Brian's Notebook

A miniature ogre or a giant banana?

I thought this would be a relatively easy thing to draw, seeing as it is a nicely symmetrical object, and initially looked rather simple. Bu...

I enjoy drawing glass, at least when the drawings end up looking more or less glassy. But what a struggle to get the shapes of things like g...

Some further attempts at making anthotypes, as described in a previous post . I used turmeric for this one, with a five-day exposure: ...

Couldn't quite capture the effect of light reflecting from and shining through plastic and water: all the subtle patterns and tones are ...

Finally had some time to draw again. Here's another in my series of still life drawings. I have gone all rusty and forgotten everything ...

I have been trying my hand at making anthotypes - basically making prints using photosensitive chemicals from plants. An description of what...