John de Burgh Perceval (1 February 1923 – 15 October 2000) was a well-known Australian artist. He was the last surviving member of a group known as the Angry Penguins who redefined Australian art in the 1940s. This sketch is inspired by his self-portrait from 1946.
Annette and I circumnavigated the Santa Monica Mountains today, scouting possible locations for future Nature Journal Club meetups. We found several strong contenders, a couple of maybes, and we crossed a few off our list. A productive and fun day! (Sketched from a photo taken while hiking the day before.)
My dear friend Georgia and her mum are spending the week at Scarborough (UK). She sent me a photo of their “windswept joyfulness”, and I just had to capture it in a loose sketch.
Gouache, watercolour, crayon and ink on toned paper. Inspired by Study of a head: self-portrait (1916) by Grace Cossington Smith.
In honour of national Be Bald and Be Free Day, some speedy (< 5-min each) portraits of famous baldies.
Captured August 4, 1944. Inspiring us still.
I spent waaaaayyy too many hours in the waiting area at Pep Boys yesterday, where the decor was spartan and there was not much to sketch except a photograph of the founders.
All I can say is that yesterday’s boys weren’t very peppy. They were very understaffed, with an excruciatingly slow and unreliable computer system. Lucky I brought an interesting book with me.
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