Hummingbird and Seahorse

Day 1 & 2 February, a new month of challenges with Doodlewash

A Big Mix Up and Doodlewash

 This painting was created after sorting through some old magazines ready for recycling. If a photo took my eye I ripped it out then drew my version of it resulting in a picture with a very eclectic mix of subjects. A3 sketchbook, pen, watercolours and white pen.

Doodlewash Challenge

Tiger - [pens]

Rainbow [watercolours]

Happy Paint Party Friday

Pincushion and Hands

Doodlewash challenge - Something Red

watercolours on watercolour paper

A page from my A3 sketchbook

Unusual Animals Sketchbook Page and Doodlewash

A very detailed painting from my A3 sketchbook. 

I chose a few of the more unusual animals for this page.

Pen, watercolours and white pen highlights.

Doodlewash Day 24 - Flamingo

Day 23 - Oranges

I used Twinkling H20's for this painting.

It's Paint Party Friday again.

Fish and Galaxy

Two more Doodlewash Challenges

Fish

Galaxy

I was experimenting with watercolours on watercolour paper and a few posca pens before I read the challenge - galaxy,  but I thought it would fit the bill.

Lemons, Bluebirds and Butterfly

Doodlewash 

Day 20 - Lemons

Day 18 - Bluebirds. We don't have bluebirds in the UK unfortunately, so I've done two versions of birds that are blue.

Day 19 - Butterfly

Paintings, Cushions, Doodlewash

I've done similar paintings to these before but I wanted to get some fabric printed to make square cushions so I painted new pictures.

This is the fabric made into cushions, I used a velvet fabric from Spoonflower.

I like the feel of the fabric and the colours are very vibrant.

Doodlewash Catch Up [I missed a few last time]

Day 8 - Parrot and Day 9 - Lava Lamp and Day 10 - Eyes

Day 15 - Skies

The picture below is actually bigger than the 3 skies above and it is painted on watercolour paper rather than cartridge paper.

Day 16 - Chameleon

Day 17 - Bananas

Also done on watercolour paper.

It's Paint Party Friday!

Doodlewash Catch-up

Day 11 - Carrots and Day 12 - Cactus

Day 13 - Ducks

Day 14 - Donuts

These are just mini paintings done in a 4x4 inch sketchbook

Embroidery on Outside Walls

I've recently come back from a trip to Valencia and one of the interesting things I saw there was this embroidery on an outside wall.

This one was on part of a shop frontage.

They were made by Raquel Rodrigo and she works with thick cotton cord made from natural fibres which she weaves across a metal grid-patterned frame.