The challenge this week on 52Frames is Black and White. I really enjoy working in black and white, but this is usually black ink on white paper. So far I have enjoyed doing things I would not usually do, so decided to work in white on black paper. I considered...
This week 52Frames is Minimalist, with nude as an extra challenge (https://52frames.com/). This gave me an opportunity to look through my life drawing and see if I could rework something. I had several goes at this and this is the final image. The drawing is...
This week the challenge is complementary colours (https://52frames.com/). I was away at Xmas and thought the fruit bowl on the table might make an interesting picture at some point. I used it for this week's challenge as the fruit have good strong colours. The...
This week 52Frames is titled Hello From..! I travelled up to Scotland on Tuesday and stopped at Tebay Services for coffee and a slice of very good chocolate and stout cake. The cafe was very quiet so I sat at a window table, and this was the view over...
52Frames (https://52frames.com/) is a free community photography project, where a challenge is set every week and responses posted on their website My friend completed this last year producing some interesting images and most importantly doing something every...
I visited a friend in Pembrokeshire last year and came home with some seaside treasures. I remember these egg cases from my childhood on the beach near my grans. The shapes are lovely and the way they twist as they dry out make them quite sculptural. It took a...
This was our last drawing out session of the summer. We met at The Leather's Smithy and I walked along the reservoir and then dropped down to the little valley and Bollin Brook, where I settled and did some drawing. It was lovely down there with the dappled...
Some more sessions drawing out and about. One week I actually decided to try painting from life. I haven't done this for years, and although it is not altogether successful, there are bits of it I really like. Even more importantly I like the fact that I did paint...
I am really enjoying almost weekly trips drawing out, weather and other commitments permitting. A few of us usually turn up and coffee and cake often features, but also drawing. These little things are fun, not too precious and sometimes turn out well. It is good to...
I took the spanner prints into photoshop and produced some patterns with a background I found with some interesting rings on it. I like the way it turned out and then I reversed the colours and I like that as well. It has a real feel of tools that are well used and...