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Shoot it, Sketch it: Red sky at night
Red sky at night – mixed media, 187 x 297 mm, 2013. Red sky at night, original photo – Christchurch, 2012. This is my second sketch based on the photos I took on my way to LUXcity in Christchurch last...
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Shoot it, Sketch it: Objet d’art
Objet d’art, sketch and photo, 2013. I enjoyed a little sketchbook time while away on holiday last month and thought I’d use one of the pages for this week’s Shoot it, Sketch it ― although it’s really...
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Happy Annaversary
Today is my blog’s first anniversary. Yes, it’s been a whole year since my first post. A little retrospective seems in order. Here are my top ten posts based on your likes and comments. It’s...
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Shoot it, Sketch it: A trip down memory lane
Press Lane – Christchurch, 2010. I was looking for photographs to put on my new portfolio site over the weekend when I came across an image I’d completely forgotten about. It’s a picture of Press Lane...
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Shoot it, Sketch it: Smartlea Street Bridge
Smartlea Street Bridge – Christchurch, 2012. This week’s Shoot it, Sketch it photograph was taken around the corner from our house last autumn. You can just make out the curve of the little footbridge...
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Shoot it, Sketch it: Gerbera study
Gerbera study – acrylic on card, 200 x 280 mm, 2013. Gerbera study, detail. I’ve been experimenting with my new paints… and I’m in love with quinacridone magenta! Today’s Shoot it, Sketch it is all...
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Shoot it, Sketch it: Last minute
Hagley Park sunset sketch – ink and watercolour, 205 x 290 mm, 2013. Hagley Park sunset – Christchurch, 2010. A last-minute sketch of the last minutes of a sunset in Hagley Park (because the acrylic...
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Shoot it, Sketch it collaboration
Harbour wall – graphite and watercolour, 255 x 205 mm © Anna Cull 2013 Newlyn Harbour Wall, Cornwall © Poppytump 2013 Last month, fellow blogger/artist/photographer Poppytump posted a wonderful photo...
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Amy
Amy – ink and watercolour on paper, 255 x 205 mm, 2013. My friend Amy may have lost her fob watch. It’s not easy being a Time Lord if you can’t remember who you are. (Happy birthday, Amy.)
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The beetles are coming
Beetles – ink, watercolour and digital The sketches and final drawing are from my first year at art/design school (2010). We were fortunate that our graphic design course (officially called...
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Dear diary, part nine
Science Fiction stamp design – sketchesVisual diary, two-page spread (student project, 2011) Science Fiction stamp poster (594 x 420 mm)Stars and planets (background collage) courtesy of the...
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In the style of… Edward McKnight Kauffer
Sky Tower – watercolour and acrylic, 295 x 210 mm, 2013 Sky Tower – Auckland, 2007 Here is Auckland’s Sky Tower ― the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand ― surrounded by little fluffy clouds. The...
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The Twilight Zone
Stamp design, artwork – mixed media – student project, 2011 Cue the theme music… The Twilight Zone (1959-1964): An American anthology series of stand-alone stories with unexpected plot twists. The...
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My Favorite Martian
Stamp design, artwork – mixed media – student project, 2011 My Favorite Martian (1963-1966): An American sitcom about a professor of anthropology from Mars who crash-lands on Earth somewhere near Los...
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The Jetsons
Stamp design, artwork – mixed media – student project, 2011 The Jetsons (1962-1963): Hanna-Barbera’s animated sitcom about an American family living in the year 2062 featured flying cars, floating...
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The Prisoner
Stamp design, artwork – mixed media – student project, 2011 The Prisoner (1968-1969): The prisoner is a former British spy who, having abruptly resigned from the secret service, has been abducted and...
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Shoot it, Sketch it: Historic Empire Hotel
Historic Empire Hotel, Ross – ink and watercolour, 200 x 255 mm, 2013 Historic Empire Hotel – Ross, 2013 Fresh off the drawing board, here is a little sketch of the hotel we stayed at in Ross last...
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Star Trek
Stamp design, artwork – mixed media – student project, 2011 Star Trek (1966-1969): The original series of 79 episodes has become a cult classic. “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the...
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The Time Tunnel
Stamp design, artwork – mixed media – student project, 2011 Time travel at its grooviest. If you don’t believe me, track down the pilot episode. The Time Tunnel (1966-1967): This series follows the...
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Land of the Giants
Stamp design, artwork – mixed media – student project, 2011 Has anyone noticed that all the stamp illustrations are shaped like old TV sets? The Land of the Giants (1968-1970): Set in the future...
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