Unbowed

I have a friend who likes to paint - and every now and then we get together to have a "Painting Day"

On this painting day we like to try out new techniques.
When we get a finished painting at the end of the day, it delights us too :)

Does it delight us as much as the coffee and currant buns we ate?
Hmm.. not sure... but one thing is for sure - the painting will last longer than our currant buns did!

Here's my version of the rhino



and click here to see Beryl's : Beryl's Musings

Water Changes

Here is Mr Rhino, Sir! after water was added to the Inktense pencil drawing.


Sometimes, when you draw with a medium that can be changed by the addition of water, you get a bit wary of making the change, in case you don't like the result! After all, there's no going back.

Luckily for me, I like the changes to the rhino after water was added :)

Mr Rhino, sir!

I'm practicing wild animals at the moment.
This rhino was done in Inktense pencils without water. I may well add water to it and see what develops.


I have a few wildlife photos (thanks to Becks) that I can use to make paintings, so I want to improve my drawing before I lay brush to paper.

Mr Rhino, sir! ( what else would you call him?) is the first of my practice pieces. Eventually I want to paint him in the loose style I have recently been using .