'Seek your inner potential'

Charcoal/Eraser on Paper I found a drawing that I liked and wanted to see how I could emulate the whites and then I had a brainwave and picked up the eraser. I used this to create the white foliage for the trees depicting snow and the blades of grass at the front. I am pretty [...]

Charcoal on Paper This was a simple subject with only a meadow with blades of grass in the foreground and one bold tree near the center. Notice the tree line that becomes bigger on the right to give it a sense of depth. I practiced this with my nephew and could relate to some of [...]

Charcoal (Black/Brown) on Paper I liked this shot since I was able to practice on the trees and landscapes which I like doing most. I used a combination of black and brown charcoal. Note that I restrained from using too much of the brown just to make it a bit subtle and where it mattered. [...]

Charcoal on Paper Again I wanted to create an atmosphere on this drawing and I think I have achieved some ground here. Previously, I wasn”t using the paper blender that came with my cheap drawing set, then it struck me that I could use it to blend. I used it here a lot. Remember, there [...]

Charcoal/Pencil Drawing on Paper Again my aim on this drawing was to create a sense of mood and atmosphere. By the way most of my drawings are from ideas that I get by pulling images from the Google Images. A good tip is to take an image that you like and then pass it through [...]

Charcoal on Paper I found an interesting technique of using rubber to create the whites, so I came up with this one. You will notice where I may have used the rubber or eraser as some countries would like to refer! Interesting enough, I can””t help thinking that the mountain tops looks like a breast [...]