Brian's Notebook

 Female weaver bird sitting in a chain link fence. As city dweller, this is how I often observe my wildlife! HB pencil on 20 x 15 cm paper: ...

I have been experimenting with coloring images digitally. There's a bit of a learning curve involved... Pencil drawing; color added...

I have been taking a break from painting in order to study up on some aspects of art that have always eluded me. How long I'll be busy w...

I can't always just work for the market; I'd go crazy that way. I'm an artist, not a money making machine. And thus, in between,...

After an evening storm, another batch of fallen leaves and blooms. Ballpoint pen and watercolor pencil on paper:

Autumn in the southern hemisphere. I have long loved weathered late-season leaves, and this time of year there is such a glut one doesn'...

I have been rather busy, getting my latest children's book ready for publication. It's the first one with lots of color pictures, so...

A few more sketches for the Instagram "100 heads" challenge thing: And some more illustrations for my latest children's b...

Taking a bit of a break from all the oil painting, and focusing on another project, which may or may not come to fruition. In between, some ...