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Two Figs and two art works

Posted on 3 March 2017 by sgolding

This post is about moving from drawing to painting using an example. I did a still life drawing of two figs on a plate, with ink and watercolour.  it is tightly cropped to dimension the space, similar to the cropping … Continue reading →

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it’s not a little demitasse

Posted on 14 October 2016 by sgolding

A few years ago on a rainy afternoon, I build a form and gessoed and finished with inks a still life of a demitasse.  I titled it “Its not a little demitasse”:

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Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra – Oboe concerto

Posted on 28 April 2016 by sgolding

I went to a concert with my son, the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra, a talented amateur orchestra and did a few sketches of them.  One I am particularly happy with  if this of the soloist Anne Gilby. I started it in … Continue reading →

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Danny Stone’s performance night…and drawing opportunity

Posted on 11 March 2016 by sgolding

I went along to a performance night  and sketched away; https://www.facebook.com/Danny-Stone-Voice-Production-140529149290897/ I later refinished the featured image on facebook- the technique is papier colle and I am using it a lot at present.  I arrive there through reading about cubist … Continue reading →

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