Woohoo! My poem has been accepted by an American online journal – and they gave it a lovely picture, though I’m not quite sure if that’s Revelstoke… Source: Revelstoke Mountain, 5am by Julia Wakefield
I’m starting this drawing with a dark pastel pencil, with a tonal study, but this is actually the basis of my colour drawing. People often struggle with getting the proportions right when th…
Source: Portraits in Pastel from photos
Traditionally, print exchanges usually require a colophon, which is a collection of statements that the artists submit to accompany their prints. Until now, the only time that the colophon for Win…
New StartArt class at Pepper St on December 13.
Life drawing is a passion of mine. It’s like meditation: the discipline of drawing coupled with the silence of concentration, in a room that’s curtained off from the outside world. Many…
Source: Life Drawing
After playing with fluffy clouds, I went for a drive the next day and was amazed at the dramatic cloudscapes that I encountered. This was the beginning of that spectacular weather that blew over se…
Source: Drama in pastel
Before I embark on a colour version of my cloud study, I’ve had a go at changing the composition by making a pencil sketch. I’ve propped the charcoal study in front of my laptop screen,…
Source: Clouds in Pastel
In my first post on drawing in charcoal I demonstrated a tonal study of two pears. This time I am preparing for a pastel drawing, of two different pears (I ate the other two). I begin this time wit…
Source: Pears in Pastel
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