Eighth colour down and nearly finished

Only one more colour to go now. A final dark for the shadows on the crag and to tie the whole image together.

Colours six and seven

Two shades of brown for the trees in the mid foreground. I had originally intended that these trees would be a dark green, but I decided that the image was becoming a little overpowered with cool greens and greys and needed a warmer tone as a contrast.

Only two more colours to go; a dark green and then a final dark for the shadowed areas on the crag. I didn't get it finished in time for Christmas, but it should be done over the next couple of days. Then just time to get one framed ready to submit to the East Coast Open Exhibition, at Scarborough Art Gallery in mid January.

Colours three and four

Got colours three and four printed, a light blue and then the first green. The image is now starting to take shape. For readers not familiar with the landscape of the Yorkshire dales this is Malham Cove.

and then the fifth colour, a mid grey in the shadows on the crag face.

Last job before Christmas

Two colours down on the next print run. A cream and then a pale blue grey. I want to get this finished before Christmas if possible, before my studio space becomes a temporary bedroom. The plan at this stage is for nine colours but will probably end up around ten or eleven.

Goldcrest and Barn Owl

Another pair of illustrations completed for the bird club report.
Goldcrest.
Pencil and Ink Wash. 130mm x190mm.

Barn Owl

Pencil and Ink Wash. 130mm x190mm.

More Report Illustrations

Red Kite
Pencil and Ink Wash. 70mm x 170mm.



Marsh Harrier (female).
Pencil and Ink Wash. 70mm x 170mm.


Managed to finish two more illustrations this week and got another two roughed out. These should be finished and ready for posting over the next couple of days.

Good news came in the post a few days ago. One of my two submissions to the Royal Cambrian Academy has been selected for the forthcoming open exhibition. I'm not sure which one though, that will have to wait until I go over and pick up the unselected print. The exhibition opens on 9th January and runs until 7th February 2010. Further information can be found at www.rcaconwy.org

I've also started some preparatory drawings for a couple of new linocuts. I should have something to post from these during the next few weeks.

Back to the illustration project

Cormorant. Pencil and Ink Wash. 130mm x 120mm.

I 've been busy over the last week, mounting and framing my submissions for the Royal Cambrian Academy exhibition. And on saturday we drove over to Conwy in North Wales to deliver them to the gallery. It should have been a good day out and the weather held for the drive across to Wales. But as we arrived in Conwy it started raining heavily and didn't stop for the rest of the day. However, the artwork was safely delivered so its fingers crossed for good news in a week or so time after the selection committee has made its deliberations.

I have managed to complete some work, roughing out more drawings for the bird club report and getting the Cormorant above completed. The drawing is based on the pen sketch I posted recently of a bird drawn at Denaby Ings.