Ann Robertson – Artist and Illustrator

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Drawing Out

Drawing Out

  Not long back from a fabulous 3 weeks in South Africa. Very pleased with myself as I managed to do 5 little drawings. I took my lovely little Hahnemühle water colour book and a new Rosemary travel brush, that I got for my birthday, along with a small set of...

Lino 3

Lino 3

  Well at last I have cut another Lino for the series. I like the result very much, it may still have a bit of editing but for now I will leave it alone and get on and plan the next one. I am not sure why it took so long, it has been half done for ages. Anyway I...

Lino 2

Lino 2

  This is the second pair of Lino cuts of la Gomera. I really like the overlay of these especially after clearing a bit more background. This pair is definitely ready to try on higher quality paper with some colour on the background. I had a little play the other...

Lino

Lino

  I have been messing about with Lino, trying to find some inspiration. On my hols last year in La Gomera I got a bit obsessed by shadows on the walls and thought I might be able to do something with them. A couple of months ago decided I had better start...

Could it be more Birds?

Could it be more Birds?

  I have been having a go at a technique, involving pyrography, that was described in my art magazine. I thought it looked interesting and the example demonstrated was a bird that I really liked. I asked for a Dremel versatip for xmas, as dedicated pyrography...

New Shop

New Shop

  Well I don't know how my poor Blog got so neglected. I did well for a bit and then somehow it fell off my radar. Anyway here I am again on the off chance that anybody ever reads this. I have an online shop on Folksy. You can see it on the home page and you just...

More Birds!!

More Birds!!

  How surprising that I have done another bird drawing! I haven't done much since march, not sure why. I recently had a holiday in Devon and found myself at the end of a very wet day at Paignton Zoo. The weather was so bad that only about ten of us were there. I...