January Sketching Part 4

Just got these uploaded in time.....

A Chinese Duck

Last summer I was asked to come up with a mascot for a local school PTA who were taking part in a fund raiser.  The main part of the days event was a sponsored dragon boat race accross Bewl Water Resevoir.
The mascot who was later named 'Parky' was put on t-shirts, balloons etc, and the school's stand also had a 'life-sized' Parky for kids to have their picture taken with.

Parky is his own creation, but he does have a 'hint' of Daffy, a 'splash' of Donald and a 'tea spoon' of Count Duckula added in.

Here are a few photos taken on the day...

January Sketching Part 3

and even more....

January Sketching Part 2

Some more of the same....

This month I have been sketching people - my favorite subject matter!

January Sketching Part 1

Here are a selection of sketches from the last 20 days or so....

Its been a busy month, too many distractions and what-nots but now it is finally time to say 'Merry Christmas!'  A post just in time for the big day, and in tribute to Santa Clause/Father Christmas or indeed St. Nic, here are some drawings of bearded men. 

Firstly the moustache only - note the lack of hair upon the top of the head, this is more than made up for on the upper lip.

Secondly the full beard - there is an abundance of hair on display here, but it is unkept and has been allowed to grow naturally in all sorts of directions.  This is an artists beard!

Finally a full beard again, this time for a gentlemen that has lost some of his natural colour, but at least it isn't falling out!