Spectrum Expression; Julie Raworth

11/04/2026

A bit of Venetian sketching.....hundreds of bridges, found the quietest ones to observe the ripples and reflections.
Wished I had brought the water colour pencils and a white pastel.

08/03/2026

I've become a bit obsessed with following the lives of Dalscone Farm lately and the cute curls of calf Kilda just had to be experimented with. Fascinated by her colouring given both parents are redheaded Highland cows.

Didn't approach it with a plan so ended up using a mixture of pens, pencils and pastels to build up layers of colour .

19/02/2026

Auschwitz-Birkenau

HOPE in HUMANITY

19/02/2026

Krakow Jewish Quarter

Just a couple of miles away, Krakow marketplace is a prestinely cared for UNESCO site. Here, the last remnants of Jewish culture lives on but Krakow are not obliged to maintain it the same way. As a result it has more heart, character and culture.

19/02/2026

Krakow Jewish Quarter

Just a couple of miles away, Krakow marketplace is a prestinely cared for UNESCO site. Here, the last remnants of Jewish culture lives on but Krakow are not obliged to maintain it the same way. As a result it has more heart, character and culture. Graffitti is celebrated

04/01/2026

Working on my skins tones by srsrtingcwith the undertones first along with taking a new approach to the eye. Usually I start with the eyes shaping but really pleased with the impact of doing it this way around.

03/01/2026

A beautiful crisp blowing away of the cobwebs for me and Dorothy.

13/12/2025

Skin tones practice - it can be easy to do detail but I always leave a portrait unfinished around the skin areas so focused on developing these skills. I would probably either over blend without any real depth of tone of colour or leave it 'scratchy'. It took patience and confidence in building up the layers bit pleased with the results.

29/11/2025

Tonal study....just because eyeballs are white doesn't mean they are the brightest tone.
Also developing soft pastel skills. I was always guilty of just rubbing and blending rather than using proper strokes. A mix of both really makes the image pop more.

23/11/2025

22/11/2025

Pastel pencils. Trying an exercise I've seen regularly, starting with the cylinder of the eye ball and forming the eye flesh around it.
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