Ellis Nadler's Sketchbook

Chestal Hairman

2012-01-27T01:19:00.000Z

The chestal hairman at Holmes Road.
Watercolour 25cm x 36cm. Click to enlarge.

The Bucket Seat

2012-01-26T01:16:00.000Z

Mrs.Bucket in her favourite chair.
Brushpen A4 size. Click to enlarge.

At Frescobaldock

2012-01-25T01:06:00.000Z

The Frog about 12 years ago at the Delizioso cafe on Cleveland St. He called the cafe "Frecobaldock" for some unknown reason.
Watercolour 16cm x 20cm. Click to enlarge.

Skellington

2012-01-24T01:03:00.000Z

A rough sketch for a kids' anatomy book I'm working on. The final version won't have eyes, unfortunately.
Pen and pencil with digital colour. 17cm x 11cm. Click to enlarge.

Jake

2012-01-23T01:32:00.000Z

Jake the dog, no longer with us but fondly remembered.
Watercolour 15cm x 19cm. Click to enlarge.

Customary Reading Position

2012-01-22T01:53:00.000Z

The wife's father in customary reading position.
Watercolour 14cm x 19cm. Click to enlarge.

Hygienic, advantageous, inbred

2012-01-21T02:43:00.000Z

Hygienic and inbred

A man speaking Bulgarian whilst drinking hibiscus tea.
Pen and ink 15cm x 12cm. Click to enlarge.

Under Paltry Explosions

2012-01-20T01:05:00.000Z

A test piece for my latest project. It also served to break in a new nib.
Ink 11cm x 15cm. Click to enlarge.

Another life study

2012-01-18T23:38:00.000Z

Another life study. The paper was a bit small to fit everything in.
Watercolour 18cm x 27cm. Click to enlarge.

Fitzroy Square

2012-01-17T01:07:00.000Z

The late Frog in Fitzroy Square a few years back.
Watercolour 14cm x 19cm. Click to enlarge.

Readers Digesting

2012-01-15T23:29:00.000Z

Two people in the cafe, reading the newspapers.
Watercolours 9cm x 10cm and 9cm x 9cm. Click to enlarge.

The Video of U'ut

2012-01-11T12:33:00.000Z

PechaKucha Event at ASC Erlang House - Ellis Nadler: The Placebo Tarot from ideologio on Vimeo.

This is a short video of the talk I gave about my Cards of U'ut at the recent event at ASC Gallery. I delivered the presentation in my magic robe and hat, so try to visualise it when watching the video.

Frog Borsalino

2012-01-11T01:11:00.000Z

The Frog sporting a magnificent Borsalino.
Watercolour 14cm x 19cm. Click to enlarge.

Glebe Ukelele

2012-01-08T23:25:00.000Z

A sketch of Lionel Glebe holding a broken ukelele.
Brushpens 15cm x 21cm. Click to enlarge.

AbAn-Han.392

2012-01-06T00:46:00.000Z

The precurser to the Archipelago series. I'd mislaid it but it turned up today.
Ink and watercolour 13cm x 43cm. Click to enlarge.

Prime Rump

2012-01-05T01:19:00.000Z

A bit of buttock drawing.
Conte type pencil with a bit of smudging. A3 size. Click to enlarge.

Girl on a Pool Table

2012-01-04T00:38:00.000Z

Girl on the pool table at the pub lifedrawing session.
Pencil 20cm x 20cm. Click to enlarge.

Bum sag sets in

2012-01-03T01:47:00.000Z

The inevitable bum sag.
Pencil and wash. About A2 size. Click to enlarge.

The Squatter

2012-01-02T02:48:00.000Z

The squatting guy.
Brush and ink about 40cm square. Click to enlarge.

Nana

2012-01-01T02:53:00.000Z

Nana recumbent.
Red and black chalk. A3 size. Click to enlarge.

Bertie

2011-12-31T00:58:00.000Z

The back of her head.
Sanguine and sepia chalks. About 12cm x 12cm. Click to enlarge.

Boneheads

2011-12-29T02:51:00.000Z

This just seemed right at the time.
Pen and ink with bones. A5 size. Click to enlarge.

Yellow Pencils 42-50

2011-12-28T00:33:00.000Z

I'm still not obsessed about winning a Yellow Pencil.
Pen and ink with crayon. A4 size. Click to enlarge.

The Fat Tail

2011-12-25T23:53:00.001Z

The fat tail is another name for a black swan, apparently.
Made on iPhone using Inspire and PhotoStudio.

Stool sample

2011-12-21T23:54:00.000Z

Not much to say here. Basically, it's a bloke on a stool. With no clothes on.
Pen and ink A4 size. Click to enlarge.