Nicholas Cage - pen & ink drawing
Drawing Nicolas Cage
Gone in 60 Seconds (the 2000 remake), is an action movie about a retired master car thief who has to steal 50 cars with his crew in one night to save…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Being Human – exhibition opening Friday 18th May
Finally the work is finished! Oh yes, there is drying, mounting, sewing together and all those other things that remain to be done in the days before an exhibition opening,…
Reflections on society
The saying that a picture says more than a thousand words feels ever so true to me... which is probably why I named my Sketchbook Project 'Every Picture tells a…
Tarot – The Sun – and some drawings
My latest card in the tarot series is The Sun; traditionally this card often has the sun clearly depicted in the centre of the card, with other elements in the…
Line Drawing and Colour
I wish there were more hours in a day (and night!)... somehow I keep hoping that the evasive time-lords will relent, and hand out a special box of "extra hours…
Drawing Board Fun….
Last week I got a drawing board - one of those you put on the desk and can adjust the angle in several steps. At one of my old art…
3 Tarot Drawings
It's been so nice to shut down the computer for a few days and just spend time with pen & paper and the family - drawing at the kitchen table…
Tarot – Justice
Representing Fairness and Truth Justice started as a pen drawing on a plane several months ago, she travelled the world in pen & ink state, while colours slowly took form…
Lovers and the Chariot
The next two cards in the tarot series: Sorry about the short post - it suddenly got very late and I think I need to sleep... Back with more…
Dragon meets boy – part 1
Today my kids made these cute creatures from modelling clay, which are now sitting on top of my monitor giving advice on all sorts of things... I'm not sure if…