Ben Locke
I’ve made some minor aesthetic changes to the site. Barely worth mentioning, but for the fact that when I make ‘minor changes’ it’s often the precursor to me doing something bigger that I hadn’t planned to do. As of now, … Read more
Just a small addition. The trip reports page now has a filter with which to narrow down the results according to country. Which reminds me, it’s time to start planning the next one – it’s been too long!
I’ve been working on my second human portrait. This time it’s Angelina Jolie in graphite. I think it’s largely finished, but I may end up adding a bit more detail or increasing the contrast in places. I’m not a fan … Read more
Work on Tia (left) and Dougie (right) has finished and the end result is now signed, mounted and framed, ready to hand over to the dogs’ owners. They’ve already seen these pictures and I’m relieved to say that they’re very … Read more
Three new Central American additions to the gallery today. The Amazon Kingfisher photographed on the Rio Frio near to Nicaragua, the Mantled Howler Monkey near the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica and finally the Fer-de-lance, photographed on the remote Osa … Read more
I’ve added all my drawings to the same gallery system I created for my photography. I have kept it entirely separate from the photography however, so they will not share the same galleries. The main ‘Gallery’ item on the menu … Read more
Progress continues on Dougie and Tia. Dougie is nearly finished and Tia is coming on quite nicely so far. The drawing is being made with pastel pencils on Clairefontaine Pastelmat.
I’m posting this portrait of David Attenborough again only because I’ve finally taken the time to take a decent photograph of the final drawing. The drawing hasn’t changed since the last post, but the contrast and clarity should look a … Read more
Only a couple of days after changing the main menu structure, I’ve changed my mind! I’ve decided that including a sub-menu is messy, and can be avoided through better design. The ability to filter drawings still exists, but the links … Read more
I’ve removed the over-sized headers that previously sat at the top of each of the main news pages (Trip reports, Drawings,On The Trail Of… etc). In their place, I have set up the same animated slides that already occupied the … Read more
A couple of small changes to mention. Firstly, I have separated my drawings into three categories – wildlife, pets and people. It’s still possible to see all news relating to my drawings in one place by selecting the top-level menu … Read more