Art Supply stores – Jakarta

Aneka Warna - Jl. Ampera Raya No.76, Jakarta 12560 tel (021) 7811053 maps https://g.co/kgs/qkbzut Artemedia - Jl. Sultan Iskandar Muda No.16-D, Jakarta 12310 tel (021) 7265543 maps https://g.co/kgs/KKW4Py Paper Clip - in Kotakasablanca and many other locations - http://www.paperclip.co.id/stores/category/jakartaArtland Lebak Bulus - Jalan RA Kartini No 1A, Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta Phone 021-75920033 - and...

#100heads = 1 head x 100 days

On Oct 1, I signed up for the #100heads challenge after a few months of following the hashtag #100heads and seeing the work others were posting.  I’ve been drawing, sketching, painting A4 size portraits intermittently from early March 2017, trying to get my hand back in and continuing to look for a change from the...

Preparing for a sketch walk in Jakarta

One of the reasons I started blogging was for it to act as an aid to my unreliable and weak memory, a companion from childhood.  And with age it is only becoming worse!  I’m hoping to plunge back into drawing and painting and plan to resurrect this and other blogs slowly to keep a record...

Back to school again!

It feel good to be back in "school" again.  Signed up for a 15 week programme at the Vibhavi Academy of Fine Arts (VAFA) and enjoying every minute of it.  Chandraguptha Thenuwara is a great teacher, simple, easy to understand explanations and gives access to great depth of knowledge freely.  The effort below is from...

SoFoBoMo – The last day!

Well the day has arrived and I've just finished uploading the book - Life on Water! Last minute dash but I don't think I'd have operated differently had I had more time! The idea, the photographs, the book all have changed from when I first signed up but I was determined to see this to...

Looking for 35 Photos

I missed making a book for SoFoBoMo last year and am determined to put one together this year even if it wont be of the topic I first chose. I have the minimum 3 days of picture taking and now have to come up with a theme, a name and find 35 decent pics for...

Short Poses

Life is hurtling along at top speed! I look over my shoulder and I havent a clue where the time went. Net net I haven't any to paint. Luckily I'm continuing with the Life Drawing Sessions. I missed two traveling and at the last one the model was a no show. Thanks to another participants...

Life Drawing & Drawing Day

We had our second drawing session with a model at Sapumal earlier today.  It's been over a month since the last time we met but it looks like the pace will pick up now.  It will be a more regular event and I'm truly looking forward to that.  Took me 5-6 poses to get comfortable...

My Drypoint in “The Moth”

I was delighted when I heard from the editor of the arts and literature magazine, The Moth asking to include one of my images in the March issue.  I, of course, said yes!!   Several blogs have used my work to date and one piece even features on the cover of a digital book on Dissociative Identity...

Unfinished business

This month has been very busy with a flu bug, birthday, visiting friends and now I'm leaving town for ten days.   All that makes this join my stock pile of wip's.  I wasn’t planning on working on this sketch for much more.  Just a few darks to define jawline better and of course a few...