Vivienne Westwood Shoes: A world-wide exhibition

Yesterday we went to the beautiful Bowes Museum at Banard Castle to view a world-wide exhibition of Vivienne Westwood's shoes. Read more details here

Check out the gorgeous 19th century building:

It's a fantastic exhibition and will only show there in the UK before travelling to Japan, New York and China. Don't miss out! Review to follow shortly.

Hands and feet

Some pencil sketches to show you:

Apologies for the lack of posts, I am in the midst of exam time!

Oil Paint

This is one of my art final pieces that I did around 3 years ago, for an exam. I love it because it is one of the first pieces I painted properly using oils, which is my favourite medium to paint in. Using oil paints allows you to convey so much expression and when you get it right, it is wonderful to work with.

Camilla

This time, I used black pen again, but with watercolour pencils to add in the hints of colour.

Drawing done from an old Vogue editorial in pen. I'm planning to start exploring different ways of doing fashion illustration, concentrating on using black ink. I chose the image to copy because of the model's interesting face and expression, though I'm not sure if I'm completely won over by using just fine black line for the sketch. To be honest, I'm not thrilled with the result, so next time I might go for more colour or smudge in the lines.

Gondolas

A quick sketch done in black pen when in Venice. I love using pen and ink as a medium for quick drawings because of the rough, sketchy effect that I can get with the way in which I draw. I prefer artworks with less 'finish', hence the name of this blog.

Grandfather

Sketch done in HB pencil. Drawn on a whim when feeling nostalgic over past photos and gone family members.