So today I took some time out (I had to go to the bank) to draw in a cafe again. I tried out a new medium I came across in an art shop in Bologna – a lovely pastel stuff that comes in a flat palette and can be applied very smoothly if you wish. IContinue reading “Sketchbook: Café Drawing Again”
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That Butcher’s Shop Again
Progress with architecture – still that Butcher’s shop! But am I making progress? I think I am. The final Butcher’s shop in this series has been created with more clarity as to what I wanted to achieve. And I think it is subtler, with less emphasis on line to sort out tonal issues. Not thatContinue reading “That Butcher’s Shop Again”
3ft People Festival 2014
The following few images are those drawn ‘live’ and on the scene… (This one took all day and I don’t even like it!). It would’ve been nice to be there longer, the whole day, but my own commitments as a school mum meant that I was required to drop off the children first, and attendContinue reading “3ft People Festival 2014”
The Tension Between Communicating and Hiding
“Artists are people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide” DW Winnicot OK, so what has this to do with the Winnicot quote? And is it relevant? This post is about two things really, and I am not certain if they are linked. Firstly – the 3ftContinue reading “The Tension Between Communicating and Hiding”
Chelmsford Morris: New Season Posters
Ah yes, it’s that time of year again.. when daffodils spring to life, the birds sing, frogs spawn and Morris Dancers start putting their bells on. Actually, for Chelmsford Morris the season doesn’t begin in full force until around about St George’s Day, or early May. So, a bit later than daffodils. This year IContinue reading “Chelmsford Morris: New Season Posters”
Ingrid and Just Imagine
I haven’t posted for a while now, mainly because I have been very busy doing this: Here are a few pictures of my completed window installation for Just Imagine Story Centre. (https://www.facebook.com/JustImagineStoryCentrehttp://justimaginestorycentre.co.uk/). I installed her today and am very pleased with the result; I think you can see I really enjoyed creating her. What IContinue reading “Ingrid and Just Imagine”
Bus Stop Drawings
The lady with a ‘Dalmatian hat’. I drove past her in my car whilst she was waiting at a bus stop; I noticed her hat. Incongruous hat, not in the least bit suitable. So I found myself wanting to recreate her from memory. I’m pleased with the result. I like where this is going. Now IContinue reading “Bus Stop Drawings”
Making Friends with Architecture
I’m so excited about this. It is ‘re-worked’ from my original drawing and I like the brickwork and tiles. That’s how I wanted to do it when I was drawing it on location. It’s looser, more free and I’ve used a dip pen, which is so much better as the line is less controlled. OKContinue reading “Making Friends with Architecture”
Having Faith
I have struggled these last few weeks of my first Semester on the MA, I’m not entirely sure why. More often than not it involves wrestling with the ugly spectre that is self-doubt. I have produced a lot more than I am including here, much of it is the product of a fairly exhausted mind. SoContinue reading “Having Faith”
Drawing on Location 3
I’m a little bit more on the look out for narrative, for the ‘story’ in what I am drawing. It’s no longer enough to just start drawing stuff, any stuff – I mean that’s fine and all – but I want to be a bit more selective. Sort out the really nice moments, interesting places,Continue reading “Drawing on Location 3”
Natalie Eldred 