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from the sketch book

I often sketch at concerts and had a pencil in hand at some recent concerts. The images are a little shadowed, sorry, but that is the hazard of digital snaps:  

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Rosie after Arcimboldo, in collage

I just finished this collage, reprising the image of Rosie the Riveter, for a competition for a magazine cover.  The premise was to create a work reflecting 21st century women.  I took the iconic 1940s image of Rosie, used to … Continue reading

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Portrait of Karen 2

I took another photo of this portrait and thought it apt to note the use of forms within it and the use of overpatterning:

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David Schilling, Double bass

A few years ago I drew David when playing with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.  I then did a painting (in the portfolio) from this drawing, as I like the merger of instrument with body of a musician.  This is what … Continue reading

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