Karen Ruffles | charcoal art
@DrawingInDark
Charcoal pencil artist - gothic, wildlife and landscapes. Commissions welcome.
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Whoop! Thank you to everyone who has backed so far, the initial campaign is done BUT you can still pledge until either it maxes out on available rewards, or I am ready to go to print with the book, whichever happens first :)
One of my favourite birds - and my first gannet drawing.
Went to see my mates in the park today as it finally stopped raining. Unfortunately there's a few showing feather damage from eating junk - this is one of the things I'm wanting to raise awareness about with the book project.
Today, in an unusual moment of clarity, I realised that if I wanted reinforced glazing as part of an artwork, I could just, you know, use mesh instead of Drawing The Mesh On 😂 This is for an experiment btw, I very much doubt it will stop me doing exactly that at some point...
In this week's episode of 'why am I like this' may I present the first wip in my new series of predominantly white birds on white paper which I am making myself do with only a black pencil lol.
A quick reminder that The Big Book of Butts campaign finishes tomorrow if anyone has a spare quid they can chuck in the pot :) These things count down live btw, so if you watch the campaign page just before 7pm tomorrow you can join me in a toast! See pinned post for the link.
Quick question for you. I'm starting to think about the overall design for the book, and wondering whether, as I'm including some of the original photos and their stories, I should do a photo-to-drawing blend on the cover? Can we handle a bit of blue or is it scary 😆
1 week to go on @Kickstarter for The Big Book of Butts :) 3 x over the funding goal, with free prints and ebooks for everyone! kck.st/4qwgHCN
I was going to do a Book of Butts update today with a new drawing, but I got stuck with a lurg and have been in quarantine in the lounge with the laptop, so please enjoy these 3 starfish instead :) My first time drawing any of these critters, so I learned a lot.
Goth moth :) I'd been wanting to draw this one for years, I love the patterns on their wings! For my biz followers, I have a 3 day promo on these as part of the @faire_wholesale winter market. drawingindark.faire.com
Editing up product shots today, here's another butterfly drawing from the weekend 🙂
A different kind of flappy thing on the board over the weekend - part of a new summer series I'm doing for wholesale clients. I'll post proper photos tomorrow but whaddaya think?
'There she gooooooes' a gull butt for you today :) I believe this near miss was in Whitby, that looks like the cormorants on the pier railings in the background.
Two weeks since launch and we've more than doubled the original target, so everyone gets stretch rewards now :) Free butts! kck.st/4qwgHCN
It's not just the crows - here's a magnificent gannet butt that I went all the way to Bempton Cliffs to capture 😆
The Big Book of Butts is now a #ProjectWeLove on @Kickstarter :) Thank you to everyone who has pledged and shared so far, it means a lot.
Greatly entertained by the fact that I'm now going out and accidentally getting great crow shots I can't use for The Big Book of Butts, like our flying friend bottom left 😆 I would never in a million years have got that one if I was actually trying. bit.ly/44V2jfc
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