I had a long day today so this was much just a quick sketch. I was feeling like all of my store fronts were looking kinda samey, so here we have a Hobbit house instead! Let’s pretend that it’s a shop front because they’re selling homemade bread.
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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”
Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden #3
The third in the series! Click here for 1 and here for 2. For each of these I’ve started with a rough sketch. I find it helpful to include little notes to myself. I know I’ve said this before, but I like looking back at the process before a piece is created. The sketch forContinueContinue reading “Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden #3”
Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden #2
In my last post I mentioned that I wanted to create a series of my mum’s garden. I’ve followed the same steps but tried to spend even more time at the sketch stage. I’ve really enjoyed trying to challenge myself with different perspectives. I have my old art teacher’s voice in my head telling meContinueContinue reading “Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden #2”
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