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Coloured Pencil Gallery
Click on any of the snapshots below to see an enlarged image of the complete work along with details about the inspiration behind the piece, the media used and any limited edition giclée prints.
View to Soothe the Soles
This piece is an imagination of sitting on Camusdarach beach in Western Scotland on a bright summer's day looking towards the small isles of Eigg and Rum. I enjoyed doing a self-portrait of my feet! I also enjoyed trying to capture the texture of the seafoam and the distortion of light passing through the water's surface as it swirls soothingly about the feet.
Original work completed July 2021
Original Media: Derwent Lightfast coloured pencil on Clairefontaine Pastelmat No.6
Original Exhibited at the UK Coloured Pencil Society 20th Anniversary Gala Exhibition, London, 14-24 October 2021
Available as limited edition giclée prints:
original size (/172) approx 220mm x 260mm: £89*
original enlarged 50% (/172) approx 330 x 390: £104*
* price for print (signed and numbered) only on your choice of hemp, bamboo or agave based papers. For more options regarding mounts and framing please see the sales page and contact me.
Original work completed July 2021
Original Media: Derwent Lightfast coloured pencil on Clairefontaine Pastelmat No.6
Original Exhibited at the UK Coloured Pencil Society 20th Anniversary Gala Exhibition, London, 14-24 October 2021
Available as limited edition giclée prints:
original size (/172) approx 220mm x 260mm: £89*
original enlarged 50% (/172) approx 330 x 390: £104*
* price for print (signed and numbered) only on your choice of hemp, bamboo or agave based papers. For more options regarding mounts and framing please see the sales page and contact me.
Moraine Lake
This stunning Canadian mountain lake scene is a very accessible viewpoint and so it is enjoyed by thousands of tourists every year. But, only a few miles further into the valley lives a sizeable population of grizzly bears (you must by law hike in groups of at least 4). I used a reference photo from my own visit to draw the mountain scene but I've added a portrait of Mamma bear and her cub to imagine what the scene might look like in the absence of people.
Original work completed March 2021
Original media: Derwent Lightfast coloured pencil on Strathmore Mixed Media Toned Gray paper (30g/m^2)
Original exhibited at 18th World of Coloured Pencil Exhibition, Keswick, 17 May -26 June 2021.
Available as limited edition giclée prints:
original size (/172) 210mm x144mm: £65*
original enlarged 50% (/172) 315 x 216 (approx A4): £79*
* price for print (signed and numbered) only on your choice of hemp, bamboo or agave based papers. For more options regarding mounts and framing please see the sales page and contact me.
Original work completed March 2021
Original media: Derwent Lightfast coloured pencil on Strathmore Mixed Media Toned Gray paper (30g/m^2)
Original exhibited at 18th World of Coloured Pencil Exhibition, Keswick, 17 May -26 June 2021.
Available as limited edition giclée prints:
original size (/172) 210mm x144mm: £65*
original enlarged 50% (/172) 315 x 216 (approx A4): £79*
* price for print (signed and numbered) only on your choice of hemp, bamboo or agave based papers. For more options regarding mounts and framing please see the sales page and contact me.
Draw breath
A baby turtle surfaces to draw breath through a rolling wave before a vista of the Nā Pali coast, Kaua'i. I composed this drawing using a number of reference sources to get ideas for the form of the coastline, the colouring of the turtle and the impression of looking through the surface of the water. The light shafts and the sense of breaking through to see something beautiful were intended to invoke feelings of hope even when feeling small and submerged.
Original completed January 2021
Original Media: Derwent Lightfast pencils on Strathmore Mixed Media Toned Gray paper
Limited Edition giclée prints avaiable in:
original size 205mm x 145mm (/172): £29*
original size enlarged 50% 308mm x 218mm - slightly larger than A4(/172) : £44*
* price for print (signed and numbered) only on your choice of hemp, bamboo or agave based papers. For more options regarding mounts and framing please see the sales page and contact me.
Original completed January 2021
Original Media: Derwent Lightfast pencils on Strathmore Mixed Media Toned Gray paper
Limited Edition giclée prints avaiable in:
original size 205mm x 145mm (/172): £29*
original size enlarged 50% 308mm x 218mm - slightly larger than A4(/172) : £44*
* price for print (signed and numbered) only on your choice of hemp, bamboo or agave based papers. For more options regarding mounts and framing please see the sales page and contact me.
Bullfinch
One of my favourite garden birds! I enjoy trying to capture the expression of birds and the texture in their feathers.
Original completed January 2021
Original Media: Derwent Procolour Pencils on Daler-Rowney Graduate sketch pad paper.
Copy from reference photo. Not for sale.
Original completed January 2021
Original Media: Derwent Procolour Pencils on Daler-Rowney Graduate sketch pad paper.
Copy from reference photo. Not for sale.
Austin Cardinal
This picture of a Northern Cardinal (a species which can be commonly sighted from Central America through the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada) is drawn for a dear friend who lives in Austin, Texas. She takes such joy from seeing these birds! I enjoyed trying to capture a sense of motion in the wings.
Original completed January 2021
Original Media: Derwent Procolour Pencil on Daler-Rowney Graduate sketchpad.
Copy from reference photo. Not for sale.
Original completed January 2021
Original Media: Derwent Procolour Pencil on Daler-Rowney Graduate sketchpad.
Copy from reference photo. Not for sale.
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