Brian's Notebook

In a fit of madness, I decided to try out drawing with charcoal. Well, it is like watercolour: impossible to control, and quickly turns into...

I went along with friends to go see the last Harry Potter film, in 3D, some time ago. The film was okay; I disliked the 3D effect. It gave m...

Another attempt at something metallic, and again not entirely successful. HB mechanical pencil on printer paper; about size A5.

I had a mighty battle trying to render the metallic shine, and didn't quite succeed...

What is dangerous trash to everyone else, is priceless treasure to the artist. I found this piece of broken bottle on a sidewalk. I picked i...

A nice place to kill a few hours is the Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary in Pretoria, where a large enclosure is home to all manner of critters...

Sketched at Pretoria Botanical Gardens. HB pencil on printer paper, size A5: