as birds and canids are becoming a larger part of my work I decided to expand upon this by creating a two-page study, one of crows and the other of foxes, unlike the previous sketches this one only focuses on the external features, with the crow focuses on the head, wings and talons and the fox on the jaws, paws and face. to ensure that the image can show a good level of detail and allow the image to stand out I have used black pen, this medium of which is my personal favourite to use because of the properties stated before. this piece can also be used as a reference point for future works that may be of different medium or dimension.
depicting the skeleton of a common crow with the skeletal-muscular system of an arctic fox this anatomical drawing is composed to appear like a study of anatomy using dark brown pen with tea to give an aged appearance to this page, this uses a closer style to Pollyanna Pickering but also takes some inspiration from artists such as Leonardo da Vinci. This has or never was intended to be used as inspiration for a final but does allow for quick references to be made and as development toward the natural side of my art.
to expand on the anatomy of birds I had created a sketch of the skeletal structure drawn onto slides of paper in which are attached using thread, this allows the wings to move following the natural structure. this is most likely one of my personal favourites as this art is interactive and can be moved and posed, the main issue however would most likely be the fragility of the image as it is rather fragile being made out of paper, it can be bent or torn, in addition to this some of the thread is also visible which is definitely not preferable.
A simple rough sketch of a bear sat on its haunches drawn using black pen to draw loose lines to give a shaggy impression to the bear’s fur, the primary purpose of this composition was to use a different drawing technique that is far more sketchy as opposed to the typically more controlled means of drawing. Despite being a useful learning experience I do not intent to use this technique for future projects. this would be the closest to the art of Pollyanna Pickering however very loosely due to the nature of the image
over the summer I decided to do some mixed observational and freehand drawing in which this time a cat was the main subject, the reference used for this was sourced from the internet and appropriate changes were made to make the feline look more simplistic and aesthetic, these freehand elements include the addition of the ribbons and bell, simplifying some of the fur detail so it looks softer and moving the tail into an s shaped upright pose as well as position the head so that it was looking directly at the viewer instead of off to the side. I am pleased with the results of this piece however I am still unsure as to weather or not I should colour it and with what medium.
hands can often be a tricky subject in art causing many issues for many a student and artist, the first hand is an observational drawing of my own hand facing away from me while the second is a freehand drawing displaying the technique which I use to draw hands without the use of references. This display the construction techniques I use within my art and a display of observational drawing rather than a development toward my final piece.
using Andy Goldsworthy as inspiration I have created a gradient from brown to yellow using the vivid autumn leaves spread across a white background to enable them to stand out. With nature as a theme within my art it would be incomprehensible to go without using at least something natural within my work as an experimental piece. On its own this piece has not chance of being considered as a final as it is essentially a pile of organised leaves, however I do intent to incorporate this natural rescores into a final to bring out both sides of my theme. 
this sculpture is about 40cm in length and is inbuilt with a motor that allows the jaw to open and close. modelled as a tyrannosaurs rex I had used wire mesh to form the centre in which as covered in paper mache and then mod rock to make painting it significantly easier.
not long ago I made a birdhouse with my mother for the garden, not long after it had been built blue tits had nested in it and for the time after small chirps could be heard when close to it. this is one of me personal favourite photographs as it is personal to me and represents the theme of nature.
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