'Bones of the Land' Drawing Masterclass continues

So the 'Bones of the Land' masterclass on to developing some sketching and drawing after venturing outside on a cold but dry winter's day for inspiration.  Enjoying working with black Chinese ink and brushes, being mindful of my marks.  Tried to choose a subject that I wouldn't normally go for.

'Bones of the Land' Workshop Ladybank

So pleased that I went to the 2 day advanced drawing masterclass workshop with the wonderful artist Kate Downie.  'Bones of the Land' allowed us to develop printmaking, mark-making and drawing approaches in response to the surrounding Scottish countryside in winter.  Been a long time since I've developed work in a sketchbook and I attended with a bit of trepidation but I was so pleased I did go!  The whole point was to take me out of my comfort zone and for me to work with new materials and techniques.  I'll be posting pics over the next few days.

City in Love Bespoke Poster

Shop Here For Poster

Shop Here For Poster

Amazing how things turn out when they start as an idea in your head ..... I had imagined a really ornate Victorian type illustration so I researched lots of sculpture, Victorian icons and photographs to create this unique and original artwork. I love working with fine line pen and black & white ever since my art college days.  So what's in the illustration? Well, there are gorgeous wee cherubs with wings, tumbling grapes, ornate architecture details, wreaths, organ pipes, garlands of flowers, a huge book on a stand finished with the word 'Paris'.  When I got to the 'Paris' part, I worked on really decoration type but I don't think it worked - it needed space around the drawing. So here it is with a chance to create your own bespoke city or town poster - like the New York example.  Art cards to follow.

Panda With Roses Triptych Illustration

Panda Accessories - Work in Progress

Panda triptych ready to go to printers yeah!  People have been asking me about t-shirts etc so I've been busy putting them up for sale in ZAZZLE - still working on them so keep popping by.  It was interesting doing this sequence as I had never done anything like it - took me ages but that's because I'm not very technical LOL

Indian Horse

Well it's decision time - do I add colour?  I've also decided to produce about 6 studies of the Indian Horse and develop a range of prints from them so if I should've left it black and white won't be too major a decision as I'll have others to choose from.

red road studio

My inspiration came from a 'blast from the past' as I had illustrated an Indian Horse before and I thought it would be fun to see if my style has changed.  I made into a greetings card and phone cover and it's available in my shop.

Indian Horse

Just a wee update on my Indian Horse drawing - not sure whether I like the colour in it so I might do a few more and decide how to develop them later.  I was considering elements for a new surface print theme for the shop.

New Work - New Studio

Indian Horse

The studio is almost there - just needs to feel a bit more lived in.  No inspiration on the walls but that will develop and grow.  Started working on an Indian Toy Horse I bought with the idea of creating a body of work from this so we'll see how it goes.  I forgot to check if the fine line pen bled before I started as I want to add colour .... ooops.

The fabric horse is made from remnants of mirror fabric  and I've found a wee bit about the material before it became the Indian Horse I have now.

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You can never predict what will go viral on Pinterest and it always surprises me what does.  This week the 3 most popular boards and pins were from my Pattern Board, my Urban Drawing Board and my Packaging Board.  I don't think I'll ever get used to how or why it happens but I appreciate every follower and repin!  So thank you!!!

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Australian born Tangye studied fashion at Central St Martin's before going on to Parson's School of Design in New York.  We need more colour and pattern this time of year.