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Month: July 2019

Colour: Inspiration and Frustration

July 24, 2019 ~ Cara Shanley ~ Leave a comment

I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where language fails and where it's at its most powerful. A.S. Byatt I'm slightly obsessed with colour right now. I'm spending lots of time reading about colour theory and the history of colours, thinking about colours, and looking at them. And combinations of colours … Continue reading Colour: Inspiration and Frustration

About me

I am an artist primarily working in graphite portraiture of people and pets. I love to capture personality and expression in my drawings, using a traditional classical approach to create gentle, beautiful artworks.

I also regularly explore other media such as acrylic and watercolour paint, printmaking, and coloured pencils and pastels, so you might find my random explorations of those areas popping up here.

Endlessly curious about things that I find in nature, as well as artistic styles and techniques away from my usual traditional portraiture, you’ll regularly find me dabbling in something new and unexpected in between commissions.

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  • Coloured Pencils
  • Drawing
  • Inktense
  • Product Testing
  • sketching
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  • Weaving

My Blog

  • Sketching Fife: What’s in my Sketching Kit?
  • Weaving a Landscape: Pittencrieff House, Dunfermline
  • Colour: Inspiration and Frustration
  • Chop chop!
  • Product Testing: water-soluble pencils and linework

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