Shoot it, Sketch it revisited: Seagull

Anna Cull Seagull 2014
Seagull — acrylic on canvas, 205 x 255 mm, 2014. Sold.
Seagull, Akaroa, 2012 and the original mixed media painting, 2013
Seagull, Akaroa, 2012 and the original mixed media painting, 2013

I’ve become rather fond of this little bird. I first sketched him a year ago (click on the photo to visit the original blog post). As you can see, I’ve played around with the colours a bit. I’ll be offering it for sale after I’ve finished the sides and given it a couple of coats of varnish…

Shoot it, Sketch it: Takahē

Takahē — ink and watercolour sketch, 2011
Takahē — ink and watercolour sketch, 2011
Takahē, Christchurch, 2010
Takahē, Christchurch, 2010

Today’s Shoot it, Sketch it is from a sketchbook I started three years ago. It was meant to be a gift for someone but I misjudged how long it would take to fill the 36-page Moleskine. I got about halfway through the journal before realising that I wasn’t going to finish it in time. And that was that. Momentum lost. Project abandoned.

Maybe it’s time I picked it up again…

Faux firs

Bryce Island – digital, 2002
Bryce Island – digital, 2002
Imaginary landscape #1– ink and watercolour, 2014
Imaginary landscape #1– ink and watercolour, 2014

We all know that the very best thing about having rules is breaking them (we do know that, don’t we?)… so today’s Shoot it, Sketch it is based on a digital landscape rather than a photograph. ‘Bryce Island’ is an image I made with 3D modelling software way back in 2002. Click here to see my original post about Bryce.