219. Flowery
April 1, 2008 at 4:32 pm (Art Folio)
Tags: art, Art Folio, drawing, flowers, illustration, pencil drawing
Pencil on paper, January 2008.
Abstract flowery pencil musings…
218. Pretty And Girly Giraffe
March 30, 2008 at 2:33 pm (Art Folio)
Tags: art, Australian art, giraffe, illustration, pencil drawing
Pencil on paper, January 2008.
210 x 297 mm, 110 GSM drawing paper.
I love giraffes. I thought this one was pretty! 
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217. Abstract Pencil
March 29, 2008 at 12:56 pm (Art Folio)
Tags: art, watercolour, illustration, Australian art, pencil drawing, abstract art
Dry watercolour pencil on paper, August 2007.
I don’t usually draw abstracts. If anything, it is reminiscent of the feminine form.
It was drawn using watercolour pencils, except that I didn’t paint over them with water. The pencils, when used dry, have a unique texture and can be built up to a thickness that I personally haven’t found in other standard types of pencil. I like the way the original has brought out the grainy texture of the paper - though I don’t know how clearly that’s been captured in the photograph here.
216. Pastel Pencil Landscape
March 29, 2008 at 12:49 pm (Art Folio)
Tags: art, Art Folio, Australian art, illustration, landscapes, pastels, pencil drawing
Pastel pencil on paper, August 2007.
This was inspired by an example in an art tutorial book. I used pencil pastels, they are effectively pencils with hard pastel in them. Using the shavings from the pastel enabled me to blend the colours together, and sharper lines and detail were made using the pencil pastels as pencils… I hope that makes sense!
The book I used is, as far as I know, English, so I tried to create a more Australian feel in my drawing. After all, I’ve never been to England; and I grew up in rural Australia. So it makes sense to me to draw what I know!
215. Saurolophus osborni
March 28, 2008 at 6:33 pm (Art Folio, apologetics)
Tags: apologetics, art, Art Folio, Christianity, dinosaur art, dinosaurs, drawing, illustration, pencil drawing
Pencil on paper, December 2007.
This sketch is inspired by images of the dinosaur species Saurolophus osborni.
Spend any amount of time with me and you’ll learn that I am absolutely fascinated with dinosaurs. I think they’re magnificent creatures and often wish that I could see them in the flesh. However, like so many extinct creatures, I guess it’s just a bit of wishful thinking. And Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park novels have made me wonder whether or not I really want to see dinosaurs!
Anyway, Saurolophus was a “duck billed” dinosaur, and a herbivore, known from fossil remains that show it had a rear-projecting spine from its skull.
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References / More information on this topic:
- The London Natural History Museum’s online “Dino Directory.”
- “Hadrosaurinae” at the Thescelosaurus! website.
- Ham, K. The great dinosaur mystery solved!: a Biblical view of these amazing creatures. Green Forest, Arizona, USA: Master Books; 1998. Currently available at: Koorong, Master Books, CMI Online Store.
- Dinosaurs and the Bible frequently asked questions (CMI Australia).
- The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible homepage (CAN USA).
- How do dinosaurs fit in (with the Bible)? (ICR USA).
214. Green Horse
March 28, 2008 at 5:52 pm (Art Folio)
Tags: art, Art Folio, drawing, horse, horse art, illustration, pencil drawing
May 2007 - Pencil on paper.
Another 6×9 cm sketch. Like I said with the previous one, it’s hard drawing detail on such a small area.
213. Chestnut Horse
March 28, 2008 at 2:43 pm (Art Folio)
Tags: arabian horse, art, Art Folio, drawing, horse, horse art, illustration, pencil drawing
7 January 2008 - Pencil on Paper
(Click on image to see clearer, larger version.)
Yet another Arabian inspired horse sketch. I’m obsessed!
203. Girl
March 5, 2008 at 12:15 pm (Art Folio)
Tags: art, Art Folio, Australian art, color pencil drawing, colour pencil drawing, girl, goth, illustration, painting, pencil drawing, watercolour, woman
Watercolour pencil and pencil on art paper.
Inspired by a model in a hairdressing magazine! It may have lost a little in the translation from painting to photo, but I was pretty happy with it. The style is obviously cartoony. I don’t think I could draw life-like people… unlike my mother, who is a spectacular artist (check out her paintings at http://pic6.piczo.com/AnnesFrodoArtEtcetera/?g=1).
