Illustration Friday: NEIGHBOUR

I haven't painted for a while but I finally dusted off the watercolours and had a go. I like this one. I'm trying to make my pictures just a little more vibrant I guess, stronger colours, not too washed out.

Illustration Friday (Saturday for me - I'm in the southern hemisphere): REMEMBER

Other ideas I had: somebody sitting by a gravestone or a cross, like a small boy or a dog; somebody looking into a glass of wine, smiling; somebody digging out an old mandolin from a dusty box. Come to think of it, I like those ideas better than the one I ended up with, especially the mandolin one.

This is a picture of my mate Lex. I don't know whether to call it "Lex" or "The Groundsman". The latter sounds a bit more like a portrait name, like "The Sicilian" by that fellow, can't remember, it's in the Queensland Art Gallery I think. This one's graphite pencil on paper. I'm entering it into the art section of the local show. The prize money for first place is three dollars, though you'll probably get run out of town if you try to claim it.

You'll just have to wait

Heartbeat

Another hero in pencil

I think this is one of those portraits that just doesn't quite make sense. Some of it is right but there only needs to be a few things amiss for the whole thing to look odd. I don't despise it as much as I did when I drew it.

Illustration Friday: WIRED

Thanks very much for all the comments on the last few posts. Keeps me motivated.

Illustration Friday: HIDE

IF: Communication

The lost art of letter writing.

IF gravity

A pair of hearts

Some heroes in pencil

George Harrison


Tom Waits


Joan Baez


Bob Dylan

Napkin?

I wrote "Box of tissues" below this picture but it's actually a box of serviettes. Fascinating, hey?

Pepper, anyone?

I've been away from my computer and scanner for weeks now so not much has happened on Scribbly Pete, though I bought a sketchbook and pencil today and found myself a scanner.

Working Hard, version two

Homeland

Brisbane, 1945

Arriving and Working Hard

Illustration Friday: Ghost

Not all ghosts are spooky.

Leaving

Another picture for the grandparents' book.