Exploring a design theme
Using lino printing to explore colour combinations.
What’s on my drawing board, January 09 2020
A sketchbook for every occasion, and a nearly finished painting.
This weeks drawing board is dominated by a drawing that’s been on the go for over a year, plus some experiments and design explorations in a variety of sketchbooks.
What’s on my drawing board, August 21 2019
What’s on my drawing board, May 10 2019?
New work – This weeks drawing board has a few projects about to start.
Versatile Vectors
I’m planning to create a series of laser cut wood blocks that I can make multiple prints from. I’m basing my designs on a series of original watercolours I painted last year As I’ve said before I’m not done with my series of Jacobean patterns, the strong floral designs are ideal for creating lino or wood print blocks that I … Read More
Painting on wooden panels
I’m planning to create a series of acrylic paintings on wood panels. I normally paint on canvas, but have been recently painting watercolours onto prepared wood frame panels and really enjoyed it, and thought I would now use acrylics. I’m not done with my series of Jacobean patterns, I really like to explore a theme thoroughly, and constantly seem to … Read More
Making print books
Saving test prints in a Japanese bound book I’ve recently been pulling a lot of test lino prints. Whilst OK, they are not good enough quality to sell or even give away, but still too pretty to chuck in the bin! So I decided to make small books from them. Making a book I collected all of my prints and … Read More
More watercolours on wood panels
Characteristics of painting on a ground
What’s on my drawing board, May 10 2019
What’s on my drawing board, May 10 2019?
New work – This weeks drawing board has a few projects about to start.
Painting on watercolour ground
Using a wood panel for a watercolour painting
Watercolour Oranges
Taking a painting from an initial idea to finished piece I recently resolved to make a quick sketch of any idea I had for a painting. I normally just write a quick note down in my daily sketchbook, but the other day I was flicking back through some ideas for pictures, and really couldn’t remember quite what I had wanted … Read More