Carbon Pencil on Hemp Paper

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Excellent sketch Alan .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Mon 03 Jul 07:58:48

Gosh, this would have been tricky to do, like it!

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 03 Jul 08:05:52

Nicely done Alan.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Mon 03 Jul 09:13:21

I can’t think of a more difficult and challenging subject to tackle Alan! All those angles and ellipses, not to mention the tonal work to give the whole thing form. I like the subject material and your interpretation of it, excellent!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 03 Jul 09:15:27

Cheers guys, not my normal choice of subject but it’s important to keep drawing, irrespective of the subject - as we all know!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 03 Jul 09:29:03

What a challenge Alan. Such a complex thing to draw. It must have taken so much concentration to achieve such a variety of intricate shapes of machinery. A great technical achievement.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 03 Jul 09:34:44

This caught my attention immediately. Absolutely wonderful drawing, Alan.

Posted by Denise Cat on Mon 03 Jul 09:34:59

Absolutely wonderful!

Posted by Romila Datta on Mon 03 Jul 09:41:59

Great drawing of a complicated subject.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Mon 03 Jul 10:27:32

Lovely little sketch 😍

Posted by Faye Patrick on Mon 03 Jul 11:38:32

What a demanding subject, well done.

Posted by Collette Hughes on Mon 03 Jul 13:33:08

Some challenge Alan. Well done!

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Mon 03 Jul 14:11:09

Superb stuff, Alan! Really looking forward to seeing the article!! A reall challenge and very successful!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Mon 03 Jul 14:25:59

Superb sketch

Posted by Christine Rogan on Mon 03 Jul 14:39:00

Thanks again guys… it wasn’t particularly difficult, apart from getting the ellipse somewhere near on the largest cog wheel - I love industrial machines and all our engineering heritage in general… but its finding it !

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 03 Jul 14:50:56

A brilliant sketch Alan.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Mon 03 Jul 20:27:00

You have to have first class drawing skills Alan to execute work like this - it’s back to pencil and paper for me!!

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Tue 04 Jul 07:26:49

Interesting combination of materials and a good interpretation. I look forward to your article.

Posted by Linda Wilson on Tue 04 Jul 09:16:26

I do like it ;)

Posted by PogArt Ti on Fri 07 Jul 23:30:57

Hang on Studio Wall

03/07/2023

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Winding gear of a vintage steam crane at Summerlee industrial museum at Coatbridge. B and 2B Wolff’s carbon pencil on a Hahnemuhle A4 Hemp 80gsm Eco drawing pad. Testing out a range of eco papers for a forthcoming double feature in TA.

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Alan Bickley

Having studied fine art and graphics at both Stafford and Derby college, my career working as a graphic artist and latterly as editorial artist with Northcliffe Media Ltd, has kept me constantly in touch with all aspects of art and design. Painting mainly in oils, acrylics and watercolour, my…

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