Hand Study

All artists always need to keep practicing and building up their skills. I bought a new book today to help me with just that. "Dynamic Figure Drawing" by Burne Hogarth, published by 'Watson-Guptill Publications'. Some realistic hand study.

"We are the most DISTURBED people we ever met"
                                              ~ Gilbert & George

Painting on Water

Found this small treasure in my daily you tube viewings. A beautiful way of painting using water! I've seen similar techniques to this but using nail polish to create crazy decorative nail designs. Amazing end result. I really want to try this for myself.

My sister had a 'paper marbling kit' when we were kids and it had a similar technique to this, but nowhere near as effective.

Etching Design

Today's work, an etching of a Mongoose. First sketched in pen, photocopied a reverse image and re-sized, then 2 and a half hours of scratching the design into a copper plate. Can't wait to try and print with it!
 

YOU SHALL NOT PASSsss!

I guess this is only amusing if you're a fan of the novel/film Lord of the Rings and the somewhat indie game Minecraft. But here is my parody of the two. A4 water colour. Another step-by-step:

Sneak Peek

Here's a little sneak peek at a drawing I'm currently working on. This is only a small detail of the line art. Any guesses what this might be? 

Current Inspiration

My current inspiration at the moment is an artist who calls herself 'Mary Doodles' on YouTube. I'm a little obsessed with watching how she paints. It's mesmerizing! Check it out: