Fennec Foxes

Although I've sketched fennec foxes a few times in the last year (being desert animals that sleep most of the day, they make lovely drawing subjects!) I hadn't gotten around to creating a full size drawing of them. The reference photo I used for this drawing was a slightly grainy image I'd taken in 2016 …

Sleepy Sunday Sketching

Looking for inspiration on a chilled out Easter Sunday, I went for walk around Banham Zoo with my camera and sketchbook. The zoo was pretty busy, and rain showers kept me ducking for cover for most of the day. Despite this, I got some great photos of some of their newest arrivals (the zoo had …

Owl Landing, Pen Drawing

 

Bear, Pen Drawing

This has taken me a few days, as I kept picking it up and putting it down again, but I finished my line drawing of a bear that I started earlier this week... I do love drawing with pen, though it does take some getting used to, as the lines can sometimes appear very harsh …

Fox, Pen Drawing

Fox, Derwent Graphik Line Maker 1.0 on unbranded cartridge paper. This started as a doodle, but I got carried away and really quite like the finished picture! Reference photo my own, taken in 2016.

‘Trawling’ for Christmas gifts…

I love creating home made gifts where possible... This one was for my Grandad, who has a history of working on trawlers out of Lowestoft. The boat in the picture was one that he’d mentioned having worked on at the very start of his career. Working from an old printed reference photo, I completed the …

A selection of pen sketches…

I started a new 365 day challenge on the 1st November (see post: 365 Days of Art!), and although I started well, I seem to have fallen quite a few days behind! Despite that, I am enjoying the challenge and am planning to continue, with the aim of ending up with a total of 365 images. …