'ALAN'

Sold!....my colour portrait of Alan.....another fantastic face from the festival scene.

Graphite sketch - 'Steve'

I've been having a fantastic time making lots of new friends at the folk festivals this summer and doing as much sketching as I can.  This one is of a lovely guy called 'Steve', who has a great collection of hats!

'MARLENE'

At last!....I've finally finished my drawing of 'Marlene'   - pencil on watercolour paper

 I have been studying the work of rhe Pre-Raphaelites and this drawing was an exercise in using layers of coloured pencils - on blue Fabriano paper.

 Master copy "Portrait of a Lady"   after Dante Gabriel Rossetti , 1870

PRELIMINARY COLOUR STUDY

This year I am going to work as much as I can with pastels and so this is a quick study of  'Ha', my beautiful Vietnamese friend.  I used a combination of soft pastels and coloured pencils.

Preliminary sketch for master copy

I began this preliminary drawing of Leonardo Da Vinci's "La Scapigliata" after having visited several art galleries whilst on a recent visit to New York and Philadelphia.  The proportions aren't quite right, but I think I shall re-work this as a master copy when I have more time.

Baby Orangutan

I've been wanting to find more time to practice working with pastels and had a first attempt by copying this image of a baby Orangutan.  I love the way I can apply layers of colour and create both incredibly smooth and also heavily textured effects with this wonderful medium.