The Leaning Tower of Pisa

In the last week of my trip to Florence, Bethanie (my sister) came to visit me and we organised a day trip to Pisa.
I thought it was quite funny how there were endless amounts of people doing funny poses so I did a few quick sketches of them as well as the tower.

Feet

I had previously found it quite difficult to draw feet so I thought I'd have a go practising on myself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure Drawings

On one Tuesday a couple of friends and I went along to a figure drawing session in Florence. Here are some of the sketches I produced.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the Academy

 

These are a couple of sketches I did at the Florence Academy of Art studios (where I was studying for a month) whilst I was waiting around in the break times.

 

 

 

 

 

View from the Uffizzi

Landscapes and street views are not my speciality, so I thought I'd give this quick sketch a go.

The Guy with the Dreads

Dreadlocks are really hard to draw. Especially when the guy keeps moving.

Street Artists of Florence

 

It's impossible to miss these guys who sit around the main tourist hotspots with their easels and charcoal, waiting for the vulnerable tourist to come and ask for a portrait to be done of them.

The guy on the right noticed me drawing him just after I finished, and came up to me and said 'Namaste!'. No, I am not Indian. But thanks.

People watching in museums

Below are three double page spreads I did at different museums/galleries I visited in Florence.

 

 

 

Academia

 

 

 

Museo Bargello

 

 

 

Uffizzi

 

 

 

Random Observations

A few random sketches done over various days and places. Just filling up space!

Piazza San Marco

Piazza San Marco is a small square in the centre of Florence where most of the buses go, and so I found myself sitting there quite a lot whilst waiting for a bus home.

Waiting for the Bus

 

 

I've just got back from Florence, so excuse the overload of posts!

 

I rented a room a bit outside of the centre of Florence and so had to take a 20 minute bus journey to get into the centre. This double page is from the wait one day.

 

 



Il Giorno

Drawing of a copy of the sculpture 'Day' by Michelangelo

Il Duomo di Firenze

The beautiful Gothic style Cathedral in Florence.

L'Opera Caffe

Last week I arrived in Florence for a one month portraiture oil painting course at the Florence Academy of Art, and I've only just managed to find a scanner so I'll be uploading the few sketches that I've done so far!

People watching in L'Opera Caffe, Florence.

Self Portrait

Quick 30 min self portrait in pencil.

Looks more like Bethanie than me...

Unfinished Portrait of Carlos

Work in progress. Pencil drawing of Carlos

Teapot

I've been trying to stay away from teapots since a recent incident: I somehow managed to fall over whilst holding a teapot with freshly boiled water in it, which splashed all over my arm leaving me with a burnt wrist; however, seeing as it's my last few days of revision (I've decided to finish Further Maths A Level in my gap year) I couldn't really keep myself from having a few cups of tea.

P.S. apologies for the lack of interesting drawings at the moment, there'll be some better ones once I'm done with exams!

Pears

I got bored of the same old 'scribble' style so I thought I'd try dots instead.

I'm not used to drawing so much in pen but I think (hope) that they're getting better.

Walking

This is one of my larger paintings from A Level which my mum has decided to hang up in our house.

Watercolour

Here's another piece from my A Level work.