unfinished sketch

Jesse drawn from life with a Copic brush pen. Obviously, I ran out of time.

migraine

Sometimes you see an opportunity and grab whatever materials are at hand. Thus this sketch, done with acrylic on a piece of printer paper.

something in the air tonight

My marker was running out, but the way the felt nib becomes fuzzy is pretty nice.

twist and sigh

Courtney drawn from life in around ten minutes.

hands

Each of these drawings was done in 30 seconds with a red china marker.

hello hello again

waiting

hear no evil do no evil

mother and child

two for you

mountain goat

That's what it is.




One of a series of animal-themed cards I made to thank people who assisted with our first child. It takes a village. They all got a card.

anywhere but here

light my way

Drawn from life with a Copic brush pen.

Torre del Gallo

The Torre del Gallo broods over the hills to the south of Florence. Despite its impressive medieval ambience, it is a modern invention - although there was a castle on the hilltop, that in the 13th century controlled the road to Impruneta. But the tower was built around 1905, and has been through some vicissitudes since. In WWII, it was briefly a prison camp.

I made this watercolour on site, in early May.

you will learn to obey

Drawn from life on Taryn's living room floor, with some sigma microns, a china marker, and a sharpie.

that's when I lost

at the end of the day

anger

look away

The isle of the dead in the Venetian lagoon

I took a seat on the north-east edge of Venice and made this post-card sized sketch of the city's cemetery island. Relatively recent by Venetian standards, the cemetery was founded adjacent to the old abbey of San Michele, which gave the island its name.

Jamison

standing firm

curl up

night of reversals

dare to care

Affronted in front

I drew it from life with a Copic brush pen, and two china markers, in about 30 minutes.

Fox

I made a series of thank-you cards for the many people who stepped up to help when my daughter was born. This was one of them.

a sensitive spot

happiness in solitude

I saw a ghost

The path in the woods

A watercolour sketch of the woods adjacent to San Miniato, just south of Florence.

stretch it out

One minute life drawing with a china marker.

Sara warming up

Sail Away

Reinisa

Drawing fast with a Copic marker. The model couldn't hold her arm up for long.

old self portrait

Drawn from life, with a china marker, on textured paper - many, many years ago.

unfinished life drawing

a careful look

Drawn from life in around 40 minutes.

Blonde

kimberley

a book is best...

...even when you're naked.

Near Sisteron

A few years ago I spent a few weeks cycling in Provence. A few day's ride up the Durance you may find the absurdly dramatic town of Sisteron, and adjacent (just across the river, in fact) to it this small burg. Beyond it, the beginnings of the Cottian Alps.

you want to try?

hard at work

what a difficult decision

Drawn from life with Copic brush pens and some pencil crayons.

getting started

Warm sketches with a china marker.

right to rule

life is good

Sitting on the bench with a good book (it may have been The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony), under the window on a sunny day. Not a bad thing at all. I didn't have time to draw the window or sun, though.







Drawn from life with a pencil, in around 30 minutes.