Saturday 27 June 2015

The Bear

post #66

Here's some of the Bear...we're going on a bear hunt and we're not scared.




#drawing #art #pencil #bear #liontigerbear

Tuesday 2 June 2015

Tiger. Finished for now.

post #65

The Tiger. I've been off game lately...was nursing my dog through his last few months suffering from cancer. I am hoping I'll be up to drawing him soon.



#drawing #art #pencil #lines #fur #tiger

Sunday 19 April 2015

Tiger it is.

post #64
Tiger is next, thank you for your input on which to draw next. Here is the piece so far...



#drawing #art #pencil #lion #liontigerbear

Monday 13 April 2015

Lions and Tigers and Bears...oh my!

post #63

The Tiger.
Really enjoyed working on a different animal and species for my subject matter. Such a majestic creature. Depicting the fur with light and shadow hitting it was a great challenge. Such subtle contrasts.



#art #drawing #pencil #blackandwhite #lion #fur


Thursday 9 April 2015

Where I'm at update

As an artist I have always had trouble with 'artist block'.

urbandictionary.com says 'It's when you run out of ideas to draw things off, and temporarily loose all motivation to do anything art related.' 
This is somewhat true for me, but mostly is a combination of subject matter, medium, style and, finished piece. So, pretty much all aspects.

Lately I've had a bit of a block, but hopefully I can push past any and not be absent for too long. So coming up, I'm going to be branching out and trialling different subject matter. The medium of black pencil will remain, but I'll see where my intuition leads me in the moment as to what style I use. I'm aiming to complete at least a couple of pieces a week, but will let life's influences ulimately rule what I get done. 

Keep popping in to see what produce, and feel free to comment.

Celia 

Monday 6 April 2015

Saturday 14 March 2015

NZ Storm Petrel

post #61



#drawing #sketch #art #pencil #oneaday #birds #stormpetrel

Tuesday 10 March 2015

Friday 6 March 2015

Pukeko head

post #58



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Miromiro NZ Tomtit

post #57




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Wednesday 4 March 2015

Pukeko feet

post #56



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Monday 2 March 2015

Piwauwau feet NZ Rockwren

#55



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NZ Weka feet

post #54



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Miromiro feet NZ Tomtit

post #53



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Tauhou feet NZ Waxeye

post #52



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Piwakawaka head NZ Fantail

post #51



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Toutouwai NZ Robin

post #50



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Tieke NZ Saddleback take two

post #49



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Tieke NZ Saddleback

post #48



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Friday 27 February 2015

Still here.

A quick update...

I am still here and drawing every day. Just had some technical difficulties with my phone this week and a very unhappy baby. But alas, multiple posts coming in the next couple of days.

Celia x

Thursday 19 February 2015

Matata NZ Fernbird

post #47



#drawing #sketch #art #pencil #oneaday #birds #matata #fernbird

Wednesday 18 February 2015

Titipounamu NZ Rifleman


post #46
I have been looking forward to drawing the Rifleman, NZ smallest bird.




#drawing #sketch #art #pencil #oneaday #birds #titipounamu #rifleman

Commission complete, three birds

post #46
Im very happy with the finished piece. The birds have the depth of detail I wanted to convey their difference.. All of the birds were requested in one drawing, so compositionally I decided to place them so the eye would flow from one to the next. To give some continuity between the birds I drew them out of natural scale to each other, depicting them all the same size. I'm pleased with how they turned out.

Any comments welcomed...
Celia


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Monday 16 February 2015

Work in progress...commission piece, three birds

post #45
The three birds. Just finishing touches like the branches to go.




#drawing #sketch #art #pencil #oneaday #birds #commission

Sunday 15 February 2015

Work in progress...commission piece, three birds

post #44
Woodpigeon nearly here.



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Saturday 14 February 2015

Work in progress...commission piece, three birds

post #43
Woodpigeon. All three birds are nearly here.


#drawing #sketch #art #pencil #oneaday #birds #commission

Friday 13 February 2015

Work in progress...commission piece, three birds

post #42
Bellbird is here. The Tui and Bellbird are settling in.



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Thursday 12 February 2015

Work in progress...commission piece, three birds

post #42
Bellbird becoming alive...




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