Buns for Easter

Hi all, I have just completed another realism challenge, but its is going to be my last for a while. I have been missing out on doing some proper painting, so I'm going back to that for a while. I'm not sure what I'm going to paint yet, but I'll think of something soon.

Anyway, here's a picture of my last effort in the realism challenge. The focus was to be on glass, so I set up the little scene with a letter opener, a ball point pen and a pair of glasses.

I'm reasonable pleased with it, although I did make a mistake with the legs of the glasses because they don't look symmetrical. It is great fun doing theses drawings because it really make you look at what you are doing.

By the way, the second book in my Fishing Detectives series is free to download today and tomorrow (24th and 25th March 2016) from Amazon.

To get your free download, just click on the books tab at the top of the page and then click on the books cover. I hope you enjoy it.

Free book and a botttle

Hi all,
I'm still working through my realism challenge to try and improve my drawing skills, so that I can can produce some cracking pieces of art before I shuffle off this mortal coil. Anyway, the next exercise in the book was to draw a glass bottle lying on its side.

Here is my effort.

Given that range of greys in coloured pencils only goes to 2, I don't think it is too bad.

By the way, "A Staffordshire Boy" is free to download from Amazon today and tomorrow (17th and 18th of March) please

grab a copy while you can. To get your free copy just click on the books tab at the top of the page and then the book's cover. Please enjoy.

Book and Glass

Hi all,
I'm still trying to improve my drawing skills in an attempt to make my next painting a really good one. I've done enough mediocre stuff in my life, so it's time for a leap forward. Having said that I might just well end up with something as crap as it ever was but there's no harm in trying.

In my bid for realism, I have been drawing all sorts of mundane stuff around the house and most of it has been fun. My latest effort was a cut glass tumbler and I'm quite pleased with the result considering it was my first effort regarding cut glass.

Okay, the top isn't straight enough and the shadow isn't too convincing either, but not a bad rendition of a difficult subject.

Just a quick note to tell you that "Carp Rustlers" the first book in "The Fishing Detectives" series is free for the next couple of days (10th and 11th of March) on Amazon kindle.

 Please grab a free download while you can. Just go to the books tab at the top of the page and click on the link for the book.