ONLINE ART COURSE - SKETCHING HANDS WITH COLOURED PENCILS This is the second project in the coloured pencils module. We were given three pictures of hands to draw, and in the first instance we had to do this with a normal pencil. It was an exercise in getting the proportions correct. Phil, the…
CLOUD PORTAL A new drawing in my small Rhodia drawing book ("Shoshi's Little Black Book"). I have just started following Miss Betsi on YouTube and learning some of her doodle patterns and techniques. She is worth checking out, as she does beautiful 3-D pen work. One of her drawings was of a tunnel,…
ONLINE ART COURSE - COLOURED PENCILS - VEGETABLES I have now reached the final module in the online art course which deals with specific media, in this case, coloured pencils. The remaining modules are subject-based (e.g. landscapes, animals, portraits). Coloured pencils are now one of my favourite media to work with. I have…
SHOSHI'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK, AND SOME GOLD MANDALAS Little Black Book lost and found What I used to call my Rhodia drawing book has now been renamed. Shoshi's Little Black Book. Foz, a member of the art forum I am on, called it that and it's stuck! It doesn't contain naughty stuff though,…
A FUN SHOPPING TRIP, PICTURE FRAMING, WALK-IN PANTRY REVISITED, AND A MISSING DIAMOND FOUND Picture framing Yesterday my hubby and I went to a lovely part of town where there is a pedestrian precinct with interesting and quirky shops. The main reason for our outing was so that I could take a couple…
