Inktober 2020 – Day 3

I meant to finish my Inktober drawing before I left today, but just ran out of time. So my friend very kindly lent me pen and paper. Today we’re going to a restaurant with my friends (two separate tables, don’t worry) so today’s entry is us eating together in simpler times when we could goContinueContinue reading “Inktober 2020 – Day 3”

Inktober 2020 – Day 1

My dad came up with a theme for this year – shop fronts. Work is pretty full on and will likely be for the whole of this month. When did I become one of those people working 11 hour days? That does mean my Inktober entries are going to have to be pretty simple thisContinueContinue reading “Inktober 2020 – Day 1”

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”

12 Days of Beardies: Day 1

I haven’t posted anything this month because I’ve been SO CLOSE to finishing a big project. But I’m looking at it and, I know, I won’t get it finished this weekend. So instead here’s the first drawing in a series I’m going to be working on. Those of you who have been here for aContinueContinue reading “12 Days of Beardies: Day 1”

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”