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One of my fave bands, Rush, have a new single out soon titled Headlong Flight. I like the song and the title, and after a couple of listens I got to thinking what does a Headlong Flight look like? I’m going to attempt a series of illustration styl…
One of my fave bands, Rush, have a new single out soon titled Headlong Flight. I like the song and the title, and after a couple of listens I got to thinking what does a Headlong Flight look like?
For the first time I’ve put some of my sketches in frames. These photos don’t really do the framed sketches justice but I like the effect that framing has had on them and wanted to share it with you.
For the first time I’ve put some of my sketches in frames. These photos don’t really do the framed sketches justice but I like the effect that framing has had on them and wanted to share it with you.
I’ve just returned from a couple of days working in Newcastle with some great customers. I stayed overnight on Tuesday which led to me dining alone that evening. Although I went to a very good Italian restaurant (Sabatini’s) and enjoyed good food …
I’ve just returned from a couple of days working in Newcastle with some great customers. I stayed overnight on Tuesday which led to me dining alone that evening. Although I went to a very good Italian restaurant (Sabatini’s) and enjoyed good food and good service, I don’t enjoy dining alone. I took water colours and a small pad with me and started to paint.
So what is this picture all about? I guess the tree is me. Alone and stripped bare (this is my mood we’re talking about here – not my state of dress!). Dancing around the tree are vague outlines of creatures, a cross between something woodland and something quite sinister. I don’t think they represent my fellow diners, at least I hope they don’t!
After sketching this I was drawn into a Twitter conversation and my mood improved quickly I’m happy to say. And this is the first time I’ve really felt like my mood has so heavily influenced what I’ve painted.
The main colours in this picture are purples and browns with some bluey grey. For all you colour geeks I used Paynes Grey, Raw Umber and French Ultramarine for the tree, and Windsor Violet for the background (which was mainly applied to wet paper). The colours were drawn from the decor in the restaurant, though I should say they create a much more welcoming atmosphere there than they do in my picture!