I had to share this stunning portrait by one of my most outstanding mentored students Marta Oliehoek titled ‘Amelka’. Marta has used the cross hatching style with Derwent Coloursoft and Caran D’Ache Luminance coloured pencils. The skin colours are beautiful, and she has captured this single moment in time so well. I also admire Marta’s […]

A massive congratulations to Alumni Mentored student Jillian Ridgeway on the sale of yet another painting. Jillian has sold her wonderful painting titled ‘Suns Up’ in acrylic paints on canvas to an ABC Reporter and ex-politician who adore her work so much that they want to see more back at her studio! She has also […]

Oh yummy! Look what just popped into my inbox today, a juicy red apple so beautifully drawn by Geri Smyth one of our beginner level students currently working from the exercise in unit five. Well done on capturing that wonderful roundness of form here Geri and beautiful glossy shine. This apple is so tempting its […]

I am so excited to share this wonderful landscape pencil drawing of our ‘Old Hayshed’ with you all. This is an exercise from Unit One Week three of the ‘Complete Drawing Certificate course’ and it has been rendered so beautifully by Patricia Gliniecki who has been studying with our self-teach option. I am really pleased […]

Here is another excellent example of how to use the Cindy Wider version of the traditional Grid Method correctly. Notice all those horizontal and vertical guidelines and all those dots that Gloria Bardell has so carefully plotted in order to create all these wonderful curves in the Grid drawing. As a result her final outline […]

Well I just had to share this outstanding example of the use of the Grid Method with you all today. Our Unit one Graduating student David Warrington has given us permission to share this fine example with you all. This is how to use the Cindy Wider version of the grid method; by halving the […]