Portraits in pencil and black acrylic

I draw faces a lot but I want to draw bodies more. Wrinkled faces are my favourites to draw because of the way they catch shadows. I like using pencils because they make a good sound on paper and it is pleasing to press down hard whilst drawing. It's nice to be able to use an eraser too, although I find I rarely do from being so used to using more permanent media and being forced to work with mistakes. Bodies are really great, I am a fan.








Be a bubble

I like to re-use and destroy all my photo prints in various ways because otherwise they'll take up a lot of space. Also it's just fun to re-use stuff, as I have learnt from developing a substantial obsession with collage and mixed media and anything that allows you to mash everything together like some big cauldron of varied goop (the goop is my life).

These photos are from my BUBBLES IN THE WIND shoot and I cut them into hearts because I love me.










Hands

Hands are wonderful things. Dear everyone, please send me scans of your hands. I'd like to build up a collection.
















"we love Plug from The Beano"

Hey Arnold!

I saw this screenshot of Helga's diary on Tumblr and I must say, she's got some serious craftmanship skills. Here are my diary entries from 22.5.12 - 11.6.12. There were quite a few days during which I didn't have my diary and so couldn't add to it, but I found that when I came back to it on subsequent days extra entries often tumbled out of me.
















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