Alison and Hugh.

Alison and Hugh., originally uploaded by Donna Nicholson-Arnott.

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This is the final piece for the commission I mentioned before. I made some sketches at the wedding, and worked them into this composition back at the drawing board. I also had a version with Alison and Hugh facing each other, but it looked a bit too fussy and overworked. I like them side by side. Shoulder to shoulder, and all that.

Clare, who was giving the drawing as a gift to the couple, seemed very happy indeed with the final work, which is just magic. :)

(This is one continuous line.)

ox eye daisies

ox eye daisies, originally uploaded by Donna Nicholson-Arnott.

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A deviation from my usual people obsessed monochrome work. Made for the We Draw July team challenge, the topic of which was 'In the Garden'. I love ox eye daisies, and there's a big blousy patch of them in the back drying green area where I live. I love how long they're around for in summertime, I love the way they look in late summer rain. I love their scaled up unashamed daisiness.

I used fw inks, and coloured pencils on canford card.

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shy anglepoise

shy anglepoise, originally uploaded by Donna Nicholson-Arnott.

My submission to the somewhat abortive June Challenge for Team We Draw on etsy.com. Hey ho.

Theme was gestus. I didn't want to use people, I draw people all the time.

Not a great drawing, and obviously inspired by the anlgepoise animation.

Lurid Reclining Man

Lurid Reclining Man, originally uploaded by Donna Nicholson-Arnott.

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I'm working on a kind of fiddly precise commission at the moment (I'll share it with you when it's done), and it was nice to throw some ink around on tuesday. Scratchy with the white and orange pencils too. :)

yellow hair

yellow hair, originally uploaded by Donna Nicholson-Arnott.

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Toying with a watermark for the shop. Don't really like it.

It's funny, I find myself aiming for something different from before when drawing. I need to think about what I'm doing.

Gertie Schiele's hands.

Gertie Schiele's hands., originally uploaded by Donna Nicholson-Arnott.

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Egon Schiele is my hero.
There was an exhibition of drawings from private collections in the Richard Nagy Gallery in London between the 19th May and 30th June, I took the opportunity to pop along and see them in the real - oh heavens, standing in a roomful of Schiele drawings, swoon*

I love the drawing of Gertie Schiele in the big hat with her top folded down. Yes she has a great look in her eye, yes her breasts are bared, yes it's a superb contorted pose; but I think it's really a drawing about her hands.