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by Leonie Andrews

Blue and white

I’ve just taken delivery of the first fountain pen that I’ve owned in quite a while. The boxed set came with ink and  spare ink cartridges. Given the ink etc was black I was rather startled to discover that the cartridge in the pen was blue ink. So it’s blue drawings on white paper for the present.

Headphones, ink, 21 January 2014.

Headphones, ink, 21 January 2014.

At some time while I was wandering around the web yesterday I came across a video of the potter/artist/journal keeper/etc Paulus Behrensohn. Here was some Paulus-inspired doodling of imaginary pots.

Pots, inspired by Paulus Behrensohn, 21 January 2014.

Pots, inspired by Paulus Behrensohn, 21 January 2014.

by Leonie Andrews

In Flight

Two drawings involving the idea of flight. The first is a sculpture at the intersection of Summerland Circuit & Drakeford Drive in Kambah. It’s bright orange colour has been the focus of quite a bit of discussion.

Moth Ascending the Capital, Alexander Knox, painted steel 2012.

Moth Ascending the Capital, Alexander Knox, painted steel 2012.

The second was drawn in the nearby adventure playground, where I had the challenge of capturing people riding the ‘Flying Fox’.

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Riding the ‘Flying Fox’, 19 January 2014.

by Leonie Andrews

Inside the tip shop

A highlight of any week is a visit to the local tip shop, where all manner of stuff gets re-cycled. I’d planned to sit inside the big shed and draw, but got diverted finding pre-loved items for our garden.

Inside 'Tiny's' Green Shed, Hume, ACT . 14 January 2014.

Inside ‘Tiny’s’ Green Shed, Hume, 14 January 2014.

Icame home with several items including this weird looking contraption which is actually the top of two bird cages that have been wired together to form a protector that can be placed over plants to save them from the ravages of the local fauna. In our case this is saving our beetroot from being anihilated by our local brushtail possum.

Plant protector made from the tops of two birdcages, 18 January 2014.

Plant protector made from the tops of two birdcages, 18 January 2014.

From a drawing perspective I was attracted to the colour contrast between the duck-egg blue wire on top and the black metal on the rest of the cage. The repetitive lines of wire also get the big tick from me.

by Leonie Andrews

Colourtest

Since I’ve started to use my coloured pencils again I’ve tried to give a bit more thought as to what brand I prefer to use and the particular colours that I need for a small travelling kit. My current very random selection of pencils has been gathered over the years from various sources and often only on the basis of ‘oh that’s a pretty colour’.

Of all the pencils I currently use I’ve decided that I prefer the Prismacolor for their waxy lushness. I already have a variety of regular and metallic colours and decided to add a box of 24 colours from the local art store. Here is the current colour selection on some of the coloured pastel paper I’m trying to use up.

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils test sheet.

Prismacolor Premier colored pencils test sheet.

To test some of the new colours I drew the teapot and the cushion. I was pretty satisfied with the selection, but I have decided that one or two grey pencils would round the colour range out.

Teapot in the garden, coloured pencil on pastel paper, 12 January 2014.

Teapot in the garden, coloured pencil on pastel paper, 12 January 2014.