Carola - Cristian

This is the second quick sketchy portrait for my podcast, as usual just ink a paper.

Frowning - Divya

I'm not sure why she was frowning, she just was.

Tuesday 7th - Angela

I visited a friend in Atlanta, Georgia - just a weekend trip, but we made lotsa time for art while together. I had fun using her materials. She is primarily into sculpture and so I had access to some stuff I might not otherwise have had around in my own space. I imagine this as a maquette for a life-sized kinetic sculpture (think Jean Tinguely). I like the idea of there being a few huge cranks so folks can move/turn different parts at different speeds. It'd make a terrific noise as well. :D

Oldbury Court

 Another Bristol parklife sketch: this is Oldbury court, my favourite place in Bristol. It has captured my heart and is like a tiny taste of Devon with steep cliffs, tall trees, a green-brown river and lots of happy dogs and kids. It's not too far from where we live: just a 15 minute bike ride away.

Shopguy - Divya

So sometimes after a long day cooped up in the studio (aka my room at home), when the sun starts setting and a tiny bit of sea breeze sets in and it's not as oppressively hot as it was in the day, I take a walk outside with my mum to get some fresh air. And of course, there are lots and lots of people about then.
I feel like I need to draw more people - animals can be for the rest of the week, and usually there are more people about to observe than animals- so I plan to sketch at least one person I've seen on my walks in a week... and then post it over here, of course.
This week it's the shopkeeper at the nearest grocery store. Not entirely accurate, because I come home and then sketch and forget half the details, but this is vaguely what he and shop look like.

Amy 4/1

Clara is a friend who turns 12 today. The best part of this card is the bonus chihuahua on a string, which I can't take credit for making.

Missing Nature

I was just playing around with watercolours, in my sketchbook. Letting colors bleed and blend. Then I added the trees on top. I miss being surrounded by nature.

Don't get me wrong, we have trees here, in my neighborhood, with a squalking colony of squirrels, and some twittering birds - but the busy road noise & hungry mosquitos make me want to run back to beautiful Cornwall - even if the seagulls did get on my nerves. 😉