
One hour Sketch
Path into the woods
Nigel Borrington
Over the last few weeks I have been doing my best to find time each day to get outside and draw, Today I stopped at a local public Gardens that has some amazing paths, winding their way between some old trees. Its a great location that I hope to draw many times over the winter months.
Today as an exercise, I gave myself one hour to complete a sketch, using pencil and an ink pen on paper, in order to capture as best as I am able a sense of the path as it gets deeper into the trees along side it, as it does so the light falls dramatically.
I enjoy very much these one hour exercises, working quickly as possible yet as best as I can, I feel it is helping to build my ability to see whats in front of me and then how to use basic drawing tools represent this view on paper.
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September 22, 2017 | Categories: Art and craft work, Comment, drawings, Ink on paper, Landscape, pencil on paper, Personal skills and development, Sketch book work | Tags: art, drawing, Drawing exercises, drawing from life, ink drawing, Nigel Borrington, one hour drawing, Path into the woods, pen and ink, Pencil drawing, Sketch book drawing | 10 Comments

My Violin
Drawing from life
Pencil on Paper
Nigel Borrington
I am a big believer that the skills involved in producing any kind of art work come from the base level of being able to represent the world around us, even the most abstract of painting and sculpture has to come from some kind of desire to represent thing in the real world.
So I wanted to before doing any more painting, take a step back into working on basic drawing skills.
The images here are taken over two nights during the week as I started and finished a pencil drawing of my Violin. they show some of the steps as I first worked on the basic outlines of the image and then moved into adding some details and shading.
I am happy with this first effort but will keep working over the next few weeks on different angles of the violin as well as working in different mediums such as pens and ink and charcoal.
Drawing progression





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January 14, 2017 | Categories: Art and craft work, Comment, drawings, still life drawing | Tags: art, art reviews, art work, drawing from life, drawing skills, Nigel Borrington, pencil on paper, still life | 8 Comments
Friday Sketch, One hour drawing : Path into the woods
One hour Sketch
Path into the woods
Nigel Borrington
Over the last few weeks I have been doing my best to find time each day to get outside and draw, Today I stopped at a local public Gardens that has some amazing paths, winding their way between some old trees. Its a great location that I hope to draw many times over the winter months.
Today as an exercise, I gave myself one hour to complete a sketch, using pencil and an ink pen on paper, in order to capture as best as I am able a sense of the path as it gets deeper into the trees along side it, as it does so the light falls dramatically.
I enjoy very much these one hour exercises, working quickly as possible yet as best as I can, I feel it is helping to build my ability to see whats in front of me and then how to use basic drawing tools represent this view on paper.
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September 22, 2017 | Categories: Art and craft work, Comment, drawings, Ink on paper, Landscape, pencil on paper, Personal skills and development, Sketch book work | Tags: art, drawing, Drawing exercises, drawing from life, ink drawing, Nigel Borrington, one hour drawing, Path into the woods, pen and ink, Pencil drawing, Sketch book drawing | 10 Comments