Following on from my Bombay Sapphire sketch here’s an equally colourful gin bottle, this time Grapefruit flavoured. A bit about the history of gin – it started out as a herbal medicine and dates back to the middle ages and whilst it is seen as the quintessentially English drink apparently we have the dutch to thank for its introduction into the UK. Continue reading Gin Series No. 2
This year I want to push myself to create and post some different type of sketches, not all of which I’ll be happy with but I’m hoping it will help me develop my drawing skills. This sketch is one of those that I’m not happy with, it started out as quite an abstract sketch which I started without the aid of any copying but as … Continue reading Daily Doodle
This week’s mini sketch is ‘Pretty in Pink’ Continue reading Mini Sketch
Tomorrow is Chinese New Year so thought I’d check what I doodled last year which was a lucky cat (or Maneki-neko which I believe is the Japanese name) ornament so thought this time I’d try just drawing from imagination. I prefer my copied sketch more than this one but as drawing from imagination is one of the challenges I’ve set myself this year thought I’d … Continue reading Lucky Cat
Today is supposed to be the most depressing day of the day although some sites claim it was actually Monday, referred to as Blue Monday but many agree that its actually today as this is the date when credit card bills hit and you feel the pressure of Christmas spend so what better way to mark the day than with the spirit believed to also … Continue reading Gin Series No.1
For Halloween last year my husband has wrote a couple of short stories for my nephews. He asked each of them to write a list of themes they wanted included in the stories and from this created a little tale of horror. The kids loved it so he decided to repeat it so I thought I’d create a cover for each tale. As all of … Continue reading Illustrations for Children’s Stories
Another mini sketch, you’d have thought after my challenge last year I’d have had enough of these! Today’s sketch is entitled ‘Sleepy’ Continue reading Mini Sketch
Between Christmas and New Year we invited family and friends over for drinks. My Auntie Sandra and cousin Sophie came and brought the most beautiful bouquet. I haven’t really done it justice but thought I had to capture a quick sketch. Continue reading Floral Display
Sorting through the kitchen cupboards I stumbled on a can of Campbell’s soup – made famous through Warhol’s pop art reproductions thought it made for a good subject for a quick sketch Continue reading Food sketch
Before I opened the new pack of porridge oats thought I’d use the package as a subject for a sketch. I haven’t used coloured pencils for sketching for a while so thought I’d dig them out and give it a go – quite pleased with the result. Continue reading Drawing Food
