PHOTOS
Preparing to draw can often be fun. Being well acquainted with the subject is vital and usually makes the difference between a lively drawing, and one that ends up in the dust-bin. I've learned from experience that it's important to get out with a camera and gather some helpful reference material.
Last summer, when exploring with my daughter in Co. Sligo, we discovered a Donkey Sanctuary. We were discussing the varying characters of the inmates with some amusement, when I suddenly recognised an opportunity too good to miss...
The beautiful scenery was quickly forgotten as I tried to learn a little more about the shape of a donkey's face...
... a donkey's nostrils...
...and those amazing whiskers!
Even simple photographs like these are invaluable later, when, faced with an empty white page, one is trying to imagine a donkey pose that children will enjoy.
I want to thank my longsuffering family members for all their patience.
I often contemplate the following verse...
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established... Proverbs 16:3
Last summer, when exploring with my daughter in Co. Sligo, we discovered a Donkey Sanctuary. We were discussing the varying characters of the inmates with some amusement, when I suddenly recognised an opportunity too good to miss...
The beautiful scenery was quickly forgotten as I tried to learn a little more about the shape of a donkey's face...
... a donkey's nostrils...
...and those amazing whiskers!
Even simple photographs like these are invaluable later, when, faced with an empty white page, one is trying to imagine a donkey pose that children will enjoy.
I want to thank my longsuffering family members for all their patience.
I often contemplate the following verse...
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established... Proverbs 16:3
