Charcoal & pastel drawings by artist 
Jo McCallion

I am a self -taught artist.  Having tried my hand at various creative activities over the years I properly picked up pencil, charcoal and then pastel during the Covid lockdowns of 2020. It was something to while away the time and share with my children. It soon turned into a relaxing and therapeutic hobby....my drawing set was the first thing I packed for our holiday in the summer.

I borrowed lots of photos of friends' pets to draw and whiled away many happy hours. And I appeared to have some talent. Friends and family seemed to love my scribblings. My drawings were more often than not framed and displayed by them.

Running out of people's dogs and cats I started drawing things that took my fancy, that offered a challenge. My daughter's boots and ballet shoes. Granny's teapot. British Wildlife. I moved from just working with charcoal and started dabbling with pastels.

One casual comment a few weeks later about if anyone wanted a copy of any of my drawings and I was overwhelmed with orders. Friends and family wanted copies, and then their friends, and so on. Having found an excellent fine art Giclée printer (the quality of the prints is amazing) I am now set up to go wider.

I still have no set "style" and still enjoy drawing all sorts - pets, wildlife, still life - even multi-coloured hares!

I hope you enjoy my drawings. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions.

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Jo

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