Woodland Animal Paintings & Experiments in Colour Palettes

Historical Regency Costume, Animals in Clothes, Georgian Clothes, Mixed Media

Historical Regency Costume, Animals in Clothes, Georgian Clothes, Mixed Media

Watercolour Paint for Childrens Book Illustration of Forest Creatures

Having finished my essay… at last, I can start to concentrate on getting creative again. Only a few weeks to go now, until our 2nd Year degree exhibition, slight panic! I started developing my anthropomorphic ‘Woodland Animal’ series, by just tentatively trying out colour palettes. There are six all together and I’ve just got some finishing touches and the characters to paint now. Hopefully they will come together once I’ve finished, but I guess it’s been an amazing learning curve whatever the end result. I’ll be posting the finished paintings here, hopefully very soon.

1920’s Flapper Girls and Colouring Books

"A sketchbook watercolour portrait of a 1920s flapper girl, featuring garden camellia flowers and antique 1920s jewelry. The delicate blend of vintage elements brings the charm and glamour of the era to life in this unique piece."

"A hand-drawn portrait of a flapper girl created with watercolour washes, ink, and pen, set in a flat lay surrounded by paintbrushes, a paint palette, flowers, and delicate jewelry. This image highlights the artistic process and the vintage glamour of the 1920s."

"A watercolour and pencil sketch of a flapper girl wearing a greenish-blue hat, surrounded by an antique floral bone china tea cup, jewels, and a sprig of pink blossoms. This flat lay captures the elegance of the 1920s, highlighting the creative tools and inspiration behind the artwork."

"An open sketchbook featuring a delicate pen and ink watercolour sketch of a flapper girl, surrounded by paintbrushes and tubes of watercolour paint, showcasing the creative process behind this vintage-inspired artwork."

Hello Everybody and Happy March, I'm so glad spring is finally here.  I've been busy preparing for an end of year exhibition sometime in June, although we haven't decided on the exact date of it yet. It’s the final module in my FdA in Illustration and there's plenty to keep me busy. I've also started an online class with Art Agent Lilla Rogers called MATS Bootcamp.  There's one preparation mini which leads into the main assignment each month.  This is my work towards our first assignment which is  to design a colouring book cover using 1920’s iconography and portraiture.  I've decided to use it towards my FdA exhibition, the top sketch is a rough draft of my colouring book cover, I must admit it's been a lot of fun.  I'll post the finished design in the coming weeks, but meanwhile you check out some information about the course here: http://makeartthatsells.com

Anthropomorphic Watercolour Paintings completed...

Lord Lionheart is completed, he was challenging and there was a moment that I thought I would have to start again, but nevertheless he was fun to do.  I am falling more in love with watercolours the more I paint with them, it's such a learning curve but I just love the magic that happens when they're left to do their own thing.  All in all it's been a super busy week, but my three paintings for Thursday's assessment are completed... phew!  I have also included a little montage of my sketches some of which may become future final pieces, so watch this space!

A well dressed Lion

Still got a long way to go but slowly it's coming together.

The African Lion in Tudor Clothing is emerging...

Just one week until my college assessment, have just begun my third final piece and am finding it particularly challenging! Fingers crossed I can pull it off, just need to keep focused and keep going...

African Leopard in Historical Armour

Having already done a little watercolour sketch and chosen my colour palette, I've begun work on the anthropomorphic Leopard.