This is the second Colour Sequence portrait that I have completed, the first being of “Barry” 10 years ago which had a shorter range of colours.

As usual, I have worked out the natural range of levels running through the drawing and I can choose which end of the range to allocate Red and then Blue at the other end of this 6 colour sequence.  You may ask why the end of the sequence is in an eye coloured Red in some of my pictures of Animals (eg. Hen and Iguana).  The answer is that when I draw continuous line eyes there is a final loop (or even a loop within a loop), which can extend the range of colours if it is already at the end of the existing range (orange in this case).

Normally, only one eye is visible from a side-on view of most of my animals.  I do not then have the situation where the other eye can be at the other end of the colour range.  In the “Colourful Musician” I have ended up with totally different coloured eyes.  Fortunately, the portrait is of a Surrealist painter who is happy with this outcome.

I do not mind either, because continuous line drawing produces its own three dimensional appearance naturally.  Conventional Artists may regard my drawings as very technical, but I can argue that they use perspective and shadows in their art, which I regard as technical, and I get by without using either.  The head in this painting has a natural rounded appearance and the “Blue” eye side implies shadow.

Sometimes I have had to alter the lines to ensure that both eyes are the same colour, which I did with Nessie the cockapoo painting.

The “Colourful Musician” painting only came about after we had one of those sketch a fellow member sessions at Harrogate and Nidderdale Art Club, this one being run by Chairman Steve Walmsley who also announced that I would sketch him.

Someone asked if I would do more work on my sketch and I said that it may turn into a Continuous Line Drawing.  Steve said “If you do, then I want all your colours”.  So I took a photo of him for added reference.

I produced a Single Continuous Line portrait using Over and Under lines before I went onto the colour version above.

Steve has his own unique approach to colour in his pictures, which are increasingly Digital Art.  You can view his full range of Surrealism, Abstractions, Landscapes, Portraits and Digital Art on his website www.steven-walmsley.pixels.com.

I particularly like the following pictures he has created.  The first one is acrylic and the rest are all digital art.