9 posts tagged “work by me”

Aggression, Fury, Happiness, Sadness, Shock, Surprise.

Yesterday I had a brilliant day, spending time with my best friend. We went shopping in London and I took her into the huge Paperchase on Tottenham Court Road. The store has 3 floors, the highest of which is dedicated to art materials. They have an array of beautiful papers in different colours and textures. I splashed out on some of my favourite designs which included some see-through almost material paper with shiny patterns, a metallic one that resembles oil patterns, one with a damask design and partially furry (almost velvetesque) texture, and some other patterned papers. Like with the packaging, I am unsure what to do with the papers at this point in time. I am waiting for inspiration. Suggestions welcome!

Also at Paperchase I bought the notepad I am using for my "doodle book". The idea behind this is that I often find myself doodling at work, either while waiting for my computer to do its tasks or while mulling over a problem. I chose a small book that will fit in my bag with squared paper. I started already, here is a sneak peek!

I got chance (i.e. time) to partake in some baking this week. I made pinwheel biscuits and took them to work. I think they were a success and enjoyed by most! This was my first time making these type of biscuits and I intend to try making a lot more new things this year.

As much as I dislike spiders, there's no denying that their webs are incredibly interesting (structurally) if you take the time to study them. I snapped a few shots like this one frosty Sunday morning.

No updates for a while as I have been seriously busy lately... but I am inspired every day by just looking out of the window! This picture is old (and kinda bad) and I need to do some new ones from the other sides of the building...but you get the general idea. London I love you.

I hadn't seen many butterflies this year but yesterday my mother informed me that there were quite a few outside in the garden, so I got my camera out and took a few pictures. This is my favourite of the bunch, mostly because I think the combination of colours work better here. (light brown on a dull pink is not such a good contrast)

Another past Illustration Friday theme: Memories. This is a pen drawing containing some of my memories from a recent trip to Brighton:- cupcakes, carousel, photos by the sea.

I am unsure whether this piece is finished or whether to add more to it.

Illustration Friday's theme a few weeks ago was "Routine". Using my watercolour pencils I drew and painted a series of 6 squares relating to my morning routine. Each square contains a number or clock hands to represent time as I consider this a crucial part of "routine". This is not quite accurate as I don't have eggs for breakfast or wear red lipstick very often but I think the concept is more important in this piece.