blog.abstractiondesign.co.uk http://blog.abstractiondesign.co.uk Tannhauser Gates and Harold Speed Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:34:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Another Landscape http://blog.abstractiondesign.co.uk/2011/01/11/another-landscape/ http://blog.abstractiondesign.co.uk/2011/01/11/another-landscape/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:29:57 +0000 flurry http://blog.abstractiondesign.co.uk/?p=46 landscape

Landscape (under 2 hours)

Here’s to a productive New Year!

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2 Hour Landscape

Desert Landscape

Landscape 2

Landscape

]]> http://blog.abstractiondesign.co.uk/2010/12/09/40/feed/ 0 More http://blog.abstractiondesign.co.uk/2010/12/01/more/ http://blog.abstractiondesign.co.uk/2010/12/01/more/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:14:22 +0000 flurry http://blog.abstractiondesign.co.uk/?p=34 Continue reading →]]> I’ve been itching to make of study of Patrick Nagels paintings ever since I discovered him two years ago. So I decided to make a copy of one of his most famous, Shannon.

Patrick Nagel Study

Patrick Nagel Study (Shannon)

You can find more of his work at patricknagel.com

I also draw sculptures when I can around London, this time at the National Portrait Gallery:

Sculpture 1

Sculpture

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Sargent Study

J.S. Sargent study, while at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Its 2mm Clutch HB pencil on Bristol Board paper.

Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, and Ricardo Carvalho goal celebration

Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, and Ricardo Carvalho goal celebration

A monochrome study of Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, and Ricardo Carvalho goal celebration.
Studying footballers is good for gesture work, however this piece has particularly good composition and lighting, as well as subject matter.

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Harry in Acrylics

Alun Armstrong in Krull

Alun Armstrong in Krull

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