A selection of life drawings/ figurative drawings from the past few months in pastel, graphite and conte crayon.
Tag: collage
Life drawing mixed media sketchbook: playing with figures
Aimee- negative space In my sketchbook I have been enjoying reworking old and new life drawings into new compositions using collage and mixed media techniques. I used old paintings that I no longer liked or needed and cut them up to create new pieces in my sketchbook using them as backgrounds or parts of the …
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Life drawing- and the start of a mixed media sketchbook
Gil- sad fairy Sketch book collage composition I had a great time drawing the model Gil in a recent life drawing session at Whalley Life drawing group. In this session I enjoyed exploring different mediums including collage, graphite pencil, soft pastels, charcoal and conte crayons. I had pre- prepared a collaged background made from hand …
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Publisher & designer of UPPERCASE, Janine Vangool’s sketchbook revival class
In this Sketchbook Revival session Janine Vangool “explores the creative possibilities of turning your sketchbook into a “text” book, while spending time with your thoughts to create personal messages (and more) using tactile, pre-digital lettering methods.” During this session we watch Janine utilise a myriad of printing tools and techniques to add text and fonts …
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Drew Steinbrecher sketchbook revival class: making work from your environment
As part of Sketchbook Revival 2026 I participated in the class run by mixed media and collage artist Drew Steinbrecher. In this class we were encouraged to go out into our environment whether that be an urban environment or a natural one, and take notice of the shapes, textures, colours and contrasts that interested us. …
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Mini Collage challenge part 5: What I learned from my mini collage a day challenge
A look at the last 7 days of the mini collage a day challenge and what I learned from the experience of making art everyday day.
Sketchbook experiments: mixed medium birds and vessels
A look inside the artist’s sketchbook exploring the symbolic interpretations of birds and vessels. Mixed media artwork featuring gel plate printing, collage, pastel and conte crayons.
Mini Collage a day part 4
Here is a quick catch up of my Mini Collage a day challenge. At the end of the week I seemed to be drawn to bright, warm colours such as reds, pinks and oranges, as well as imagery like fruit and flowers. At the beginning of the week I experimented further with using text in …
Mini collage a day challenge part 3
Here is the next installment of mini collages created in my 2x3 inch sketchbook. This challenge, so far, has been a great way to ensure that I show up to the page and create something everyday, even if I only have a few spare moments. It doesn't take long to fill a 2x3 inch page …
Mini Collage a day sketch-book part 2
Last month I started a mini project in a tiny sketchbook of creating a little collage everyday. Here are days 8 to 14 of the project! During this week I began to explore adding more hand painted and printed papers to my collages such as in days 8, 12 and 14. I also enjoyed introducing …
Mushroom Moon Designs 