I am an amateur artist working primarily with coloured pencils and I'm a member of the UK Coloured Pencil Society. I post my drawings as 'Works In Progress' and also occasionally comment on life in general, perhaps trips I've made or life events.
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8" x 10" Derwent Coloursoft and Prismacolor Pencils on Dark Grey Pastelmat
Yes I know, it's been a fortnight since I posted anything on here. The truth is have been faffing around with still life set ups which didn't work out.......again. I then did...
My friend, Maggie, and I went over to Cambridge on a shopping visit last week so I thought I'd post a little visual record of our time there. Cambridge sits on the River Cam and, aside from being famed as the place where clever people go to get...
Approx. 8" x 10" on Black Art Spectrum Colourfix paper
I started this one yesterday and I think it's about finished now so it hardly constitutes a "work in progress" in my usual fashion. I wanted a subject suitable for the sheet of black Colourfix...
So here is my final version of Keith. I have added more white to the fur, emphasizing the highlights, using a Derwent Drawing Chinese White pencil. The fur needed more definition generally, I think, so I waded in with more Prismacolor Warm Greys,...
8" x 10" Coloured Pencil on Dark Grey Colorfix sanded paper
I started this pic yesterday and continued today - about 8 hours work so far. Prior to this I had been struggling with a still-life set up which was driving me nuts so I gave up on it to...