Just drawing people

Casual people drawing via zoom, very relaxing

Way to spend a week

A glorious week of nothing but sculpting

Don’t be allamaed (and all the other puns)

I am, no question, living the fantasy life for a middle-aged middle-class New Zealander. I have now swapped my adorable … More

Thursday stippling – Liz

From a weekly 2 hour group portrait group session, ink on A3 toned paper

Not my style, but sure I’ll give it a go #2

I foolishly/recklessly signed up to a ‘one week challenge’ for digital portrait painting, via @paintable.cc . I call this finished … More

Not my style, but sure I’ll give it a go

I’m not much for conferring, but practical workshops . . . yes please. This year the Photographic Society of New … More

Another Thursday, another profile

The casual portrait group I go to more-or-less weekly is quite popular, and unless you get there very early, chances … More

Baboons, despite being the most evil of all apes, are quite photogenic, with eerily human-like eyes and looks-like-a-smile-but-it’s-not mouths. Dithering … More

Digital Painting – Gill

More digital painting on the Surface Pro, working from a live model over 2 hours or so, and using Autodesk … More

Faces, faces everywhere

Hmm, even at life drawing classes, when there’s a whole person to draw, I seem to be most enjoying just … More