The photo in the left, i found on the blog “Picture Day” – I really loved the photo, which is called “red” – i don’t know what to call my version – There are tons of beautiful photos on this blog, and i will definetly be coming back for other material. My drawing took a … Read more
After the drawing i did this morning, i felt like drawing another elephant. I found this excellent photo by Susan Portnoy and i decided that this time, i’d do a pencil drawing. I’m not too happy with my drawing, and i’m not quite sure what went wrong – Maybe i should sharpen my pencils and … Read more
A few days ago, i stumbled upon the blog og RIK REIMERT. He had just posted some photos of an elephant that he was drawing very metecilously with a black pen. I have always sort of shyed away from using pens, stylos or other kind of materials that you have to be precise about. With … Read more
I kept thinking about this place yesterday – It’s a photo from Rouen in France – I visited this beautiful “middle-age’ish” city a couple of years back, when i was living in France as an exchange student. The photo if taken inside an old guard-tower of the city – this is the place where Jeanne … Read more
Since i’ve made my blog here on WordPress, I’ve been looking around to see what other people are doing. This is really a great resource! There are bunches of good refrences to draw from and of artists to learn from. Since the last three days, people have started visiting my blog too, and i find … Read more
So i thought i would HURRY up and do a new drawing, just to get that akward self-portrait a little down on the front-page. The painting on the left is by HANNA WAITE – I really like her paintings and their contrasts, and decided that i wanted to “copy” it off to the best of … Read more
…. And then you might ask: But Thomas, who’s that drunken sailor next to your photo? And it might surprise you to hear, that two two images above – are of the same person – yours truly. Drawing perspectives are difficult – drawing portraits are extremely difficult! But in all honesty – i enjoy portraits … Read more
It is strange how different your drawing becomes when you put it up there next to the original. Here i need to use a much softer pencil, to get some darkness into that room! – i’m a bit ashamed to realize aswell that the blade of light is strangely off in another angle, and that … Read more
This one i did yesterday but i had to wait for today to have decent sunlight for taking a picture of the drawing. We’re still at Can Lis – this is one of the window openings from the living room, opening up to a view of the sea and the sky. Can Lis is all … Read more
Here’s another drawing of Can Lis that i did yesterday. The photo i got off from utzonphotos.com This one didn’t take very long – obviously because the sorroundings of the house are very simple in detail. I often see drawings (especially of architecture representation) where bushes and trees are simply represented with a fuzzy contour, … Read more