After the Bath

My copy (very poor one!) of Edgar Degas' "After the Bath" about circa 1890. His nudes done in pastel are awesome as they show women doing every day things not like some kind of pin-up. If you get the chance, check these out. http://www.expo-degas.com/1_5.cfm By the way, there seems to a number of Edgar Degas "After the Bath" works so it might be a bit hard to find this one! Unfortunately the camera picked up the white spaces in my copy which didn't seem to be there on paper. Probably needs some more work. Hopefully going to start some jewellery courses soon to get onto something different.

Monastery ruins

Steel nib and ink sketch of monastic ruins in County Wicklow. I gather from my friend Holly that the monks used to run up the tower when attacked by vikings. Pity, the entry to the tower is actually sealed up now, I am assuming for public liability reasons.

Sketch Cliffs of Moher

Quick sketch of Cliffs of Moher, County Clare Ireland. Spent more time trying to do a self-portrait - amazing how I can look at myself everyday and yet find it so difficult to capture me!