Dancer

A relatively simple watercolour for Christmas last year. This one has no gold leaf, no complicated under drawing, and no ink lines. It was purely a study of a woman dancing. This was a commission, and is postcard sized. I

Inktober 2016-2

Day 2 of Inktober sees me trying out a timesaver for vanishing points. Attach a thread to the points you want to use, at eye level/horizon level (which will be mostly the same, although not always) and you can draw

Inktober 2016-1

I’m taking part in Inktober, a social media month of sketches and drawings in ink. I’ve been doing enough work on the laser cutter that the control of a pen has started giving me trouble, and a month of practice

Blue Dragon

This is a regular commission, ordered via Patreon, at the watercolour postcard level. I have been drawing a lot of dragons lately, and in the course of design for a sleeping dragon oil painting, I sketched this little darling. Dragons

Roses and Reflections

Finally, I have finished Roses and Reflections. I’ve left out several potential posts that say ‘then I went over the top surface and improved it a bit’. I’ve done that everywhere, and I’ve also nudged the copper pot back to

Gold Eyed Cat

This was a Christmas Commission. It’s postcard sized, although it was delivered in person. This is a style that I really like right now – gold in a dark colour has a lot of impact. Black cats really do look

Ely Cathedral

One of my commissions this year was a gift for a couple who live in Ely, and the Cathedral is the obvious choice. For those who don’t know, it’s an ancient gothic hulk that has been in danger of sinking