People Standing, Looking Worried

That's the subject of a lot of my drawings. The lamp post is too short, because I drew it in before I decided to draw in the people. That's the way it goes. I like how I'm handling the wire fence, because those are difficult. So is all that stone work, if you're not prepared to micro-render every block.

Watercolour sketches:



This one makes me think of my late Uncle Roland, who was way better at drawing horses than I. He's interesting. Actually, his name is Roland Gissing, and he's related to George Gissing, the Edwardian Era British author, who is also worth looking up.

I never actually met Uncle Roland, but he used to send me beautifully illustrated childrens' books when I was a youngster. As well, I inherited some of his stuff, so he's an influence on my art.

Interesting guy. I'll write more about him sometime, if there's nothing on the web. He's worth a web page.

Nothing to do with the below, except that I sometimes feel like that kid.