A bit of an old Tree.

Comments

Fantastic. - So crisp!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Thu 04 Feb 18:46:02

Superb texture John, you have a great eye for detail.

Posted by Lynn Parkins on Thu 04 Feb 18:47:08

Excellent, how big is this John?

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 04 Feb 19:16:58

This is fantastic.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 04 Feb 19:35:57

Incredible detail

Posted by Hilary Pearce on Fri 05 Feb 05:39:16

Glorious piece of work.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Fri 05 Feb 07:59:50

This is an amazing drawing, superb work

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 05 Feb 08:19:35

Amazing work!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 05 Feb 08:27:43

Wow, so detailed

Posted by Romila Datta on Fri 05 Feb 10:00:01

Brilliant!

Posted by Christine Rogan on Fri 05 Feb 10:46:03

Astonishing skill

Posted by Russell Edwards on Fri 05 Feb 12:42:17

And its superb John.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Fri 05 Feb 13:04:02

Terrific work John.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Fri 05 Feb 15:50:03

Amazing work! How long did this take?

Posted by Fred Elwell on Fri 05 Feb 15:50:09

Thank you so much for the lovely comments! It measures 27" x 19". It was done with mainly Faber Castell Polychromos Coloured pencils and one or two other brands. It was done over a few months, a few hours here and there. I think somewhere between 70 - 100 hours or so. I was relieved when it was finished!

Posted by John Stansfield on Fri 05 Feb 17:23:48

Wow...amazing John.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 06 Feb 11:06:01

wonderful

Posted by Janet Jackson on Sat 06 Feb 12:32:41

wow!!!

Posted by Jane Pitts on Sat 06 Feb 14:01:58

Beautifully done. Old trees are so interesting aren't they? I'm lucky to have a lovely one as the view out of my window - and it's teeming with wildlife too which is a joy to watch.

Posted by Sarah J Hathaway on Sun 07 Feb 00:02:59

Masterful. An illustrator's dream.

Posted by Skylar Brown on Sun 07 Feb 22:38:45

Hang on Studio Wall

04/02/2021

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Coloured pencil drawing of part of an old tree. 27" x19"

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John Stansfield

I mainly use coloured pencils pencils at the moment. They're wonderful for detailed work. I use Faber-Castell Polychromos with the addition of Derwent Lightfast, Caran D'Ache Luminance and Pablos. I also use Faber-Castell Pitt pastel pencils and Stabilo Carbothellos for people portraits along with…

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