Today I am mostly working on some tropicals for summer 2017 and I’m listening to Justin Bieber – very loud because the squids are at school and therefore can’t tell me to turn it down! They like a bit of Justin themselves but not as much as me…….and when the time
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Illustration Friday, Childhood and the girl with her Panda!
Here is my entry for this week’s topic on Illustration Friday – Childhood. x Share this:
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Yay for World Book Day!
Yay, it’s World Book Day! So I thought I’d blog about a picture book that I bought recently called Poles Apart by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Jarvis. The illustrations are so beautiful and unite with the story effortlessly. I particularly like the scenes of New York and Venice – they are both places I’d
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The whole heart bit in the middle!
Last weekend, Littlest and I got a couple of hours of girl time together in town, so we did some shopping. In other words Littlest went in all the shops she likes and I was totally fleeced! Anyway, we stopped off in a branch of a well known chain of Coffee
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Illustration Friday, Village and my village pub!
My upload this week for Illustration Friday’s weekly topic: Village. Here is my digital artwork of my local village pub! Happy Monday x Share this:
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Pinteresting
I love a quick scroll through Pinterest and have come across several textile designs that I’ve sold and haven’t seen in the shops for whatever reason. I know I miss out on lots of my artwork/designs which sell in the U.S.A too, so anyway here’s a few: Share this:
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Beach Huts, Shelter and Illustration Friday.
I’ve just uploaded my digital artwork Beach Huts for this week’s Illustration Friday weekly art challenge: Shelter. Here are the two abstract artworks that came from the original. Share this:
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A Phantom Raspberry Blower!
Well I’ve been off half terming (Yay) and also trying to bust out a tiny bit of work while the Squids were otherwise occupied but I’m back now. Anyway I thought I’d tell you our Phantom Raspberry Blower story today. A few weekends ago we went for a walk in our local forest, we were
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This Valentine’s Day….
…I’m saying it with biscuits! We have a chalkboard in our kitchen and sometimes I write something motivational on it and sometimes the kids use it to write on and this week Littlest wrote in chalk Everyone Should Love. That was it and I rather liked it because it’s good advice and is
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When you draw a dog…..
….that looks like a James Bond baddie! Mr Kidd from Diamonds are Forever! I’m always drawing animals and occasionally they look like famous people! Here is my latest example! x Share this:
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Always include a Panda!
Part of an illustration I’ve been working on! Yes it includes a Panda, in brackets – of course! Sometimes we have to believe in our artistic style and keep believing. It’s like talking, it’s your personal voice! Keep drawing, illustrating, designing, and creating your way! Share
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Shrove Tuesday
Whatever you’re putting on yours! Enjoy xx Share this:
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