Advanced doodling

Making it up as we go along

Part one of this collection was originally inspired by the song ‘The garden of my mind’ by the 1960s mod/rock group The Mickey Finn. Hours were spent listening to music whilst letting the hand create intricate pencil drawings with no clear idea of what the finished piece would look like. All that is known is when it’s time to stop. Each of the drawings were then pieced together to make a larger scale composition.

Part two, currently in progress, is inspired by another Mickey Finn song ‘Night Comes Down’ and utilises Albrecht Dürer coloured pencils.

Part two: Night comes down

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Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils

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Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils

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Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils

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Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils

Part one: The garden of my mind

Lyrics
Nothing hurts my tired eyes
Because I refuse to pass you by
Come with me until we find
Peace in the garden of my mind. 

Your love is the key now open the door
To a beauty you’ve never known before
The things you want are here to find
In the garden of my mind

Follow me into a world of imagination
Follow me and you will realise
Follow me and you will see love’s creation
In my mind

My heart it hears a millions sounds
Because love has got me chained and bound
Take my hand and cross the line
Into the garden of my mind

Follow me into a world of imagination
Follow me and you will realise
Follow me and you will see love’s creation
In my mind

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

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Faber-Castell 2B Pencil

At the end of the path to enlightenment you will discover?