I have just updated my Selected Works Sale on my website.....
Selected Works Sale Updated
Tawny Frogmouth Illustration
I have just finished this Tawny Frogmouth illustration using rotring pens and lots and lot and lots of dots! The basic technique involves using dots to create the image - the closer the dots the deeper the tone. I would like to try the Tawny Frogmouth images in watercolour as well for the current project... Continue Reading →
Cassowary – from long ago….
This Cassowary drawing is one I completed as part of my HSC Art Major Works - a long time ago..... I used the fine rotring pen that I have resurrected for my recent illustration course work and used watercolour pencils for the colouring. Cassowary are huge scary birds - they have large, dangerous toed feet... Continue Reading →
Botanical Illustration – Banksia serrata
This was the final set drawing for the short botanical illustration course I finished last week. It is Banksia serrata - Saw banksia - which I featured in a previous post. The challenge now is to try a variety of subjects in this illustrative style and improve my skill in this area.
2008 Year of the Frog
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums are making 2008 the Year of the frog to highlight the rapid decline of amphibian species throughout the world with many extinct or facing extinction. Along with habitat loss and degradation a fungal disease - chytridiomycosis ("chytrid") - is spreading at an alarming rate causing losses of species or... Continue Reading →
Tiny Frog Visitor to my peg bucket
Found this tiny frog on Sunday in the bottom of my peg bucket - I had to empty the pegs out as it was full of water and found this surprise visitor. It was only about 1 inch long with lovely red eyes. I'm not up on many frog species - so I am unable... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 