Dog and Swan, Pages from my Sketchbook

A page of text was collaged to the sketchbook then coloured with brusho. I drew the dog on top with aquamarkers and posca pens.

The lower half of the 'swan' was a found image, the top half was drawn on. I used brusho, aquamarkers, pen liner and posca pens.

Swans, Cygnets, Sketchbook Pages, Button Gift

Before my daughter and husband got the train back to London we went to Herrington Park and we saw lots of swans, a pair of them had baby cygnets. But it was really cold.......

When I got back home I opened a lovely packet of buttons which had come from a blogging friend - Sherry. Check out her blog, she is always creating lovely things.

More pages from my big sketchbook - number 12

watercolour background and found images

 and all the rest are watercolour and wax candle background and found images

Pages from my sketchbook - Birds

These pages are from sketchbook 13. I was experimenting with watercolour backgrounds and I have collaged quite a few of the found images that I had in my stash.

This one is just paint, no collage.

The elephant above is a rubbing from a little metal box I have.

This one, I'm afraid is rather blurred, camera shake probably.

The Sketchbook Project [6,7], Swans, Illustration Friday

The Sketchbook Project 'Below the Surface'

I saw these swans today at Saltwell park, Gateshead

below is for the Illustration Friday challenge 'Afterwards'

Chalk or Make Up

I don't wear make up very often but because of the wedding I decided to buy some new items. I decided to throw my old stuff out as I'd had some of it for years. But then I thought - the eye shadow could be similar to the chalks you can buy [ie pebbles chalks] so I experimented and the result is the sample above. I used a paintbrush and water, then covered it with a thin layer of napkin/pva, then painted over with the chalks again. I finished with a coat of pva so it wouldn't rub off. I added the photograph of the swan [below] on the computer.

Plump Bird

I had to put this one in just because I love the word 'plump'