Out and About
It's school holidays and we've been lucky to have quite a few sunny autumn days... perfect for doing quick sketches while out and about with the kids :) On a…
Card and Print designs
Line drawing is so much fun! I found a new sketchbook the other day (in a really cute 5" x 5" format), and have been busy filling it with whimsical drawings: The…
Sketchbook Project 2013
During the last 2 months I have been working on my 2013 Sketchbook Project. The Art House Co-op provide a bunch of themes - but you can also make up…
Rebinding a Sketchbook
Upgrading Sketchbook Project My 2013 Sketchbook is now sailing across the sea to the Brooklyn Art Library at the Art House Co-op... Before I post the drawings, here's a little…
Railroad Design Competition Results
I mentioned in my last post that I would update you on the RedBubble design competition results once they came through, and today RedBubble posted the winners on their website...…
Railroad Design Update
Shortly after I'd published my previous post, I received an email from the RedBubble people saying that they will be announcing winners after all (the Railroad Revival team had managed…
A Design Project
A little while back RedBubble posted a design challenge on their website: Design a T-shirt for the Railroad Revival Tour 2012. As it was all about trains (which are pretty…
Tarot – Starting the minor arcana
The Minor Arcana In the Tarot deck, the minor arcana is made up of 4 suits: Rods, Swords, Pentacles and Cups - with 14 cards in each suite (this makes…
Sketchbook Project 2013
Here it is... My 2013 sketchbook project from The Arthouse Co-op. There are a bunch of themes to choose from, but I haven't quite made up my mind which one…
And the winner is…
It's Friday evening, the London Olympics are on telly - and in keeping with the spirit of excitement, medals and extravaganza... we have just drawn the winner of the tarot…
Dog Overboard
I went on a sunny bike ride with my friend Amanda today... Along the way there was a lady walking her dog... the little fluffy thing was on a lead,…
Every Doctor Who fan needs a TARDIS
One side-effect of watching re-runs of Doctor Who ... is that these wonderfully enticing stories have a tendency to draw you in and spit you out in a galaxy where anything…
Drawing Aragorn
Today's pencil drawing is (also from a photo) of Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. As our house has avid fans of both LOTR and…
Drawing faces
Here are two faces from my latest adventures with pencil and paper. I really enjoy drawing people, there is something almost hypnotic and very relaxing about staring at a face…
Tarot: Judgement and The World
First 22 Cards Judgement and The World conclude the first part of the Tarot - the 22 cards in the Major Arcana. Having made a start on the first 22…