ADAD #3 and 4

I used a red pencil to draw this bird, spring seems to come early this year!

Portrait, waterpaint with pencil.

A Drawing A Day project, #1 and #2

 

Yes! This year I am doing this drawing-project again in the month of February. 

Okay, I am a bit late already, February came a bit too soon. I will try to make a drawing each day, to stimulate my own inspiration, knowledge and drawing-skills and I hope you like them too!

I thought about working with a theme but could not find a suitable one, 

I think i'll focus on using different techniques and materials just to see where it leads me to.

Sketching before painting

I am always searching for interesting pictures to draw, I keep them in a file. 

I now found this interesting picture of a man leaning against a wall, and I think I will make a painting of it.

First, I am making several sketches of him to get to know the subject.

I find I enjoy this more and more, this research, and it also makes it easier to paint 

because you know the persons measurements, 

position, dark and light and so on.

Corners of my studio #1

My studio is a bubbling place of ideas and materials.

It is also a place which becomes more and more cluttered with given fabrics, 

assembled paper (to be used for fun projects), new paintings etc. :(

This is inspiring sometimes and other times I am too overwhelmed by all these materials.

So a resolution for the new year is: clean up my studio...

Since I was a teenager I have been collecting images which inspire me, 

in my studio I have covered one wall with these images (see pictures).

When I take a break from creating and painting I look at this wall just to be inspired again.

Shades of grey

looking at shades of grey, and translating bright colours 

into a black and white scheme resulted in this:

Sparkles in 2014!

Wishing you a sparkling and wonderful new year!

More desktop pictures

and here are some abstract images from my painter's desk:

 blueish...

 and bright...