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Drawbridge is an illustrated journal of my life as an artist and nature lover. I use coloured pencil, collage, or whatever it takes to say what I mean.
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In Search of Textured Paper
Full views of these can be seen here at my gallery blog. Here’s an example of me being cheap and stubborn. Something called colorfix paper, and colorfix primer exists for pastel and coloured pencil artists who wish to use a truly toothso...
Coloured Pencil from Start to Finish--Finished!
Concept, or where it all comes from:I'll always consider this piece as having been conceived the day of my rather silly misadventure in a boggy spot along Vivian Creek, York Regional forest. Being stuck in the mud was a new experience and somehow it...
Coloured Pencil-Start to Finish Part 4
Burnishing or the Point of No ReturnAt the beginning, when your pencilling passes lightly over the paper, there are things you can do if you wish to change something. With tape, cello or masking, you can 'lift' colour. Just place tape over the area...
Coloured Pencil-Start to Finish Part 3
Linework & Filling it In:I thought this part would be easy. I'm always hoping the next part will be easy. Hey, it's all laid out, now it's just colouring in, just like you were a kid, right?Hmmmm....I'm first laying in the lines, as I want them...
Thin Ice; Part II
The firefighters were kind enough to send me some photos that better illustrate the procedure. As these were taken from the ice, I couldn't have gotten such photos even if I had my camera at the time. If you didn't understand my description of the ...
