Posted in Sketchbook, tagged dogs, drawing, illustration, pen and ink, puppies, puppy, shiba inu, sketch, squirrel, sunday sketchblog on May 12, 2013 | 4 Comments »
A bit of a mixed bag this week… Pebbles has been to the grooming parlour and had his flowing locks clipped, so he’s not quite as much fun to draw at the moment…
Then I had an unwelcome visitor in my garden, who was nonetheless quite funny to watch (particularly when he couldn’t work out where I’d moved the peanut feeder to)…
…and finally another attempt at a shiba inu…
What I’m rapidly learning is that dogs with short hair are much harder to draw than those with long hair!
Posted in Sketchbook, tagged daffodils, dogs, drawing, narcissus, pen and ink, pogle paints, puppy, scruffy mutts, sketch, sketchblog, sunday sketchblog, timballoo on April 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, I’ll ‘fess up – I am really bored with daffodils now. I’ve had this bunch in my studio since 11th March and although I’m determined to squeeze another sketch out of them before they go in the compost bin it’s definitely time for a change. Luckily I had some inspiration this week in the form of a new pen and bottle of ink…
Thanks must go to my friend Jayne, who sent me this book last month.
I absolutely loved it, so when my new pen inspired me I decided to have a go at drawing a client’s dog (that wee scrap of a pup is called Pebbles, and he’s a delight and a wee tinker in equal measure!). My favourite of the four dog sketches is the second, which looks most like him.
More from me next Sunday, and in the meantime why not take a peek and see what Hayley and Jenna have been up to.
Posted in Sketchbook, tagged dogs, drawing, pogle paints, shiba inu, sketch, sunday sketchblog, timballoo on February 24, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
After the rather successful page of mice a couple of weeks ago I thought I’d have a go at drawing dogs, as I had a really lovely day out with a friend and two of her beautiful Shibas last weekend…
…alas, I clearly need more practice with canine portraits! I think I’ll have another pop at this using a pencil instead of a biro next time and see if a change of medium helps. I suspect it might, as the shape of a shiba’s face really comes to life in the contours, and shading with a pencil should make that easier.
In the meantime I hope you’ve had a good week, and don’t forget to stop by and visit Jenna and Hayley to see what they’ve been drawing this week.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dogs, dogs by tim flach, komondor, post, puli, socks on April 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I’d planned to write about a recent project today, but I’ve come home from work and been ambushed by two unexpected parcels. Both made me smile very much so I thought I’d share the love.
First up we have some gorgeous socks (I love socks, they’re a bit of a weakness of mine) and yummy treats (although my dentist would disapprove), together with a photo of two of my furry nephews.
Courtesy of the lovely Anna. I will have to get my pins out and model the socks later this week 
The second parcel is a birthday present from my friend Jayne (who spoils me absolutely rotten, she’s very naughty!)…
An enormous and beautiful book! I’ve had a quick glance through it and it’s full of gorgeous photos, I can’t wait to curl up with it and pore over it properly 
Is that a komondor or puli on the front cover though? I can’t tell, can anyone else hazard a guess?
Yesterday was a busy crafting day and hopefully I’ll get a chance to share some details about it tomorrow. Right now though I’m cold, still slightly muddy as I’ve not yet got changed out of my work clobber (I was completely distracted by the parcels!), and in desperate need of some lunch so I’d better go and sort myself out.
