With a shiny new computer one of the minor chores this week has been rebuilding my collection of filters and … More
Author: alittleart
A while back I ran away from a twentymumble-year corporate career to be a feckless art student. Since then I've dirtied my hands with, metaphorically and/or literally, bronze and ceramic sculpture, photography, and digital and traditional illustration. Mask making was one discovery, dovetailing with my interests in teaching and performing improvised theatre.
Worrying about the year ahead . . .
Am I really disciplined enough to post a piece of m’art here where anyone can see, once a day, every … More
A preliminary sketch going DoE
So, today, starting the process for a painting, with some charcoal studies. This one resisted my attempts at likeness to the original … More
Stobe snap
I was taking sensible photos of friends performing improv onstage last night, when the lighting tech decided to use a … More
Movember mask
Mask using Instamorph painted in acrylics, and made over this clay sculpt. Now mostly finished bar some necessary sinister moustache twirling and eyebrow trimming. … More
The Wishing Tree opening night
Improvisors are the loveliest people to photograph – they tend to have desperate twisty faces, which get pushed to extremes, … More
Eclipse at it’s eclipisest
The moon masked much of the sun in Wellington this morning – and it was a photographic challenge to catch … More
Life drawing with added life
Modelling for a life class is tough and often uncomfortable; models work hard for not much money. The model today was … More
Octopus tattoo play
I recently spent a day in a tattoo design class. The sketches on the left are some initial playing with … More
Back to basics drawing
I’m spending a whole week drawing, with 5 days of figure-focused classes. Day 1 was proper old school instruction on what … More
A Little Art 