In moving forward with a project I've found myself going back and doing more research. I've been doodling away but guessing at a lot of anatomy for mice, so last week I drew these wood mouse sketches from images found online.
studies
Thatched Cottage Studies
At the moment I'm gathering reference for a personal project, and I'm learning a lot! The way medieval houses were constructed depended so much on where they were built - stone or wood? Heather or straw for the thatch? There are the well-constructed houses, some of...
Hand Studies
Recently I've spoken to a few people about their life drawing, and one thing that's kept coming up is hands, feet, and faces. It's really clear when I look at work that has these things missing. They're tough to draw - don't I know it! Sadly, they will still be...
Studies from ‘The Stranger’
I recently watched Orson Welles' 1946 film 'The Stranger', about an investigator from the War Crimes Commission trying to track down a Nazi in Harper, Connecticut. Early on there is a scene where a character is being followed. When watching it I immediately wanted to...
Practice, practice, practice
Last year I came across this tweet, which challenged me to start thinking differently about how I draw through the week. For artists big and small, in school, at work or chilling, remember about your veggies! pic.twitter.com/hRPdVuX1fo — trish (@enankaheta) March 2,...
Muybridge Horse Study
I've been busy with work and a family wedding, so it's taken me a while to post anything new! Here's a group of studies from one of Muybridge's wonderful sequences.
Studies from Jaws
A couple of weeks ago I watched Jaws for the first time. I'm not a fan of horror, which is one of the reasons I avoided the film for so long, but I found it to be much more of a thriller (with a couple of bloodthirsty scenes). One of the things I really liked was the...
Badgers in the Borders
While my sister and brother-in-law were visiting, a neighbour told us where we could watch badgers. I'd always been under the impression they only ventured out at the dead of night, but he assured us that from around 7pm was a good time to see them. After one false...
Climb Ev’ry Mountain
While watching The Sound of Music again recently I was struck by the scene where Mother Abbess sings 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain'. I decided to do a tone/composition study because the lighting and cinematography of the scene is so lovely. When Maria enters the room, it's...