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Drawing and photography are central to my practice. Both make pressing - if sometimes fictitious - claims to the capture of lost moments.




27/11/2010

Ninja Scroll

I had a commission to copy (while freely interpreting) an image from Ninja Scroll. Till last week, I'd never heard of Ninja Scroll. It's a "Japanese action thriller anime [movie and then TV series] set in feudal Japan, by director/writer Yoshiaki Kawariji, best known for his previous thriller Wicked City," about which I had also, of course, never heard. The character designs were done by Yutaka Minowa (thanks Wiki!)  I was pleased to find a reason to work on beautiful watercolour paper with Indian ink and a calligraphy brush.  Here are the two images I chose, out of several I made... any more takers?  I'll make new ones, or similar projects if anyone wants... contactable through my website.

Each drawing indian ink and gouache on heavy A3 watercolour Canson paper.





23/11/2010

Underfoot

Ha... this time it's inanimate! I'll be away from here for a few days.





Watching TV

Quick sketches late at night. 


Brush markers, watercolour and (in the first spread) collage in untitled sketchbook.




22/11/2010

Late

I've been going through old sketchbooks that I'm sending to Portugal for an exhibition of sketchbooks in Almada in January 2011. I found some quick nature sketches made in late July that I'd forgotten to scan at the time... and the I've included the back of the sketchbook too, with a ticket in the pocket.







Brush markers in Moleskine sketchbook.