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A Visit to Edinburgh Zoo

A Visit to Edinburgh Zoo

Way back in August, after finishing on Klaus (I'm hoping to post more about my work on that soon), I took a day to visit Edinburgh Zoo. Thankfully the weather was pretty good and I was able to see, and draw, a lot of animals.

Life Drawing, 29th October

Life Drawing, 29th October

I've got behind with uploading my sketches from life drawing again ... I'll upload them soon! These drawings are from late October, modelled by Lydia.

Segovia, Spain

Segovia, Spain

And now for something completely different ... I don't think I've ever posted any of my photographs on this site, but I'm pleased with some of the ones I've been taking recently so I thought I'd give it a go. In early October I visited Spain for the first time. During...

Sketching in Holyrood Park

Sketching in Holyrood Park

For the last month and a half on my job in Edinburgh (I should be able to reveal what I was working on soon) I stayed in a flat near Arthur's Seat. One evening I took advantage of the sunshine and spent a while drawing in the park. Here are a couple of my sketches!

Animation Workshops, Summer 2019

Animation Workshops, Summer 2019

For the third year running I've taught animation workshops at a creative arts holiday (ages 12-18) over the summer. The last two years I've focused on morphing workshops, but I decided to try something a little different this time. I introduced the idea of emotions in...