by annrobertson | Jul 29, 2022 | Drawing, landscape, Nature
Managed to get some drawing out at Biddulph Grange with friends last week. Did a bit to the greenery at home but mostly completed sitting out. It was quite a busy day and quite narrow paths so not easy to find somehwere to sit. I enoyed doing the rocks and the...
by annrobertson | Jul 24, 2022 | 52Frames, Drawing, oil pastel, Still life
The challenge for 52Frames this week is Common Object. I had in my mind that I would do my paint brushes and/or tubes of paint. In the end I did some tins of printing ink and a palette knife. I chose to use oil pastel. Visually I would say this is the least...
by annrobertson | Jul 17, 2022 | 52Frames, Acrylic paint, Drawing, Illustration, Inspiration, landscape, Lighting, Painting
This is a great challenge from 52Frames. I had lots of idea for Silhouette but settled on some photos I took a few years ago of the houses on the other side of the street as the moon was coming up. It works well in the format of my book and is another image...
by annrobertson | Jul 10, 2022 | 52Frames, colour, Dr Martin's watercolour, Drawing, Trees
This week’s challenge is Negative Space. For photographers this is about creating empty space to emphasise the main subject. In art however the artist draws the spaces around the image. This technique can produce some fascinating images as well as more...
by annrobertson | Jul 2, 2022 | 52Frames, Birds, colour, Drawing, Nature, Pattern
The challenge from 52Frames this week is Pattern with an extra challenge of Pattern in Nature. I liked this as a challenge and had thought I might use photos of some stones I had found on the beach in Orkney. When I came to look at them though I felt they would...