Southbank (self-defined)

Today I made the most of the sun and went into central for sunshine, sushi and cocktails
But not without taking some observations at Southbank

Colours (self-defined)

It's time like this when I miss my camera. This is a badly scanned canvas, but it shows my 'happy?' mistake.
I wanted to paint a beautifully executed observation but it went horribly wrong so out of frustration and boredom I started whacking paint on there
The result gave me a brainwave...colour?? Inaccurate painting? I've found myself so obsessed with getting my drawings and developements accurate and life-like I've neglected the whole 'lets have a go and see what happens' side of it

Here's a couple more colour experiments

Backgrounds (self-defined)

These are developed from observations of the park

A foray into using colour and background. Not liking the couple in the bottom one, they look like an oddly placed cartoon couple

Benches (self-defined)

Watercolours and biro. I quite like the girls at the picnic table. I need to start developing backgrounds

Indecisions (self-defined)

I tried using fabric in my work, but I think the result is a bit of a fail. The cardboard lump in her arm is supposed to be a baby...

This is a reflection in the train window, using pen, pencil and watercolour. I'm not too sure if I like it...

Late-night boredom

12:30 at night, nothing else to do. Why no indulge my love of using biro and drawing girls...
Here's Gracie Fields and Vera Lynn

Experimentation (self-defined)

As well as taking as many observations as I can, I'm also in the process of developing them using colour and/or different materials. Here's a few from the sketchbook

This one was done using ink. Obviously haven't got the hang of my ink set yet...

Catch-up (self-defined)

Time to catch up on ALL my blogging

So....here are a few more observations

Back home

My sister's the only one with a scanner down here, so until she decides to give me the installation disk I'm a bit stuck when it comes to putting my work up!
So of course, the next step would be to take pictures of my work...but the ever so lovely nightbus thief took care of that. Hope he's having fun...

At the moment I'm looking at developing some of my observations as well as taking more. I'm playing with colour and perspective
It's all very well saying this but it's not much use without examples!

Anyway this is Esra Roise. She's been around for a while, but I love love love her drawings

Observations on a sunny day (self-defined)

I've somehow managed to give Izzy chicken legs and no arms. Sorry Izzy

Mess around (self-defined)

Thinking I'm going to base my observations around a time of day(12:47 seems to be the one I come up with the most) and do a series of images of what different people are doing at that specific time. The final result? A book I think. I'll see where it takes me
But anyway, the result of some initial messing around with my observations

Final Posters

I photoshopped some of the collage out so it didn't look quite so over-crowded. Then I scoured Sarah's old take-away boxes for a background for my font. I think the grease and pizza bits add the extra 'ewww' factor, and can of course be associated with all those oh so delightful post-drinking snacks

Tea/lost (self-defined)

Modifying a few observations, just to see what happens
Here's a couple

Heatwave

11 left

Self define me (self-defined)

I'm still a little stuck with what I want to do for my self defined project. I know I want to work with observational drawing of people. I quite like the idea thoughts and conversations. How on a tube journey you can see and overhear so many snippets of other people's lives. The thoughts going on in people's heads. I'm going to stock up on food and spend the day on the tube with my sketchbook. Just to see what I come out with.