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2013-06-11 14:34:17 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Quick sketch. 

2013-06-01 16:09:18 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Pen and color pencil on 2.5x3.5" (ACEO format ) card.
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2013-05-31 15:51:39 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

*50 years growing strong *
Pen on paper card
2.5x3.5" ACEO Format
This is a drawing I created for my brother in law's 50th birthday. It depicts 50 growth rings on a tree trunk.
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2013-05-30 04:06:49 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

This one's for you Nina, as I'm sure you would like this Australian native flower. Julie might be able to name it?

2013-05-26 05:15:31 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Vertigo

Playing with some defective perspective

Sharpie on A4 paper

2013-03-07 15:31:12 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

I have always liked Scientific illustration, particularly from the era before computer graphics. In my opinion the golden age of illustration was the early 60's during the space race, when many books were published with "artists impressions" of what future technology might look like. The same style of illustration is found in old science text books.

Just recently my Dad gave me an almost complete set of magazines titled "Understanding Science" with the bye-line  "A new colour magazine which becomes an encyclopaedia". He subscribed to it in the early sixties (it was published in 1962 in Great Britain.) It is full of the kind of illustration I'm talking about so I have a great resource to look through and enjoy.

The illustrations below are not copies of illustrations in the magazine (Except for the flame). However, I tired to copy the style. Iwo... more »

2013-03-06 13:12:35 (20 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

My bedroom circa 1991. 
an old sketch posted for +Julie Hutchinson 

2013-02-09 14:04:56 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 25 +1s)

Rocky Sunrise 
#vadiary  
Pen on A4 art journal.

2012-12-20 14:44:38 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

G'day, I'm Andrew Keith, also from Australia in central New South Wales. I live in a small town approximately 500km from the coast.

I am a relatively new artist and I like to experiment with a lot of different subject matter and styles. I work mainly with colour pencils and watercolour.

 I've just started an art journal, thanks to Julie's encouragement. I intend to use it for developing art ideas and doing experimental work. I do not do a lot of writing, but I will make notes for my own amusement or future reference.

2012-12-16 10:31:03 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

Colourful Pandanus Seed

Chalk, Colour pencil and pen on paper (21x29cm)

2012-12-13 15:04:02 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

I have a life long interest in art but have only become active as an artist since I joined G+ about a year ago. I enjoy working with pencil, chalk and acrylic paints. I am quite experimental as I am only just finding my feet as an artist. 

My work is usually based on experiments with colour and geometry, and i find natural geometry particularly interesting (eg plant spirals). 


Pandanus seed - Work in progress

Pencil and chalk on paper, approx 20 x 30 cm

2012-12-13 14:43:15 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Pandanus seed - Work in progress

Pencil and chalk on paper, approx 20 x 30 cm

2012-12-11 14:43:11 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

Sundown

Bare branched trees against the fading sunset 

2012-12-10 10:06:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Thanks for the invite Marijan, much appreciated.

2012-12-06 12:28:42 (3 comments, 6 reshares, 18 +1s)

Abstract

Colour pencil and pen on 3.5" by 2.5" card (ACEO/Art Card)

Playing with some geometry that did not really work as intended but it is my first aceo in a while so posting anyway.


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2012-12-03 13:39:58 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Pandanus Seed
A tonal exercise, graphite on 30 x 20 cm sheet (art diary entry)

2012-11-30 16:59:59 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Pandanus Seed
Work in Progress showing construction lines.
Pencil on approx 20cm by 30cm sheet. (art diary entry)

2012-11-21 14:12:35 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Pandanus seed geometry

While attempting to sketch a pandanus seed I noticed that bumps on it's surface looked similar to a Voronoi diagram. I decided to try an experiment to see how closely an actual Voronoi diagram based on the points of each bump would line up with the real boundaries between the bumps. 

It turns out that the diagram fit remarkably well, as shown in the photos in this album. Now I'm wondering how else I can use this technique to create interesting geometric artwork. 

2012-11-07 13:07:14 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

* Gilbert's grave*

2012-11-07 13:02:13 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Landscape through red glass
Taken through a piece of red glass found at the burnt out Mt Stromlow observatory

2012-10-29 21:37:10 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Calling all Australian NSW Artists. Please protest Tafe cuts to creative industries.
Print The Art Petition at http://savetafe.wordpress.com/resources/ (only 21 signatures a page) and send to address on the bottom of the petition.

2012-10-24 14:30:27 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Still getting used to using G+.
This one was inspired by a proliferation of privacy intrusive devices designed by our nannies to keep us safe... heehee!

2012-10-19 12:03:19 (22 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)

Abstract popcorn

Pencil and pen on 2.5 x 3.5" card (ACEO/Art card)


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2012-10-05 08:20:09 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Sunset near Narrabri NSW Australia

2012-10-02 06:24:48 (13 comments, 3 reshares, 30 +1s)

Peacock Feather
My latest feather in the series.
Watercolor, colour pencil and artline pen on 2.5 x 3.5" card.
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2012-09-27 16:25:11 (19 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)

Sunflowers
Acrylic on Canvas, 18" by 24".

Pained for an floral art exhibition at my local art gallery. 

2012-09-19 15:14:17 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Sunflowers

This is a digital prototype for a painting of sunflowers that I am going to paint for a local exhibition of floral art work. 

2012-09-17 15:40:51 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)

Phyllodephia

Second prototype of a city built on a phyllotactic spiral.
colour pencil on paper, approx 20 x 12 cm.

2012-09-11 15:08:07 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

Blue sky above the clouds
Colour pencil on Bristol board, 2.5" x 3.5" ACEO / Art card

This is my tribute to my friends in the US on the anniversary of the 9/11 attack.
It symbolises the memory of the towers punching through the clouds to reveal the blue sky of peace and hope above.

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2012-09-09 14:58:07 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

Phyllotaxis City
Sharpie on A4 paper.

Phyllotaxis is the tendency for plant structures to form spirals, such as seeds on a sunflower. I've always been fascinated with these natural patterns and thought it would be interesting to incorporate them into my artwork.

The rough sketch below is a city who's road map is a phyllotactic spiral. You can just see the layout showing through the paper (i drew the layout on the underside)  

I think it has potential and will be refining this over time.

2012-09-09 00:42:00 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

2012-09-08 16:36:00 (47 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

High density housing
Watercolour and pen on 2.5 x 3.5 card (ACEO format)

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2012-08-29 15:47:39 (9 comments, 2 reshares, 19 +1s)

Abstract structure
watercolour, pencil and pen on a 2.5 x 3.5" card (ACEO/Art Card)

Just playing with colour texture and trying not to think about it too much

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2012-08-28 13:06:30 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Mars looks very much like Sahara. Same crisp view, same rocks. I bet when 'night' falls you hear the rocks cracking and splitting.

Bravo NASA !!!

Latest from #nasa   #mars   #curiosity  
here: http://1.usa.gov/QO2fy8

2012-08-22 16:02:40 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

Morning surf
Sakura Gelly Roll pens on water colour paper. ACEO / Art card format 2.5" by 3.5"

This is an experiment in using glitter pens for a surfing scene.

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2012-08-22 15:57:55 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Beautiful flowers, inspired by Walden
Not my work, this is a gift from +Patsy Priebe as part of a three way swap between Patsy, +Julie Hutchinson and myself. See posts below for more details of the swap.

Patsy, this is really fantastic work and again am very fortunate to have your work in my collection. Thank you. 

Thanks also to Julie for organising the swap, it was fun and very nice to share art with each other.

2012-08-22 15:53:22 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

Flowers inspired by Walden
Note my work - it is a gift from +Patsy Priebe 
I am very happy to have received this amazing drawing from Patsy as part of a three way swap between Patsy, +Julie Hutchinson and myself. 

Thank you very much Patsy, it is a wonderful to hold your work and see your fine work up close after admiring it on the computer for so long. You have a special talent and I am very fortunate to have your work in my collection. 

2012-08-05 14:27:28 (20 comments, 1 reshares, 24 +1s)

"Walden" - a painting by Julie Hutchinson

So happy to receive this beautiful painting in a three way swap with +Julie Hutchinson and +Patsy Priebe. The inspiration for the artworks is the poem Walden by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Wonderful work Julie, you have captured the peaceful beauty of the garden and it is a real pleasure to have it in my collection.

Link to the poem: http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/7574/

2012-08-03 15:25:33 (19 comments, 0 reshares, 27 +1s)

Earpiece
Colour pencil and fine marker on 2.5" by 3.5" Water colour paper (Art Card/ACEO).
In a bid to improve my life drawing I've been studying anatomy. I find the structures in our bodies fascinating, even though they may have no bearing on our outward appearance. 

This is only a crude approximation of the inner ear, drawn more for my own asthetic appeal than for accuracy. However, by drawing it I gained a better understanding of how our ears work than i had previously.. It really is a bit like a  Rube Goldberg machine.

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2012-08-01 14:18:57 (24 comments, 3 reshares, 33 +1s)

Peacock feather No. 8
Drawn in layers of dry pastel and colour pencil, overlayed with black artline pen. 
2.5 x 3.5 Inches (ACEO/Art Card format) on watercolour paper.

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2012-07-31 14:07:23 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Muscles
Colour pencil and scoring on paper (ACEO/Art Card 2.5" by 3.5")
Trying out different ways of creating textures and shading, I used a scoring tool to score lines and layered up colour. This is a prototype to test the technique. I may explore this theme further.


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2012-07-25 06:08:07 (19 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

Venus Fairy Trap

This is my entry into this month's Nibblefest Art Contest on Ebay where the theme for this month is Faries.

Nibblefest Art Contest is a themed art contest beginning on the 20th of each month. If you use ebay you can search for NFAC to see other artworks all starting at just US 99 cents

My listing: http://r.ebay.com/TP1VdW

2012-07-13 15:48:28 (47 comments, 0 reshares, 30 +1s)

Strange life

Colour pencil on paper, 4" by 6"

I wanted to test out some new pencils and decided to draw without any plan or regard to composition. The primary goal was to determine the range of affects I could achieve through blending and overlaying colours. I prefer to draw very dense colours with minimal paper showing through so my drawings tend to be quite saturated. The main problem I found was the white pencil did not work well over the darker colours,  so I was unable to achieve the highlights that I would have liked to add... a lesson for next time.

2012-07-11 15:16:55 (29 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Ladybugs

Gell glitter and glaze pens on Bristol board. 2.5" by 3.5" ACEO card

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2012-07-11 13:43:51 (16 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

Mt Pigeonhouse viewed from The Castle, Budawang National Park, NSW Australia

2012-07-08 15:31:00 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)

Snake Skin
2.5x3.5 inch ACEO art card.
Snake skin done in gel pens (Sakura Gelly roll and glaze).

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2012-07-01 15:44:06 (13 comments, 3 reshares, 22 +1s)

Latest in my City series

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+ACEO Art Gallery 

2012-06-20 15:50:56 (13 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)

Failure Mechanism

Mixed media on 2.5 x 3.5 card (ACEO)

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2012-06-18 15:56:37 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

ACEO map - work in progress

A turn based  fantasy mapping project to produce a map out of 2.5" by 3.5" tiles (ACEO/art card format).
Rules: Participants take turns creating tiles. The creator of the current tile nominates which side of their tile for the next participant to build on.

Anyone interested in filling in the black tile? 

Current Participants:
+Julie Hutchinson 
+Andrew Keith 
+Sam Hutchinson 

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2012-06-18 15:56:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

ACEO Map Tile No. 05
watercolour and pencil on a 3.5 x 2.5 card.

This is the fifth tile in a group map building project. See my next post for the assembled map in progress. We intend to build a 5 by 5 tile map out of ACEO format artworks

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