Michael: Chrysanthemums and tulip

Ink and watercolour on paper, A4.

Michael: Toy Story

Four hurt in traffic accident as racing car ploughs into toy meeting! Doctors said that Duck was in a serious but stable condition, and that Mickey Mouse and Mr Playmobil were hurt but responding well. The letter W escaped with minor injuries and was allowed to return to the alphabet after treatment.

Our on-the-spot reporter sent in this picture of the scene immediately after the accident.



Ink and watercolour on paper, approx 10 x 8 in.

Michael: Flowers

Ink on paper, A4.

Michael: Chrysanthemums, probably

Two hours to draw three-and-a-half chrysanthemums? Where does the time go?

Actually, some of it was spent deciding whether these were chrysanthemums. Or dahlias. Or Michaelmas daisies.



Ink on watercolour paper, 20 x 20 cm approx.

Two potato...

Acrylic on canvas, 15 x 15cm.

One potato...

Acrylic on canvas, 15 x 15 cm

Vin Rouge

Managed to do a print using only two colours*. It's hard work trying to recognise that you don't need to capture every nuance of shade and light, or record every detail of the subject. Sometimes, the image is stronger for what you leave out. They say drawing is just learning to see; perhaps it's also learning not to see.

*Arguably, it's three colours, because the white of the paper is an important part of the design.



Two stage reduction linocut, 10 x 10cm. With apologies for the punning title.

Bramleys

Here's the final version of the painting that I started last week.



Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20cm.

(This has to be the final version... We just made apple crumble.)

Still life

Here's the final version of the painting that I started on Tuesday.


Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20cm.