Category Archives: Ponderings

I like the Express yourself with BIC competition because making images from lines which initially make no visual sense is lots of fun. It’s interesting to link abstract lines to make a coherent image. And everyone tackles it differently. I’ve … Continue reading →

Yes, this is continuing on from the pondering here. All right, I think I’ve done my simultaneously melancholy and melodramatic image. So my question was: Why is this image melodramatic? I suppose it’s because it combines visual cues and symbols … Continue reading →

If the page was a flat earth, then beyond its edge is a terrifying abyss. What I’m trying to get at is this. I always feel when I’m drawing that somehow, everything must be contained within the page. Often, though, … Continue reading →

Some thoughts on Early Audrey:

One of the ways that an image can be overworked is because I don’t subtract. Here’s an example. I’m drawing, yes, yes coming along nicely. Somehow, I manage to get a little too excited about the shading next to the … Continue reading →

All right, you’ve read this post. But you still want to draw something sad. In fact, you’d go so far as to say, ‘I don’t care if people call it melodramatic, or deride it as angsty! I want to draw … Continue reading →

Yes, we are continuing on from this pondering about drawing when sad. The other day I came across an interesting question: ‘What do I draw when I’m sad?’

Following along from yesterday’s pondering… There is a little activity that I do called revenge drawings. I’m not sure if ‘revenge’ is the right word because there’s no inflicting of harm, really. Perhaps a closer label would be drawings revisited. … Continue reading →