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

February's Relief Printing of Blue Flowers

"Pressed floral collograph print, surrounded by antique floral teacup, organic, botanical elements and gem stones. The combination of natural textures and printed design creates a serene, nature-inspired atmosphere."

"Here’s a closer look at my collograph print on paper, with a scene of vintage items that inspire me. I love surrounding my work with objects that carry a sense of history and beauty, from antique tea cups to colorful gemstones."

"This is the first step in my collograph print process—my print master set on the press, ready to transfer the intricate design onto paper. It’s always exciting to see my artwork come to life through the printing press."

Hello my friends, I thought today I'd share my results of the wonderful collagraph printing workshop I did at college earlier in the month.  For those who know not, a collagraph is a little like a collage which you then make prints from.  I made the collagraph plates by collecting plant matter from the garden.  Then after pressing it for several days I assembled two plates on cardboard using strong pva glue.  I then painted the whole thing white using acrylic gesso, this is so you can see where you've put the ink when you ink it up in the print room.  Then I varnished each plate using acrylic matt medium and voila, once dry they were ready for printing.  The top picture shows one of the plates on the printing press and below this are my prints.  I had so much fun, I recommend it if you get the chance!

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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...