Hi everyone, I just wanted to share one of my latest illustrations. My love of coloured pencils is still going strong. There's something very therapeutic about them. Another thing that makes me very happy and relaxed is plants. Expect to see more plant drawings from me soon.
Getting away from it all
Hello everyone I've just come back from a very relaxing holiday in the Lake District. It was lovely to get away for a few days, and also to get away from my beloved Photoshop and use some real life pens and pencils!
The clouds disappeared for this photo
We stayed near Keswick and had beautiful views of Derwent water and the surrounding hills/mountains. (Not sure if they can technically be called mountains, but they look pretty big to me!)
Here's one of my drawings I did based on a joke I made about the clouds eating the mountains. In my mind this is what it looked like when the tops of the mountains were hidden by clouds.
That Lightbulb Moment
I wanted to share something that I'm really excited about; I feel like I've had one of those lightbulb moments. About a week ago a question popped into my head "Why don't I use pattern in my artwork?" Looking around my home at my favourite household items, clothes and furniture I realised that I love pattern, but it rarely features in my art.
Inspired by some photographs that I took of the bees and lavender in our garden, I started to experiment with mark making and paper cutouts.
Currently my go to mediums are pencils and fineliners. I really enjoy observation drawing, and I want to keep this within my work, but I want to focus on key details; like I've done for the bee's wings.
I hope you enjoy the final outcome as much as I've enjoyed making it. I'm looking forward to exploring this way of working further.
