Tag: charcoal drawing
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Almost there…
I’m almost there with this charcoal drawing of Sizergh Castle in Cumbria, and it’s looking a fair bit less scruffy than when I started! I’m reasonably happy with the way it’s turned out. You can see part of the photo I used for reference on the easel – I took it myself at the castle…
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Starting a new piece…
I’m starting a new charcoal drawing of the main entrance of Sizergh Castle, from a photo taken during our visit the other week. I’ve already done two other drawings of it (one of which will be appearing in the Windermere Art Society exhibition in a couple of weeks’ time) but it’s such a picturesque old…
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Rolling along…
There was supposed to be another outdoor art session for members of Windermere Art Society in Kendal yesterday. I really wanted to go because it was based in the grounds of Abbot Hall, a very beautiful Grade I Listed manor house on the banks of the River Kent, which would have been wonderful to sketch.…
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Charcoal trees
I’ve had flu for the last fortnight and haven’t been posting as much as usual, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing art. This was the result of the most recent session at Windermere Art Society, on charcoal trees. Excellent demo as always and then we were let loose on the materials… The trees…
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Art on display
I’ve been forgetting to mention that two of my pictures (below) are on display (and *cough* for sale) in the Windermere Room at the Ladyholme Centre in Windermere. There are also artworks by other members of my monthly pastels group available and I’m genuinely blown away to have my art featured in such good company.…
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First sale!
Absolutely delighted (aka running around the house shrieking) to learn that this picture sold at the Windermere Art Society exhibition yesterday! Called ‘Ladies Who Munch’, it’s a charcoal drawing of two Herdwick sheep I photographed in a field near Keswick in the Lake District a few years ago. This is my first ever “proper” art…
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Outdoor sketch in the woods
There was an outdoor painting/sketching session for Windermere Art Society last night, and for once it (gasp) wasn’t raining! A group of us wandered down to the local beauty spot of Sheriffs Walk and although it was too dark under the trees to do much art, we took some photos and then headed back to…
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Swan drawing framed
Yay! That’s the first of my pictures all finished, framed and ready to go off to the Windermere Art Society exhibition in August. This charcoal drawing is based on a photo of a rather pushy swan I “met” by the lake shore in Bowness a few years ago. It was clearly after my sandwiches, so…
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Rudolph!
This was the very first time I realised I could draw, and it was all thanks to a super demonstration/workshop at Windermere Art Society earlier this year. The session involved using charcoal to draw faces and it really clicked – so much so that I produced this drawing of ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev in about…
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A little cat pic…
As expected I didn’t get anywhere in the recent Blue Cross animal charity Paws to Draw competition, but it was useful experience and I’ve learned a lot for next time – and had a lot of fun taking part. And it does mean I’m now free to share the final version of my charcoal drawing…
fiona glass art 