I keep mentioning on this blog that I want to do more drawing from life, so when the stable I've begun riding at advertised an informal show jumping event I went along to sketch the participants. At the beginning it was hard to put more than a couple of lines down,...
A friend of mine is cycling the Hebridean Way in September to raise funds for International Justice Mission, the largest casework-based anti-slavery organisation in the world. In exchange for donations she's offering to iron and vacuum and mow lawns, so she...
There's a little maple tree outside my window in the new house. At the beginning of the year when we had quite a lot of snow I did a quick study of it because I loved the way the snow blobbed around the branches. A couple of weeks ago, I did another study. It's fun to...
Yesterday I sketched Elsa as she chewed on a toy. Occasionally she'd bring it over to me and dump it at my feet before retreating across the room to stare at me. She usually wore an accusing look at this point – “What, you haven't thrown it yet?” I'm a bit unsure...
I've been referencing horses for a project, so I've spent some time drawing them in order to figure out how they work. Using Line of Action I did some quick gestures, and then I searched for various images through Google to sketch in more detail. The hooves are...
Updated 18th October 2017 Kyle posted a link to this Photoshop blog post today, announcing that his brushes will now only be available through an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. If you have already purchased and downloaded his brushes from Gumroad, you can still...
A simple companion piece to my Good Friday image, celebrating Christ's resurrection. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might...
I wanted to make something simple, focusing on shape and colour. I've also made a companion Easter piece. [Jesus] said to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.’ But they did not...
It's been over a year since I last updated my portfolio and showreel so (thanks to the prodding of others) I'm finally sorting through my work. In doing so I uncovered this painting of Glencoe. From what I remember I abandoned it in frustration, but I quite like it...