News today:

mostly feeling: tired..................................................

Hello,

Been doing some more quick sketches of shoes. I apologize for the rubbish quality but they are so light its hard to take a clear picture:

They are not finished yet but it would be nice to do a small series of painted and inked up images for my website.

I like to draw shoes as I think you can tell a lot about a person from their shoes- maybe that's just me that thinks like that. When I was at college I used to practice my skills by drawing shoes as they are hard to master! Plus, I like the different textures and colours. Sometimes shoes look like wrinkles on a persons face. For example, if you look at an old mans work boots you can see their whole working life in them- it makes you wonder what sort of person they are and what journeys they made in those shoes.

Holly :-)

Bonjour!

It is now officially my weekend before I go back to work on Saturday. I've mainly been sketching and listening to my new Kooks album (which, I highly recommend). I've gone back to doing images up a bit. This is the first image from my sketchbook using ink, pencil and acrylic:

Secondly, here is a pencil and fine-nib ink sketch:

Sketching over to look at tone with coloured pencils:

I think in future I will try and use more paint as I am sketching. I also, really enjoyed using the black ink and painting with it instead of using a nib (the first image)- the effects you can achieve are interesting.

Holly :-)

I'm at work right now so can't post much- I haven't done any drawing/painting for a few days and I really really really really miss it! Will hopefully have something to 'show and tell' soon x

Hello!

Been painting again today- I am trying to get some more base colours down although I wan't to make the image softer as it goes into the distance (as Penny suggested earlier). Trying to figure out the best way to do this.

Hello,

I'm feeling a bit slack in the old 'drawing' department. I haven't done any painting since last Tuesday I don't think.

Note to self- do some bloody work tonight!

Apart from that I have a new part-time job here:

http://www.castlegalleries.com/

I start next Tuesday and I am really excited!I have to work weekends which is a bit of a shame but you can't have everything in life I suppose. Wish me luck!

Holly :-)

Hello all!

Had a weekend off and have been out in a rented boat on the Norfolk Broads with a few friends. The weather was gorgeous for once and we all had a great time drinking wine and eating a picnic. Although I moan about Norfolk it does have its advantages such as lovely beaches and good days out!

Here are some of the other boats we saw (I was very jealous!):

Me and Matthew on our boat just about to stop at the pub:

And here is our friend Greg after a few too many wines- believe me, you will never meet anyone like him!

Hello!

Have been busy all weekend working and dealing with bloody annoying customers so haven't got much work done until today. I have been thinking again about my character Alice and went to the children's library in Norwich to get some inspiration on how to keep the movement within my character. I like my drawings when they are slightly looser and sketchy as I think it brings more life so I am trying to make the existing Alice slightly softer and more appealing to children (but still with a 'tomboy' look).

Here are some initial sketches from my sketchbook looking at different movements and facial expressions:

Close up of one of the sketches:

Developing a sketch onto watercolour paper ready for colour:

Have been doing a bit of painting also. This the second layer of colour- I'm enjoying using odd perspective in this picture:

Oh! And this is my beautiful doggy Ted. I took this at half five on Sunday morning when he had just lumped out of bed onto the cool floor in the hallway- he looks as if he's thinking "Bog off Holly"...!

Ciao for now :-)