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Unfinished
I had a wonderful time out last month, but with some things that happened after I got home I've found it hard to write about what was a wonderful time out thanks to my friends.The drawing above is...
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Bouncy
This is a terrible sketch done today on a train journey. This was the best of a few done from my seat. I would say that the person I sketched would not recognise herself, thankfully. Today or tonight...
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Ink
A sketch similar to others on here , but the difference is that it's done with a pen that was on the coffee table. I can't erase the ink so this is full of mistakes that I can't do anything...
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Zombie Me
Hopefully next time out I won't look to much like this drawing. Make up can hide a thousand sins, but on the other hand it can make things worse. This would have been a good look in The Village for...
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Wrong but I love her face
My latest sketch which didn't turn out to well as you can see below, but I love how her face turned out so above is the clipped version. I used the auto contrast again because I was a bit light on the...
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Gimme Shelter
http://youtu.be/sM8ix0siRVQI wonder which song or songs will define or be remembered from the first 2 decades of this century.Just felt right to put this song with this sketch.
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Pastel Practise
Sat watching the telly and nothing much on. I decided to have a go with the pastels which I haven't used in a long time and this was the best of a couple attempts.It did pass the time if nothing else.
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Shadows
The following I guess was inspired by the torrential rain last time out in Manchester.It's not very good but what the hell, I get to be self indulgent.Shadows of the DreamMy lifeShadows of a dreamSome...
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An Amazing Two Weeks.
I recently spent 2 amazing weeks out in Manchester which included Pride. Playing with the photos I ended up with this collage. The computer created it on an automatic shuffle.
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2012 First
Haven't posted any of my terrible sketches this year. Did get some not so good comments on my previous efforts which put me off a bit. I recently thought to myself , so what.The previous post is...
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Unconscious
I've been reading about the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung and his interest in the unconscious mind and the health of the psyche.A truly fascinating man whose ideas and theories are of great interest to...
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Village Sketch
I have been to the Gay Village in Manchester a number of times over the past few years. As a transgender person it is a relatively safe haven for me to have a night out.I was looking through some of...
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Village Sketch 2
Another sketch from The Village in Manchester.This time a very rough sketch of the Retro Bar on Sackville Street. The Retro does a fantastic breakfast at a very reasonable price and is a regular stop...
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Red
I tried a small experiment with the one above along with the black I tried a red. One eye is not quite right, but that seemed partly a problem with the scan. I also played with the perspective in the...
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Village Sketch 3
Another sketch from The Village in Manchester. This time of the statue of Alan Turing in Sackville Gardens.I have sat many times beside him, well his statue. He was a true hero and pioneer of the 20th...
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Village Sketch 4
Another sketch from The Village in Manchester. This time from a picture I took during Manchester Pride 2012. It was a banner from outside the bar Queer. The perspective is all wrong, but while doing...
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Village Sketch 5
Another sketch or doodle from a photo I took in Sackville Gardens.One thing I can't get out of my head is I want to do a lot of drawings of The Village which would become a record of my impressions....
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Water
I did this one using watercolours. Only the second watercolour I've done since leaving school which was a long time ago.On a previous post here I did use a wash with oil pastels.One thing the above...
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Village Sketch 6
Another sketch from The Village. This time New York New York on Bloom Street. I had to use the auto contrast.
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Rapid Aim
An attempt to draw a figure rapidly. This took just over 10 minutes. It's full of mistakes but that does not matter. My aim is to get better at speed. The auto contrast shows up the mistakes even more....
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Lines
There is something about drawing I did not realize and that is to practice drawing lines whenever I can. That may sound obvious but I had never thought about it before and it has now changed the way I...
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OH WELL
Decided to get more practise in drawing, as you can see still living up to the name of this blog. lol
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