Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside sketches


I had a change of mind on the figure for the painting en route home last night on the train. Thought I'd at least see how a pastiche of the John Hassall figure might look, so I did this quick sketch. However, I wasn't happy that it was original in thought, so I moved on...
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2 comments:

  1. Janine30 June 2009 at 12:36

    That is a great sketch.
    The best thing about water, is that we are allmost weightless in it.
    Maybe this is, why he looks as if he can fly.

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  2. Peter Gander1 July 2009 at 11:58

    Thnanks Janine, look up John Hassall's original poster, it's lovely.

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