Day 6: Amarylis

My house mate was given some Amarylis by their girlfriend...they are such a beautiful shape that I couldn't help but draw them.

I don't just draw plants...but I do find them very varied, interesting and forgiving subjects when short of time...laziness on my part I guess...I'll try to find something solid and hard-lined for the next post!

Day 3: Face

This isn't strictly speaking a picture that I did today but I really like it and wanted to talk about it. It was the first picture that I did using pen and ink. It was also the first freehand picture that I had done since secondary school...8 years or so. I'm not sure what it was that made me decide to draw it but that moment has changed my life ever since...though the picture has no eyes...it really opened mine for me.

Day 2: Beech Leaf

I went for the first run of the year this morning...another new years resolution that I am going to try and stick to! On the way back I picked up this beech leaf...it is in colour almost uniformly mid-brown but when a light is used to put some of it into shadow it's shape is lovely.

Using points to describe shape and shadow is a technique that is often used to draw archaeological finds for publications. As a style of illustration it is very flexible in how it is used.