Lily Flower Drawing – Four Ways
A fun lily flower drawing experiment, trying four different approaches and materials to understand my subject better.
Sophie Peanut
Sophie Peanut is a sketch artist and illustrator based in Halifax UK. She works in pen and watercolour. Sophie loves urban sketching, drawing people and landscapes and likes to illustrate recipes. She also teaches drawing and painting online.
Behind The Scenes – Square Chapel Anniversary Illustrations
Here are some illustrations I was commissioned to draw for the Square Chapel’s 30th anniversary. A cover illustration of the historic Halifax building and a page illustrating the story of the Arts Centre.
A Day At The Cafe – Drawing The Smell Of Coffee
As I draw the last entry of my sketching people at work competition, I ponder on what makes good sketches? To me, it is the ability to communicate feelings, which is just what I tried to achieve when I drew Amy working at the Cafe.
A Day At The Garage – Watercolour Pencil Drawings
Where I ask a strange question and get to draw Sam – a mechanic, while he fixes my car for my second entry for the ‘Sketching People at Work’ competition.
A Day in The Life of a Hairdresser – Reportage Illustration
In April I entered a sketching competition about drawing people at work. For my first entry, I decided to make a reportage illustration of ‘A Day in The Life of a Hairdresser’… I’d like you to meet Tracey.