Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts

The artist's studio

 When the weather isn’t suitable for painting outdoors, I turn my attention indoors. Here is my interior painting of the artist Graeme Sims at work in his studio, painted on 13th June 2025.


84.
The artist's studio
8 x 10 in / 20.32 x 25.40 cm
oil on board
13th June 2025


I’m really pleased with this painting, as my aim was to construct the image using brushstrokes placed with precision in both position and shape. Simplification and minimalism were my main objectives.

Below are some close-ups of the brushwork:







This painting posed an exciting challenge for me: a figure in a colourful interior illuminated by three sources of light—the window on the right-hand side, the ceiling light, and the green lamp on the desk.

If you are interested to purchase this artwork, it's available in my  online shop.

Black and white picture challenge 10 of 10

 the last day of this exciting black and white picture challenge is a couple of leaves.



For this final piece, I’ve created a life drawing of two leaves I picked up during yesterday’s walk. The one at the back is from an oak tree, while the one in the foreground is from common ivy. As always, I’ve used black ink pens.

Black and white picture challenge 9 of 10

 Today's drawing:



For this one, I drew inspiration from the woodland. During the dogs' walk, I picked up some organic materials to sketch later in the studio. So, here it is: a pine cone with two twigs of pine needles, sketched from life with black pens.

Black and white picture challenge 8 of 10

 Today's onions!


I may have been a bit too ambitious trying to complete this life drawing late in the evening, using only black pens. I thought onions and garlic on a tea towel would be a simple and quick sketch—but clearly, I was wrong.

Onions always make you cry, whether you're peeling them or drawing them. 😅

Black and white picture challenge 6 of 10

 I needed a cup of coffee this evening. So, here it is my drawing.



This is a life pen sketch of my kettle, which was the only inspiring object I could find in the kitchen at the end of another super busy day. I’m in hot water now—time for a cup of tea!

Black and white picture challenge 5 of 10

And today's drawing is the following.



Inspired by my busy Sunday, this is my trusty drying rack. Despite being small and compact, it can hold a surprising amount of clothes. Life drawing in pen.

Black and white picture challenge 4 of 10

 The fourth drawing for this challenge is the following.



After another busy day, the only thing I craved was a cup of coffee and some ginger nut biscuits. So, why not use them as models for my life sketch? By the time I finished the drawing, there was only one biscuit left.

Black and white picture challenge 3 of 10

 On the third day of the black and white picture challenge, I decided to draw this.



Despite this being another pen sketch (I really do love pen sketching!), I wanted to feature Lola, the other studio dog. I drew her this evening, sitting on the living room floor after a busy day. She was curled up in her bed, wrapped in a blanket, with her muzzle tucked under her tail. The scene was lit by the kitchen light from the right-hand side. Of course, Lola didn’t stay in that exact position long enough for me to finish the drawing, but it was enough to capture the essential lines.

Black and white picture challenge 2 of 10

 On the second day of the challenge, here it is my drawing of the day.



This is another pen sketch, featuring my beloved dog Susie, curled up for a nap on her favourite chair in the studio. She must love the warmth from the radiator—who can blame her?! It’s a simple drawing done from life.

Black and white picture challenge 1 of 10

At the beginning of this year Claire Tozer, a lovely painter who shares the same love for nature and the countryside as I do, challenged me to post one black and white picture each day for 10 days.

This is my first drawing.




It's a pen sketch, drawn from life, of a corner of my living room and part of the hall, as comfortably seen from the sofa. I loved capturing the play of light and shadow, as well as trying to replicate the beautiful painting by Ursula McCannell, both above the shelf and reflected in the mirror on the left.

Summer garden