"I'd forgotten I could draw"

My left hand never knows what my right hand is doing, so not a good starting point.

 

Ok shopping for a guitar tomorrow.

I never could work out how these long haired weirdos could play them.

Its all greek to me.

 

Actually, a Spanish (classical) guitar would get you started. I picked one up for my grandson from a charity shop. Cost me a tenner

 

A few more...

armoured


Outpost/owlpost


rocket


Storm


(sun)trap


Dizzy


Coral


Sleep


Chef


Rip

 

They are fantastic but I particularly like the Armadillo, the Cat and the fun Monkey. Not so keen on the food ... but I have never been fond of still life.

 

They're beautiful sian

 

Your drawings are excellent @Sian in Belgium , they must take ages to complete. You have a great talent.

I do a bit of sketching now and then, but nothing very spectacular. Here are a few I did for an art forum I belong to ...

Red panda done with coloured pencils :-



Sunflower done with watercolour pencils :-



Two Teddies drawn on a scrap of paper ... :-



They were mine when I was little lol. They live in a wardrobe and come out every Christmas to sit in a basket with tinsell around them

Mouse also on a scrap of paper :-



An old church near here done with watercolour paints :-



Another old local church done with graphite pencils :-



I have many more on half but I can't seem to build up any enthusiasm to finish them.

 

They're amazing

 

Thank you so much, Michael! Generally, a drawing can take between 6-10 hours - for example this one I’ve just finished...

However, the Inktober drawings are all started and finished in the same day, so take between 1.5 (eg the daisy) and 5 hours (the sleeping snake). I do seem to speed up though, as the back-to-back drawing takes effect...

I can so relate to that. I started to do a detailed study of an elephant back in 2016, on a bigger sheet of paper, but after a few weeks I lost momentum. It’s difficult to finish it now, as my style has developed so much in the meantime.

Thank you! (Blushing here!)

 

@Sian in Belgium What a darling bunny. Your elephant reminds me of a painting I started in the early 80s before I had even visited Portugal and I lost momentum. Then here on GC in 2006 we start an "art thread" for those of us interested over the winter. We would show how far we were and others would critique. I finished the painting ... which is very reminiscent of southern Portuguese coves.



... and now I look at it 14 years later I could make more changes.

Edit: Just found the original on here from 2006 ...




@michael Hewitt Excellent work ... you should start your own link.

 

It's lovely @Victoria

 

Thank you @Victoria, I may just do that ...

Thanks @Logan and @Sian in Belgium

 

There's a lot of talent here on GC, well done to you all, your artwork is amazing!

 

Sian, you are going from strength to strength. As Victoria, my favourite was the Armadillo, incredible work. Also Michaels pencil drawings are superb