Retreat

Retreat

Built this up from a photo base. Nothing much left of the photos except the colour scheme and some texture.  

Roar

Roar

Got back to some portrait sketches. Have some practice work to show later.  This one is of Andy Murray who is playing in a Wimbledon semi final today.   

Swamper

Swamper

An illustration where I tried to keep the colour palette in check.

Park

Park

Some lasso and textures put to work. 

Stopping

Stopping

Tried a different kind of character study this time.  

Duel

Duel

Playing around with some different techniques. 

Fishing Outpost

Fishing outpost 

A piece to cement some of the stuff learned during the last bout of landscape studies.  

Trees 2 Landscape study

Trees 2 Landscape study 

 Another landscape study.  Trying to practice a process.  Study was of a photo I took in Yellowstone park a few years ago.  Weather looks great in real contrast to the lashing rain and gale force winds (floods predicted)  we are experiencing for our June bank holiday.

Canyon Study

Canyon Study 

Another landscape study.  Used the same kind of techniques as last time.  With the limited palette trying to sell the perspective. 


Image was from a screenshot.

Playground Study

Playground Study 

Back to studies.  This study was done using the power of the lasso tool.  Not something I use all that often but will try and do a few more of these.  

Balanced

Balanced

Started out as a creature.  Added the rider and then included the environment.  Probably suffered from the fact I didn't plan it all out at the start.

Shopping

Shopping

Something a little bit different. Started out with a line sketch for a change.

Sand Racer

Sand Racer 

While working on the character stuff which went on for a while I also worked on some hard surface stuff.  This is one that I finished

Guy versus World 3

Guy versus World 3

Third and last of these. Used them as an exercise which was useful.  

Guy versus World 2

Guy versus World 2

The second installment of three. 

Guy versus World 1

Guy versus World 1

This is the first of a series of 3 images. 

Ice Station

Ice Station

Another icey attempt.  Went through a few iterations.

Fix it

Fix it

Tipped away at this for a while and it has reached the point where doing anything to it probably wont change it for the better.  This evolved from taking one of the earlier images and doing some cutting,  pasting and arranging.

Bunny in a basket

Bunny in a basket

Worked om this one in between the last set of studies. I suppose it is a little bit seasonal with the bunny and sheep. 

Portrait Study 27

Portrait Study 27

 The last one of this series of studies. Still struggling doing these but developing a method. 
Another still from Downton Abbey.

Portrait Study 26

Portrait Study  26

ANother in this series of studies.  Still From Downton Abbey. 

Portrait Study 25

Portrait Study 25

Another study. A screenshot form Downton Abbey. 

Portrait study 24

Portrait study 24

 In the midst of finishing a lot of personal work I have gone back to some studies.  Really enjoyed just ding these. Started this one on Livestream.  This one is a still from Peaky Blinders. 

Landscape - hopper

Another  doodle I pushed a bit further. Trying to reduce the number of things I am working on.   

Landscape- towers

Landscape- towers

A landscape practice using a different approach.  The earlier sketch is below.
 

On Watch

On Watch

Another doodle worked to a sort of finish.