This is a really simple pen and ink drawing of a cricketer drawn from a
small pencil sketch in my sketchbook. I am going to give him a little colour
wash and put the image in a simple clip frame to sell at the fair. I have also
done a few chickens using a similar technique. It's a picture you could hang in
the kitchen, utility room or downstairs loo!
I think this was the last warm sunny day as well as being the last day of the school term. Lovely chat with a few mums on the cricket green watching the kids cover their school uniform in green stains and in the case of Jack, rip their relatively new trousers on the crouch through an energetic football tackle.
I was teaching at college today which
ended in a long parent's evening and consequently I was not home until very
late. With little time to work in my sketchbook I decided to draw from of Brian
Grimwood's sketches. Brian is a very well known illustrator whom today I
recommended a student reference as part of their project work. He was founder
of the CIA (Central Illustration Agency) which represents the world’s leading
illustrators. These sketches were originally drawn in brush and ink where
Grimwood’s use of line is so confident.
After all the portrait drawings of everyone else in the family I thought I would have a go at myself. Holly took the photograph with my camera. It's a little scary looking closely at yourself, you start analysing all the wrinkles which have suddenly appeared.
I recently acquired half an allotment space in Hartley Wintney. I have waited nearly thirteen years. This is drawn from one of the many photos I have taken of the site. This bit is not mine but I like the horizontal layers dividing up the space. Drawn initially in watercolour and pencil, I then scanned it in to Photoshop and drew in to the image- and couldn't stop.
Hartley Wintney Summer Festival- June 2012
I must start collating together lots of drawings so I can put together a collection of paintings to sell. I will be out and about photographing and drawing local scenes. Initial ideas are to focus on the cricket- the players and spectators. You will be able to follow my progress here!
22nd January 2012- Holly, Sam and Jack
I drew this yesterday from a holiday photo. The summer months are the best and this image reminds me of hopefully what is to come.
January 20th 2012
I've decided to start up a blog documenting my sketchbook work. Until recently this barely existed except during the summer holiday trip with the family. The idea of 'Rose's sketchbook' is to motivate me to do at least a sketch a day.
This is Jack, my youngest son. Having three children generally becomes a big part of your life. So they will feature quite a bit and are lovely willing subjects - most of the time.
