PUMPKIN SOUP

I like the abstract qualities in this mug of pumpkin soup that I enjoyed for lunch yesterday.

Richard

RESEARCH

As part of the research I do for my coloured pencil drawings, I often create "still-life" situations that I photograph. Some end up as coloured pencil works, others as (printable) photographs while the rest are filed for possible future reference.

Today's featured image is part of a much larger work that will be featured as a drawing in the forthcoming Eskleigh Art Award.

Richard

THE OPEN DOOR

Today I have been working on an idea for a coloured pencil drawing. It features a mug that has been left on a table in an old farm building.

I particularly like the shaft of light coming from a crack in the rear wall and the graffiti on the door.

This drawing will be quite a challenge. I will need to make it large (80 x 60 cm) in order to show the marks on the door and the detail in the room.

Richard

STILL-LIFE, CHESHUNT.

'Cheshunt' is a lovely farming property about a half hour's drive from my place. The mug pictured features in 3 drawings I have almost completed for three art prizes that I am competing for.

This photo has not been realised in pencil, but I quite like its composition so I thought I'd feature it on this blog.

Richard