Day 61: Another apple ready for plucking
There's no doubt that fruit and vegetables make excellent study objects; the range of tone, varying surface texture and pleasing shape creates an attractive whole. I »
Day 60: Marmite is so nice I drew it twice
I like Marmite so much I even took a jar of this delicious spread with me to France. It doesn't go so well with croissants but »
Day 59: Six eggs all the same but different
The other day I talked about setting myself a challenge when drawing a spoon - to produce six drawings in a row with each one strictly »
Day 58: Put the kettle on please
Another essential item when camping (if you're British at least) is a kettle for your morning cuppa; otherwise it's barely worth getting out of bed. The »
Day 57: A torch is nice when camping
We're camping, as a family, at the moment and anyone who's spent time in a tent will know that it gets pretty dark at night. So »
Day 56: A very useful inhaler
There's a lot of pollen about in the summer and unfortunately my son suffers from asthma; so we always have an inhaler somewhere about. Luckily it »
Day 55: Just a pile of stones
In the past I've enjoyed drawing rocks and boulders for their sheer variety of texture and shadow; they're almost organic but in a very monumental way. »
Day 54: Timed study of a spoon
A thought which came to me recently is that while it's great to be drawing something new every day (and I do believe that the constant »
Day 53: This is a shoe-in for a picture
In the drawing guide which I'm using shoes appear to provide a really popular subject for students. I don't know why exactly but maybe the combination »
Day 52: A football saves the day
Drawing spheres in a realistic manner, with appropriate shading, is always a challenge and doubly so when they have a smooth surface. However they are an »