Introducing Olly

"Olly"
For Mill Promotions Dec 2012

Best Laid Plans

It seemed like a really good idea at the time. Sketching on the North Yorkshire moors...Er, no! 

Drowned my camera, but did get one or two decent shots for Illustrations. 

No, the dog's still not speaking to me!!!

All set and ready to go

Field Trip

Off to Haworth tomorrow for three days of much needed rest, drink, food, early nights and lots and lots of sketching, painting and photography. Hopefully, there should be lots to post when we get back.

Old Faithful

New Promise

Last Night's Sketch

Finally back to my sketching after a three week dry spell. Feels like a lot longer.

FMS - Boy With Pipe

I Love You Sal

I'm back to work after a very worrying and emotional three weeks. I've never really needed a crisis to make me appreciate how important family is, but it sometimes takes one to remind us that family is everything and together, we can get through anything! 

'Always'

Latest Digital Portrait

christmas-belle 2012

Play Day

Leaves_mixed-media

Two Leaf_monoprint

1. Loan Tree_ mixed-media

Last Night's FMS Sketch

Tom Storr and great nephew, Robert 'Dandy' Storr 1884

I need to study the little boys face more... tonight's sketch maybe!

Sundays trees before invert

Meant to put these on Sunday before digital versions

Mixed-media: ink, carbon, pen.

Mixed-media: ink, carbon, pen.

I love Sundays_2

fms_Lizzy Alice Hawksfield

Haven't really done her justice, she's much prettier in the photo. Will do better if she's chosen.

I Love Sundays_1

Having a great Sunday...studio time all to myself. More to come.

Trees_4

Last night's FMS Sketch

'Tarry' Wilson

Late night (early morning) sketching...you've got to be ready anytime!

Really looking forward to working this up in ink / watercolour. 

Latest Digital Portrait Completed

KRDI Oct 2012

Development

Development

Catching up

Haven't had much drawing time the last few days. Had a lovely weekend away. Now trying to catch up with FMS experiments and 'bread and butter' work.

In progress_1. Digital drawing outline

In progress_2. Digital drawing with fill

More FMS project sketches

Women going to gather 'flithers' and limpets for bait.

One of two sisters, knitting on the pier

Digital Development

I've been working on a digital portrait today. This is it so far.

A long way to go yet. I always find this technique intense but quite therapeutic...till I stop and try to move my head and find my neck doesn't work anymore!!!

FMS Lady 1 & 2

Supposed to have posted these yesterday.

Trying a new drawing technique, smudge over line on shading???

Not sure if I like it, too heavy, makes them look a lot older than they're supposed to be.

The Photograph I worked with was really small with little detail.

'Excuses'!

Today's finished paint sketch

FMS_boats_1

Paint Studies 1

He's a bit blurred because I took it with my phone.

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe

www.katerobertsdesign.co.uk

I've been a very busy bee today

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The images below are carbon trace on monoprint. Very messy! Great fun.
Images are meant to be dark and moody, but I need to be a lot more precise and less heavy handed with the finer detail.
Practice, practice, practice!!!

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FMS 2. Henry Freeman (Lifeboatman 40 yrs)

Sole survivor of the Whitby Lifeboat disaster 1861. 

12 souls lost.

After many encouraging words from my wonderful family and friends, I have begun preliminary sketches for my Frank Meadows Sutcliffe Collection, Illustration project.

FMS 1. Nell Baccus (Bakehouse)

Having fun, monoprinting with Malcolm's old fingerprint roller and copper board. The narrow format is very interesting to work with. Given it's history and reference, I am going to experiment with 'darker / sinister' themes. Moohah!

Practicing techniques and processes

Le Studio Piron 1 

Le Studio Piron 2 

Le Studio Piron 1