Acrylic on board, 20 x 15 cm (= about 8 x 6 inches):
Sunday, 1 April 2018
Friday, 30 March 2018
Autumn Treasures
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't know where to start. On my morning walk, I collected a bagful, and sketched some in ballpoint and watercolor pencil...
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artist Brian Van Der Spuy,
autumn,
ballpoint pen,
coloured pencil,
drawing,
egg,
fruit,
garden,
garden plant,
herbs,
leaves,
natural history,
sketch,
still life,
watercolor,
watercolor pencil,
watercolour
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Garden sketches
I went out into the garden, and sketched whatever caught my eye. Ballpoint pen with watercolor pencil.
Monday, 26 March 2018
Blossoms and butterfly
Another experiment in Chinese style, following a tutorial I found here. I'm thinking of using it as art project for a bunch of middle school kids:
I didn't have a suitable red, so the blossoms came out a bit too scarlet!
I didn't have a suitable red, so the blossoms came out a bit too scarlet!
Thursday, 22 March 2018
Saturday, 17 March 2018
In the meantime...
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 there are all manner of technical considerations of which I knew little when I started out, so I am going through a rather steep learning curve, so I have little time for much else. But I did try to fit in some experimental bits and pieces and random sketches.
I now and then indulge in these rather relaxing and meditative pseudo-mosaics, done in ballpoint and colored pencil:
I hope to put final touches on the new book by the end of next week, but who knows - things always take much longer than planned!
I now and then indulge in these rather relaxing and meditative pseudo-mosaics, done in ballpoint and colored pencil:
A botanical sketch:
A quick colored pencil sketch after Van Gogh:
And some experimental watercolors, after YouTube tutorials:
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