Nik Rawlinson

I did actually put on shorts this morning to cycle into town - but then I only switched from shorts into longs in November.

You’re too kind. Great pose.

Slightly wider detail shot of a portrait drawn using Bic Biros

A slightly wider shot of the same area showing the variety of different spirals that are used to recreate the tones in the portrait. These were each initially drawn by hand on iPad before being reassembled in a spreadsheet.

Close up of spirals drawn using blue and black Bic Biros

I love the way you can see the woven effect of the ink on the ball of the pen in this detail shot from the portrait of @thenakedbro3.bsky.social

Plotted portrait drawn using two unbroken lines with blue and black Bic Biros

A portrait of @thenakedbro3.bsky.social who posed remotely for me a couple of weeks ago. Drawn using two unbroken lines through thousands of spirals - one using a blue Bic Biro and one a black Bic Biro. I'll link a couple of detail shots.

I love all of these. Particularly the two by your mum.

Colchester Abbey (St Johns)

Charcoal sketch of a female life model.

Charcoal sketch of a female life model.

A couple of sketches from last night’s class. Both charcoal on paper.

Don’t they know you shouldn’t put your feet on the seats.

The sky is great.

Blue and black portrait of a male face drawn using Pilot rollerball pens and a plotter

A sketchy portrait drawn on A3 using Pilot rollerball pens.

Did you manage to get the DMs sorted out? They’re closed for me, too.

Drawing of a male model made up of circles of different sizes.

A drawing of Andrew made entirely of circles, based on a picture from an online posing session. The finished picture is A1 and it’s drawn on white paper using two Pilot ball pens. Andrew isn’t on Bluesky.

Picture of a space invader form the 1970s video game made using British stamps, being held by the artist, Nik Rawlinson. The picture size is A2.

Just delivered this one to the gallery. It's a space invader made using 168 British postage stamps (1st class for the dark background and 5p for the lighter areas). If you're close to Chelmsford, it'll be on sale at Artists at the Meadows from next week. Come and take a look.

Long exposure photograph taken from a train window.

Love a train trip.

Framed artwork consisting of 85 tubes of paint, mounted and framed.

Here’s what it looks like in the frame.

85 tubes of paint mounted on a board, in colour spectrum order.

It took a loooong time to sort and mount all of these tubes of paint. Happy with the result though. Technically my first artwork on oils.

Charcoal on sugar paper sketch of a man.

A sketch of Ryan from last night. Charcoal on sugar paper.

Either of them from the look of things

But what an exciting ending. Who knew a game show could be shot like a big budget blockbuster?

Always. We get Wensleydale sent down.

Seconding this, as you also get to see my cat.

Advent calendars filled with pretty drawings > advent calendars filled with chocolate. Fact.

Statue of an athlete wrestling a snake at Tate Britain

Such an icon. I (and probably half of the Tate’s audience) took almost the same pic.

Nope. But then I’m one of those people for whom coriander tastes like soap, so… swings and roundabouts.

Sprouts are great. Especially in a risotto. However, you might have a genetic disposition that means you’ll never like them… www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-bo...

A ginger cat snoozing on my lap

If you were wondering why I’m not yet in bed…

What about your photos on his camera?

Lots of circles drawn using a red Bic Biro

Work in progress…

But has anyone fired their architect yet and decided to manage the build themselves?