comes to using an … Continue reading →

Friday saw the commencement of the first drawing in my Pumpkin series where I’m seeing pumpkin as having landscape qualities. It’s a real challenge working with a new subject and a new palette. More on that in later posts. I … Continue reading →

I spent a couple of hours yesterday afternoon ‘playing’ with a series of photos that I took of a large pumpkin that I had grown last Summer. Today’s post is one idea that I had where I superimposed a pumpkin … Continue reading →