The Continuing quest to draw more and slowly improve.

 A friend is writing a book as friends are inclined to do and so I am drawing s couple of pictures for it as I do like drawing stuff and I am slowly getting the hang of the new fine line pens. They are rather good as they work well with watercolour paints too. I am also drawing rocks and am about half way through one that I think is going rather well. My first one was a bit of an experiment but I decided that the idea has legs . . . . unlike the rocks.

So here we have two more drawing one a cat and the other rocks. I will post the latest rocks image later once I finish it assuming it does not go completely wrong. One small problem with fine line pens is there is no going backwards once you draw a line that line is there for good.

Charlie and the Moon

 I am drawing quite a lot at present, it is good for the mind. . . One of my latest is this. It is based on a 11th century ink drawing on silk by Li Cheng and called Buddhist Temple in the Mountains.

I drew my old friend Charlie the other day using a telescope I had given him just a few days before. His wife had then taken a picture of him and sent it to me. Anyway I am now pondering the next thing to draw. It is an odd thing because you really need to feel something that makes you go OOOOooooo that's it I will draw that and I have yet to find my next little project . . . . . Manet has been suggested so we will see. 

Everyone Loves a Chap with a Fine Line Pen and a bit of spare time

I am quietly working my way through a few well known paintings although I'm drawing them rather than painting them which would take far too long and I am far too old to do such things as well as not having the patience to complete such tasks. Anyway my last picture was American Gothic. Not really a lot of room for Artistic Licence with this one so I stuck fairly close to the original I have now started on my next drawing of what is a very well known painting here in Britain it is The Monarch of the Glen. Not what I was planning to draw but it turned up on a TV show and I thought OOOooooooo that is ideal.

I'm still here and still drawing

In order to prove I am still about here are a couple of my most recent pictures based on the art of other folk who are far more talented than myself.

 

The erratic nature of my blogging

 I am now a very erratic Blogger the poor old blog is feeling rather neglected. But I remain busy and have been drawing a fair bit in the last 12 months. I have always enjoyed drawing, it is a strange thing as those of you who also draw, paint or do other creative things know. Lurking deep inside us is some sort of force that keeps us doing whatever we do through thick and thin. I have many ideas in my head at present and have stated to draw in a larger pad which for reasons I dont know has meant I am going to draw a little series of pictures with angels in. They are rather dodgy angels. After all I might enjoy drawing but I have never actually said I was any good at it, it's a very personal style and I am not entirely sure the old masters would approve.

Hello I am still here.

 I'm still about but resting . . . . . Well I say resting I am drawing stuff. I thought I better let you all know I'm OK though and when the time is right I will return proper, like in the old days.

Take Care everyone I hope you are all surviving Covid-19 because it is not nice . . . OOooooo No