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Catriona E J Millican

I have been drawing since I could hold a pencil. My formal tuition extended to Standard Grade, Higher and abortive SYS in Art & Design at high school, but while I greatly enjoyed art classes, I always felt more truly creative at home. I think this is because my main strength is not drawing from life, but in exploring, understanding and building on what I see. I rarely use a single reference for a picture. I had a narrow escape from attending art school - I did Engineering instead and I am very glad! I think art school would have ruined it for me.

I dabble in all kinds of media, from sculpture to every kind of digital. My favourite medium for quick sketching is the underrated ballpoint pen - a decent one gives a lovely, flowing line with much more scope for expression than fibre-tipped drawing pens, and you don't have to sharpen them. My job involves a lot of 3D modelling, which I enjoy, and this carries over into my art where I tend to "build" figures rather than drawing a single angle. I love to create new creatures from my knowledge of existing ones, and I love to play with anatomy to invent new creatures which could plausibly live. I also love colours, feathers, scales, flowing hair, curly horns and all kinds of unnecessary adornments. I wear stripes. So do some of my creatures. I have often been known to draw a whole intricate drawing, often involving the invention of an entirely new species, just as an excuse to draw lots of feathers or use every coloured pencil or felt pen in the pack!

If I have a weakness it is that I don't often finish things. I also have an oddball attachment to construction lines and will often leave them in because I like them - I like to see the history of the drawing - it's not just laziness! My lack of patience also means I rarely paint, though I enjoy it when I do.

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Date Name Comment   24 Sep 2009 Yoni Danziger Loading... Thanks for visiting my gallery Catriona, I’ve had a lot of fun viewing yours, your artwork is wonderful! Keep it up! 9 Oct 2009 Fredrik K T Andersson Loading... Very nice gallery, both varied and plentiful. I like that! Sure, perhaps there are slightly more unicorns, mermaids and "cavians", but every artist have their own favorites and it’s evidently not the only things you’re really good at. Keep up with the fun! 23 Nov 2009 Cynthia Elizabeth Oakley Loading... Dear Catriona, Thank you for your lovely words concerning my dragons. You’re quite right about the carousel horses, but I didn’t think about it until you said it. I love carousel animals. The deer neck is correct also. I begin with a deer form from a taxidermist, then I cover it with clay and at that point I begin sculpting my dragons. I wish I had more time to work on my art. I have some interesting creatures in my head that I should really get out of there! I too almost went to art school, it was commercial art...I am really terrible at working with a time line in mind so I’m sure it was fates way of doing what was right for me! Your art is beautiful, I also love your 3D sketch! I hope you will stop by again soon...best wishes, Misty Catriona E J Millican replies: "And thank you for your lovely words! It’s really nice of you to stop by, and I will certainly be visiting your gallery again! I know what you mean about timelines. Some people seem to be visited by the Muse of Timely Inspiration, but I am visited by the Muse of Procrastination and Unexpected Random Pictures When I am Supposed to be Doing Something Else. Well, here’s to procrastination *chink*." 28 Nov 2010 Steffi Blume Loading... Your sketches are brilliantly drawn! i am just been flabbergasted all the time! 10 Jul 2011 Kieron McGuire Loading... Thanks for commenting. You have a great gallery. 29 Mar 2012 L. 'a warrior!'Holmes Loading... you have a wonderful gallery here! keep up the good work! 8 May 2012 Genalee Simon Loading... Wow I love your gallery! You draw the anatomy of the animals very well! 3 Jul 2012 Faith Gerhardt Loading... Hello! I see you like dragons I do to! If you have time can you please look at my gallery! 3 Jul 2012 Faith Gerhardt Loading... Thank you for the comments! I just upload some new art It just needs to be published! One is dot art. It is called Dot art dragon! I also have a Japanese demon called an Oni that needs to be published! 30 Sep 2012 Faith Gerhardt Loading... I have lots of new art up come look anytime! Sorry for the late reply. Page: [1] 2 3 4

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Catriona E J Millican