how high the moon

it will tear us apart

seven heads

Seven heads of one man.

Ponte Santa Trinita

A quick pencil sketch of the ponte Santa Trinita in Florence. My pencil didn't quite capture the elegance of Ammanati's design - the bridge is one of those objects whose lines are simply entrancing.
I drew it from the northern embankment, sitting up on the stone barrier.

steve with a gin & tonic

tulips

The Professor

together now

Twice shy

Two different angles of the same model, drawn from life with markers and crayon.

Rachel

And I love you so

Night Eyes

Barbara

Drawn at the Arts Project on Dundas in London Ontario.

Reinisa

Relaxing under the window of my old apartment. She has more tattoos now.

A drawing from life done with technical pens, crayons, and various markers.

that man

Hannah

Seascape

A digital reworking of one of Tarragon's favourite motifs: the waves breaking over the shore. For two of his oil painting on the same theme, see here.

cafe sketchbook

Drawn with a china marker at a cafe in Toronto.

alone tonight

you must consider this

sara

Young Beauty ruminates on excess.

tender care

migraine shelter

My model struck my a migraine seized the closest blanket and took shelter from the light. And noise, and every other external stimulus.

It was drawn in pencil and painted with acrylics. Which you should never use on regular weight computer paper, as I did here. The reasons are apparent.

man with tattoo

Rachel

Matt at the bar

Engrossed in Facebook, Toronto Airport

Modern Stripes

Willy

Drawn from life at the Arts Project in London, Ontario.

megan

Drawn from life at the Collective life drawing group in Toronto, Ontario, with various markers.

Young Woman

work in progress

A snapshot of a drawing under way.

big head

a musician

Lily

James

The Shanklin Chine waterfall

Absolutely lovely (dare I improve on Jane)? And the walk up to it is spectac'.

Shacklin, looking west.

On the Isle of Wright. We were on our way to see the Shanklin Chine, which is a gorge, and its famous waterfall which Jane Austen declared "lovely". Strong word, but she chose it aptly.

Well, we hadn't got there yet so I didn't know any of this. The kind K, who was my traveling companion, was determined to wet her feet. I was determined to keep mine dry, so I sat down with my pinarello Dyna, dressed in full Campagnolo, and drew this picture.

I will add here that the Isle of Wright is a fine place to ride a bike if you don't mind moderate hills, as the picture implies.

John

An early sketchbook page. I was wandering around Florence with this book, carrying a dip pen and pots of india ink. Not, in retrospect, the best method.

autoritratto

A quick sketch with acrylics and pencil on a piece of primed cardboard.

Julia and Warren

to the victor

Reading a book after dinner

The model is looking at my previous picture, but I'm sure she would like to get back to her book.

long time layover

A Casa Colonica in Settignano

An enormous example of a casa colonica in Settignano, Tuscany. The traditional farmhouses of Tuscany, each one unique, are well suited to their environment. I made this picture in May, probably the greenest month of the year in the region. By August things are much hotter and browner, and the thick stone walls keep out the heat.

The size, on the other hand, comes down to two factors. First, that agrarian and domestic spaces were typically conflated in these old farms: the livestock might share the house with the peasants - although not, of course, the same room. Second, many generations of a family often lived together. It doesn't take too many children and grandchildren to fill even a house as big as this one.

Similar structures can be found in much of the Mediterranean basin; their antecedent go back to medieval times.

The picture was made with watercolour and pencil.