I recently had the opportunity to attend the session on Being Led by Young People with the inspirational Yumma Hussen, Mahnoor Kamran, Dev Sharma and Kwesia, City Girl in Nature. I was blown away by the energy, determination, wisdom and love for life of these young people. I could have listened for a long time […]
Audre Lorde
Preparatory sketches for my feminist re-imagining of the myth of Leda and the Swan.
I never thought I could draw anything 100 times, but in the end I really enjoyed experimenting with tools and materials. I made a slideshow – visualising my process and its twists and turns.
Working away on my Lena and the Swan project. Here are some preparatory sketches in a range of media.
T. S. Eliot
What happens when you mix watercolour, black ink and serendipity.
More exercises from my great online watercolour course.
As the world goes to hell in a handbasket, and the bad news just multiplies, I got out into plein air to sketch and get out of my overthinking, worrying head. Sometimes I packed my painting bag, but sometimes it was just my little sketchbook and an HB pencil. Working with black fineliner and colour, […]
Cesar A. Cruz