There's another blog post HERE, from two-ish years ago. Back then, it seems, I was still not confident drawing 'real life people'. Which just goes to show how quickly you can build your confidence through practice. Jeez, I'll draw anyone and everyone now - from the big screen to the real life.
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Cropped photo of an old painting from June 2009, this was the first attempt at a series of paintings based in this old lady I saw in Sydney feeding birds, I was 22 and lacked experience in painting my own work so it was a real struggle. #throwbackthursday #tbt #birdpoop
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Some more preliminary drawings I’ve been working on for future projects every now and then. Mostly pencil, with coloured pencil, and the progress on the background is acrylic, it’s 8” x 10” or 20 x 26cm.
Excuse me for peddling my wares, but you know, being a freelancer in the creative industry really is as reliable, financially, as it sounds and sometimes you just got to shout about what you do. Usually, when you've just got a couple of big bills in.
Anyway, you can get my book HERE. It is full of drawings, thoughts, sketchbook pages and what have you, from the last eight years of my obsessional drawing.
I'll shut up now. Fangyou very much.
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Working out these areas roughly in pencil and enjoying getting lost in the owling, shroomery and plants, gonna be a gooey neon owl emerging from the soil, summoned by that group of three #workinprogress
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Here’s a close up pic of the larger drawing I posted a couple days ago, still in progress. Hope you’re all having a good weekend, I’ve been working on a few different pieces including this one.
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Drawing in progress but it’s a little too big to scan, doesn’t fit properly. It’s about 50 cm x 73 cm, (19.7 x 28.7 cm).
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Radiator on my drawing table in progress from my solo show “Aurora” at @thinkspace_art gallery July last year, it’s been a year already!
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I’ve uploaded a more finished drawing, “Entwine” to the online store here: http://rodluff.storenvy.com/products/8493567-entwine-framed For those curious, the artwork measures approx. 8.6” x 13.4” (22 x 34 cm) and the media is pencil, pastel, acrylic, coloured pencil on paper.
Above is the inner cover of the little Moleskine sketchbook that I took with me. I drew it as the arena was filling up. And, I drew it over the page where I created THIS VIDEO (the one that shows you how to write your name!). I cannot leave a blank space alone. I just can't stop fiddling.
I'm often asked about what I do if a page in a sketchbook 'goes wrong'. My answer is usually 'collage', but it's also where a good quote or lyric comes in handy. The page above didn't so much 'go wrong' but the girl I was drawing moved away, just as I got my pens going, so I was left with just a few squiggles. You can see them behind these Neil Young lyrics; behind the top two lines on the right hand page.
Anyway, you know what? Not every sketchbook page should set the world alight or be all singing and dancing. In my opinion. To me the unremarkable, quiet little pages act as a comma or a pause in a book. Some time for a brief reflection. A page to get your breathe back before you dive back in.
And, the lyrics and quotes; a great place to practice your handwriting. Or better still, make up a whole new kinda handwriting.
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Big thanks to artist @archerdougherty for picking up these oils hand studies that I painted on moleskine paper through @spoke_art gallery. It’s cool to see these go to a great home. This is cropped, the full size is 8” x 10” or 20 x 26 cm.
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I’m thinking of uploading some art I’ve received back from galleries to my online store at http://rodluff.storenvy.com/ to have some options for larger and more finished works. I guess it beats just leaving them in box storage forever, maybe someone will give em a home or something. This one’s cropped, it’s a pencil drawing about 12.6” x 21” or 32 x 53 cm.
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Close up of my piece for the “LAX/TXL” exhibition in Berlin with @thinkspace_art is closing Sat 12th July, so last chance to see it all in person if you’re in town. This artwork is available, please head on over to http://thinkspacegallery.com/works/?exhibit=231 for more. Info on media: Pencil, Pastel, Iridescent media, Coloured Pencil, Acrylic, Oil Paint, Iridescent Media. 16 x 16”/41 x 41 cm
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Cropped image of Nebula for the Suggestivism show curated by Nathan spoor a couple years ago which was at Bold Hype Gallery NY. (Media is pencil, coloured pencil, acrylic with iridescent medium and pastel.)
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Working on some other new stuff at the moment…so in the meantime here’s a zoomed out look at that piece I posted earlier, still in progress. I’m using pencil, pastel, acrylic, iridescent medium (liquitex brand) on paper. What you’re seeing is about 14” x 15” or 35 by 38 cm and the total piece is 29” x 14” (73 x 36 cm).
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This is an 11” (28 cm) square cropped scan of the drawing I’ve been working on and off, still in progress. I’m using pencil, pastel, acrylic, iridescent medium (liquitex brand). The total piece is 29” x 14” (73 x 36 cm).
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I was cleaning out my studio yesterday and luckily I found this recent preliminary drawing amongst papers I was going to throw out, I thought I’d lost it! It’s available here if you want to give it a home http://rodluff.storenvy.com/products/8324783-triad For those curious, the media features pencil, pastel, coloured pencil, acrylic combined with iridescent medium (liquitex brand).