I've been busy - my birthday having been on Friday. I've tried my hand at a new technique - using different types of pencil. My friend, Tym, guided me through purchasing a basic sketching kit, and together we set up a rudimentary pencil set. Below are some of my efforts. I started with basic shapes - squares, triangles, circles, cones, spheres and cylinders
Then I tried my hand with a bit of perspective, starting with horizon lines and focus points.
Finally I felt myself ready for a challenge. My friend had dared me to draw a series of cubes of various heights in a two focal point perspective. I felt a bit overwhelmed, but as I dug into it - i found it to be rewarding as I felt the mathematical principles of angles and parallel lines, coupled with the liberal use of an eraser bring this project to completion. I'm rather proud of it.