Sketches

I usually aim for minimal, monochromatic sketches, but sometimes use areas with greater tonal detail or splashes of colour.

Preferred media:: Graphite pencil, felt pen, calligraphy ink and brush, watercolour paper
Alternate media:: Letraset® Tria design marker, soft pastel, oil pastel, cartridge paper

Tower, Friend

After my photograph at Pitt Street Mall, Sydney. Felt pen on coarse watercolour paper, 2008.

Wasp

This one comes from my fascination with the built environment - every part is triangulated. Graphite pencil on watercolour paper, 2007. Private collection.

Broken City

This is a sketch I did for a later ink painting of Sydney skyline. From a vantage point in Cremorne. Felt pen on fine-grained watercolour paper, 2006. Sold.

Kisu

Felt pen and design marker on cartridge paper, 2006. Sold.

Comic style woman with cat make-up in felt pen and marker

Insane 001

"Insane" outline with single-line background. Graphite pencil on cartridge paper, 2006. Private collection.

Insane lettering outline in graphite pencil

Xodus 001

"Xodus" outline with single-line background. Graphite pencil on cartridge paper, 2006. Private collection.

Xodus lettering outline in graphite pencil

Angel

Felt pen and design marker on cartridge paper, 2006. Sold.

Comic style woman with wings in felt pen and marker

Ride

Felt pen and design marker on cartridge paper, 2006. Sold.

Comic style woman with crop in felt pen and marker

Dragon and Phoenix

Chinese dragon and phoenix for married friends' home. Calligraphy ink on rice paper, 2005. Private collection.

Graphite pencil on cartridge paper, 2005. Private collection.

Line drawing of nude woman in graphite pencil

Evolution

Evolituon of the Chinese character "horse". Calligraphy ink on fine-grained watercolour paper, 2005. Private collection.

Horse picture and characters in calligraphy ink

Sai Kung

An impossible image, taken from several photographs at "Baak Saa Waan" (White Shark Bay) in Hong Kong. The region is Sai Kung, part of the New Territories. Felt pen on fine-grained watercolour paper, 2005. Private collection.