Tokyo Watercolour In The Rain

It’s finally done! I mentioned this piece Back in July and I’ve finally completed it. I took photos along the way, so can put together a good old fashioned step-by-step post. Here’s the original photo. I took it right after visiting the Ghibli Museum when everything looked rainy and cosy and magical. 1) I startedContinueContinue reading “Tokyo Watercolour In The Rain”

Christmas 2020

That came round fast didn’t it? I had bigger plans, as ever, to post more and complete more projects. But overall I think I’ve done well this year. I finished the Beardies in Need Christmas cards (I swear I will post about each one soon), finished some pieces in lockdown and even had a stallContinueContinue reading “Christmas 2020”

Inktober 2020 – Day 16

I’m cheating again with my inktober today, but I was too excited to share another Christmas card design. This is one that I’ll be selling as a pack of three tomorrow at Sudbury’s craft fair. It’ll be my first craft fair and I’m so excited! Work has been so full-on so it’s been nice havingContinueContinue reading “Inktober 2020 – Day 16”

July 2020 Projects

I thought, “oh I really must post before July ends” only to see a Hello August! post on my Instagram feed. A lot has happened in July. We had a family bereavement which hit everyone hard. It happened just as we were moving, so all pretty exhausting and stressful. I’m not going to write aboutContinueContinue reading “July 2020 Projects”

Watercolour Terracotta Pots

A few weeks ago, we had particularly nice weather. Whenever possible, drawing from real life is great practice to understand proportion, light and create realistic colours. You learn so much more, but it does have its challenges. After I started this painting, the weather took a turn and I had a couple of weeks ofContinueContinue reading “Watercolour Terracotta Pots”