A pastel desert

 When I saw this desert image on instagram as part of the hashtag #plantpaintchallenge, I was captivated by the plants, and shapes, but not the colours. 

Inspired by folk art type paintings, I thought I'd try it out in pastel. 

As you can see, I've used creative license tith eh shadows on the footpath, and I'm very happy with the look of ths colours, but its missing shadows in the plants and of the plants.

I even love the extra pink around the clouds. Ooh, I cannot wait to paint this scene!

I've used a variety of textures in the mark making, which are new to me - I need to try out folk art again, or just try some other textures.

I'm so happy to be keeping this blog as a record of my artistic and creative endeavours!

Oh, this was page 23 of 40 in my personal visual journal challenge.

There's a time lapse video on my instagram and Tik Tok - username @bizarrequilter

A fresh cabbage

 I was inspired by this home grown cabbage and the photo of it, grown and photographed by my friend Melissa Roy-Hillier.

page 21 of 40 in my personal visual diary challenge

I love the different shades of green, and the way the veins appear in different lights.

Green is my favourite colour, I love the beads of water on here, the slight purple with the greens. What a great colour palette for any drawing.

There's something about cabbages. I'm very inspired by them.

Drawing from a friend's holiday

 page 20 of 40 in my personal visual diary challenge.

A3 black paper

Thank you to my friend Georgie Parish for letting me draw her photo. The composition is amazing, look at the focus and the use of thirds!

I loved translating this into artwork. The lines in the building aren't completely straight, and perspective may be off a little, but overall, I love the depth I've achieved, and the bright colours elevating the iamge.

I prefer the full version to the cropped version.

Such a great photo though! Thank you Georgie!

Plant Paint Challenge

 Not even a month ago, I drew something in a bottle, and saw the drawing of the "vase" to be lacking something.

Looking at this drawing, I love it so much. There's a lot more blending and depth in the flowers, and I've achieved a look in the vase that I like a lot!

The prompt image for this drawing comes from the instagram challenge #plantpaintchallenge.

I can see and feel myself improving.

You can see a time lapse video on my Tik Tok and instagram - see username @bizarrequilter

The funny wobbly mug

 I am skill building one page at a time. 

This is page 18 of 40.

The glazing on the mug reminds me of the old mugs that were in my Grandparents kitchen. I didn't like those at all, and the glazing still isn't my favaourite.

I enjoy drawing the spots on the tablecloths, it's good practise to draw the shapes you see, not circles. The texture of the tablecloths are a pleasant challenge.

You can see more from the mugshot mondays hashtag on instagram.

I've shared time lapse videos of my drawing on Tik Tok and instagram - see my username @bizarrequilter

The funny animal mug

 I've challenged myself to fill a 40 page A3 black visual diary with chalk pasatel drawings before I start on paints.

This is number 17 of 40.

I'm using an art prompt from #mugshotmonday on instagram.

I like the way the composition is all about this huge mug, and background is divided into thirds.

The unusual shape of this mug is a challenge, but also fun to draw. There's a lot of painting on this mug. I wonder if I will get up to painting ceramics at some time.

Blues in pastel

 Another #mugshotmonday art challenge from instagram!

I love these colours, and I'm enjoying covering the black page more and more, and perhaps leaving little black outlines between some areas.

The more I blend, the more  I like it.

There's also a timelapse video if you're interested on my Tik Tok and Insta- username @bizarrequilter.