I was really starting to wonder if I should give up on illustrating Ilmarin, then a scribble turned out better than I’d hoped and ideas started to become a bit more solid. The final sketch is one I may well develop into the final painting (or I could change my mind again). [svgallery name=”ilmarin”]
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Ilmarin, a little house in the Country (pt.1)
I went to bed this morning just after seven feeling quite weary and ready for a good doze, little did I think when I climbed the stairs that my mind would not let me get away with things that easy.
Read MoreIllustration – how do you do that then?
It is quite simple, as long as you can hold a pencil and use it to create a recognisable shape you can surely illustrate a piece of text, well, maybe not.
Read MoreNiggle 1
Right I have read “Leaf by Niggle” again, and I’ve come up with a rough list of pieces to try and illustrate. However, I’ll probably change my mind and illustrate some completely different pieces. So here is the rough list…..
Read MoreThat Niggle Moment
I started a new painting which is not unusual for me; anyway as with Niggle and his Tree this is perhaps a bit too large for me and just a bit beyond my current skill level. Yesterday I mounted the canvases on the easel (using my patented canvas holding easel attachment) and then started on the sky which went fairly fast – which is not normal for me, painting a sky in oils can be a trial which I normally have to build myself up to but this time it…
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