Where have you been all my life?

Ok, after a rather long absence, I'm back!

I've no excuse for not blogging really, but then, I have to draw things so that there is something to post! :O

Here we go.....

I decided to drawing pencil for this one. I am pleased with it, I feel I'm getting better with the facial features. But I still love the contrast that you get when using pen.

I did this doodle in work and it was the smaller version for the previous picture.

I had the idea for this drawing on the plane on the way to Belfast, and I gotta say, I am pleased with it. There's something very honest about an anatomically correct heart. I might draw this again in black and see what happens, or maybe red would be more fitting?

I drew this while watching Romeo and Juliet. Lots of iconic and religious imagery going on. Although this sketch isn't very detailed, I wanted to first get the shapes and proportions correct before I tackled the finer details. I'm still to re-draw this image on a larger scale.

Again, drawn while watching Romeo and Juliet. Just a quick sketch of the sacred heart which appears a lot in the movie. I'd like to try this but with the anatomically correct heart in there.

I think there is something missing in the sketch. Maybe some more roses? But then when designing tattoos, I am very aware not to add too many thing to the drawing or it looks cluttered. You and always add if you need too, but you can't always take away!

Eye, eye! There's something great about drawing eyes. Everyone has them, they can show our emotions without having to say anything and they are so different from person to person. I've been trying to improve drawing eyes for a long time. I've felt that the ones I draw lack a certain realism.

Looking at how other artists approach drawing eyes is really helpful. Like Kat Von D. I've been 'following' Miss Von D on twitter for a while now and her drawings are amazing! Observing what she has drawn gives me ideas for how I can approach what I'm going to draw. So a big big thank you for that, Kat! And I apologise for trying to talk to you on twitter when I'd had too much wine! =/

Another artist I'm totally loving right now and have admired for a long time is Terry Bradley. He is a Belfast-based artist and he totally rocks! His work is mainly paintings of people. And if his work shown me anything it's that it doesn't always need to be exact, that it can be from your perceptions too. He has no formal art qualifications and he has become very successful. So if anyone needed proof that you don't need to go to university to be an artist then there you go. Wish I'd known that! :O