It’s been more than a year since I have updated my site so I figured I should do an update post before I start posting some new paintings for sale. If you follow me on social media then you’ll probably already know that I am back in Australia after about 18 months in Istanbul, Turkey. …
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Ballpoint Pen Drawing 6: Interior with Sleeping Kitten
I haven’t been updating my site with my 30 pen drawings in 30 days but I have been drawing the pictures. See my Instagram account here for them. I’ll try to start posting them here on my blog though as I’m thinking I should be a little more active online. The pen drawing from day …
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Ballpoint Pen Drawing 5: Kitchen Knife
I noticed I haven’t been posting a drawing to my website everyday but I have been drawing one each day. Also I have mostly been posting one each day on my Instagram so remember to follow me Here if you have an account. Today I’m mixing two of my interests: Art and cooking. So I …
Day 4 of 30 Pen Drawings: New Balance Shoes
Fourth day of my 30 days of ball point pen drawings and I’ve turned to my New Balance joggers. I think conservatively, I have probably walked 500 kms in these shoes. I walk almost everyday for about 70 minutes, plus I also wear them when I’m out and know that I’ll be walking a lot. …
Ballpoint Pen Drawings: Day 3 of 30
Day three, drawing three of thirty days of pen drawings depicting my surroundings. Today I’ve drawn one of my 5 Istanbul cats, Bro. They’re all looking for good homes too if anyone is based in Istanbul, Turkey and would like to adopt a furry friend. I took in a sick street cat that had to …
30 Ballpoint Pen Drawings: Drawing Two
Day two of the 30 drawings in 30 days exercise that I have set myself. In keeping with the aim of drawing my surroundings I have decided to draw the things that I carry with me everyday whenever I leave the house. My sunglasses, my wallet and my mobile phone. Also, in regards to Inktober, …
30 Ink Drawings in Thirty Days: Drawing One
At the start of this month I decided to do a drawing each day for 30 days. I didn’t realise there was such a thing called Inktober but it popped up everywhere on social media so I thought cool, I will stick with using a ballpoint pen to do the rest of the drawings (I …
Painting Demonstration Video of Stan Smith adidas Shoes
I posted another painting demonstration on my Youtube channel recently. It’s my third one now and it’s more footwear! Subscribers to my channel will be starting to think that I have a shoe fetish soon as I’ve posted nothing but shoes! hehe This time I have painted a pair of Stan Smith sneakers by adidas. …
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I’ve been on the Internet forever but I’ve mostly neglected social media until recently. I still struggle with them but I’m persisting and even starting to like them. I love the community, the conversation, the interaction, and feedback. I love that you can finish a painting, it’ll still be wet, and in an instant you …
How to Paint a Pair of Shoes (Birkenstock Sandals)
I’ve made my second art demonstration video for my Youtube channel. It’s called How to paint a pair of shoes. They’re my favorite Birkenstock sandals painted on a small canvas board with acrylics. The first video I posted was “How to draw a pair of Shoes” which started as a pencil drawing and almost turned …