I’m opening Boz Mugabe‘s exhibition, Premonitions of Encroachment, tomorrow Friday 9th of January at 6pm in the Town Hall Theatre, Galway. You might have seen Boz’s work in the Evening Herald, where he illustrates Con Houlihan’s column. Boz is a wicked cartoonist, and his painted work looks absolutely amazing. Looking forward to seeing it in … Read more
Recently finished pencil drawing for a birthday present, worked up to A2 size from an old photo of the subjects from when they were children (without revealing ages I believe it was circa 1970s!).
I forget sometimes being so reliant on inks that pencil itself is a beautiful medium, especially when you’re working with a good range- I use B, 2B, 5B and 8B, starting with the hardest and working up to the softest, which corresponds with the darkest areas of the portrait. You need to be very careful when working with soft pencils as they smudge so easily.