Sketching, drawing, generally arty projects and other doings https://sketchfebruary.art/ 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z https://sketchfebruary.art/post/6ce3dd41-bd1a-477c-84b7-f9f7fa285765/day-31-award 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Collecting my award for completing my 7th consecutive Inktober. Fairly sure I completed every day on time. What’s that Chewy? Yes, I must be mad!

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/84c5e26b-7f2a-4b26-b958-820eb2fc106c/day-30-vacant-st-peter-s-seminary 2025-10-30T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

I visited in 2014 and did some sketches at the time, though nothing as intricate. God knows what state the building is in now. Returning to Nature. This attempt needed a freer approach, you really want the paint running down the board.

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/6b397944-a1e0-4cf4-8127-debc4e9fd0d8/day-29-lesson 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

I recently have been learning more about roof construction than I ever wanted to know. Please consult a structural engineer before designing a roof truss based on these drawings.

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/a3984290-45ba-46cf-99e3-8734b71275dd/day-28-skeletal 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

Just a bunch of skellingtons hanging out down the beach

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/559fa247-94bc-41bd-926f-308dd554a53c/day-27-onion-onion-skin-model-for-cutting-onions 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/fc4754b8-1ec6-4479-a482-3213b88a9d11/day-26-puzzling 2025-10-26T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

Autobiographical

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/0eedc2b8-2ad2-487e-89d5-ae0d9fd59ec1/day-25-inferno 2025-10-25T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-25T00:00:00.000Z

In the Prelude to Hell of Dante’s Inferno, Dante is driven down to hell by three beasts symbolising weakness of will, violence and fraudulence.

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/46f2bbe0-a8d8-40fc-a16e-2a61554d7729/day-24-rowdy 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Had to trawl through a lot of CCTV footage for this one. You don’t get these kinds of poses at life drawing class.

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/d4d25101-f440-4aec-a26f-9d3f631e750a/day-23-firefly 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

An increasingly rare species of firefly. Paintwork needed some masking brought to the party.

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/8d2aca36-e87a-43cf-8514-4599f6657347/day-22-button 2025-10-22T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

This makes sense in the context of the previous day (otherwise not at all!).

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/b3bce8ee-1a73-4d8c-be68-b4f1c2e36c8a/day-21-blast 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/76d4e843-65ef-48b3-ae13-7bb301435a8c/day-20-rivals 2025-10-20T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

A late night entry to the Inktober ball — inspired by a popular chocolate brand.

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/24f5a7b8-d56a-46db-a572-99229b27260c/day-19-arctic-catharctic 2025-10-19T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/209de8c2-7257-4b42-908d-3c0a53cc35b2/day-18-deal 2025-10-18T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/b9003cb3-9ec7-4772-87a7-06d81764de02/day-17-ornate 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

We have a trill, acciaccatura, mordent, turn (gruppetto) and a pause (technically not an ornament, more of a aesthetic requirement).

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/27b71029-ccd9-4858-a4ab-1c69df6cd295/day-16-blunder-bus-blunder 2025-10-16T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-16T00:00:00.000Z Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/ee3e910e-fa10-4fa9-bcbb-dd44b3c236e7/day-15-ragged 2025-10-15T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

Of course, it’s the larvae of the moth that actually do the munching.

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/7f889d54-50b0-4f9a-8da2-bc87488a6957/day-14-trunk 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

A.k.a. Sycamore Gap gap. I’ve used the Zorn palette here (as for the past few days), and it’s difficult to make a clear green. The olive green is mixed from black and yellow ochre. Really it’s more about the tonal values, though those could use more work.

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/02425959-0d09-4119-a5c4-8bd09aa54848/day-13-drink 2025-10-13T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

Difficult to think of anything else really. Father Jack Hackett, a.k.a. Frank Kelly (rest in peace).

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/99ea8bfd-55b7-43d5-8f63-b3ca9e7dd538/day-12-shredded 2025-10-12T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

I had this idea and then realised Banksy got here first...

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/0537685d-73f4-4c3b-9a12-770f2c666947/day-11-sting 2025-10-11T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Some kind of operation going down here. Lack of situational awareness on behalf of the dealer, you might say. Have you ever been caught in a sting operation? Tell us about it in the comments section below!

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/aa932d8a-e440-433e-8fee-5e3652d932c0/day-10-sweep 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z

Supermarket Sweep, rest in peace Dale.

Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/0962ab3d-6abc-4143-af02-29dffdf37caa/day-9-heavy 2025-10-09T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-09T00:00:00.000Z Sketch February https://sketchfebruary.art/post/94cc6eba-eaf4-44ac-8b3c-063d38f4966a/day-8-reckless 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Don’t try this at home, kids. I did do something similar, which ended up with a large black mess on the carpet that never fully came out (see here).

Sketch February