sepia study

i was taking life-drawing classes when i lived in East Finchley and this is one of the pieces i did. i'm not completely satisfied with it although the proportions do look correct, the sepia pastels have created an odd clay-like effect... but that darn hair!
i never concentrate on hair as much as i should, i feel that it doesn't have enough substance.

bug

a sketch of a common cricket, taken from my guidebook to British insects. i like drawing in ballpoint as you can get quite a good tonal range, and there's always the nostalgia of doodling yet another Iron Maiden logo on your school textbook.

bloody bones

this is a sketch of one of my Monster In My Pocket toys, i used him as an excuse to crack out the old pencils.