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Friday, November 18, 2011

Red Tears

So using an awesome brush pen I got from China and a splash of colour in Photoshop I have another two images of this vixen. I haven't decided a name for her yet, but I feel like a story is starting to emerge and come together. Hope you like.
Heather xo

Friday, October 21, 2011

Fury

Hello!So yes it has been awhile. I went to China for a little bit with no Internet, but here I am again!

This image was a draft for a painting I did on a ukulele for an exhibition a while ago, but I still quite like this draft and I would like to further explore a series/story with her. This is just a test with colours, I'm unsure about the tentacle things, but I love the red hair. I was influenced by the Evil queen in snow white, and continuing a theme of drawings and paintings I have been doing on scornful, angry and powerful women. So, let me know what you think so far.
Hez x

Friday, September 2, 2011

I have been drawing I promise. Why do I put off scanning? Well today is beautiful and I am feeling pro-active (not the skin care product) but for actually getting on my computer and scanning! So here are two girls I have been working on. I haven't decided yet whether to paint or to keep as a drawing...
But I promise you'll be the first to know :)



Sunday, August 14, 2011

Be Ware the Bunni

I have rescued these three little characters from old visual diaries I was going through. They were each separate ideas, but I never followed through with any of them. I have re-drawn and coloured them to see how they work together. I quite like them and want to push the idea further. I have been in the process of creating characters for a comic and a zine I'm working on. Let me know what you think. HeZ :D


Thursday, July 28, 2011

Watch Out For Your Shadow

I am currently studying a Transpersonal Art Therapy course, which is wonderful. We have done a lot of work looking at our shadow side, of which we all have many. I just completed the sixth module on mental health in the medical model which was very intense. Our facilitator, Paul, was great though so as a thank you I made a some-what light hearted take on what our shadows might get up to!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Plaster Fun House in Ballarat

I went for a drive on the weekend with my friend Bel, to Ballarat, just over an hour out of Melbourne and discovered the Plaster Fun House! a long ago memory from our youth! I was talking with a girl from work the other day and we both thought they were all gone, but no! There's still a few stores floating around. It is set up for kids mainly, but I still have my inner child kicking and screaming, there are heaps of objects to choose from, you then buy them, paint them and they glaze for free, and you can get glitter and other bits and bobs stuck on if you want too. Overall, pretty cheap. As my friend and I are both adults, we were cheeky and got two items each, both my pieces only cost $7 each and the paint and glaze are all free. Here's my friend Bel hard at work.

My Lady, I found it hard to decide what colours, but the paints dry quick and you can mix and paint over which is great!



I had to rush my skull though as they were closing and I had been taking my time with the girl, maybe next time I'll stick with 1 item!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Thank You Picture

Hello again so soon, I just finished this picture for a friend. She knitted a lovely pair of fingerless gloves for me and in return I painted this picture. It's been few months since I've painted so I felt a little rusty, but I'm happy with the outcome. I'm gonna get stuck into my painting though to refine me technique. 
She told me she loves the colour mustard, bicycles and I was telling her about how I want a pipe (I don't smoke but I think it's a cool little prop) and this is was the result.
I started by doing a rough in illustrator so I had a guide line and then painted freehand. This meant it got a little rough in places where I had to fix up mistakes, but I think that can add to the character of the picture and no one can repeat those little imperfections. (well thats what i'm going with :) )
I'd love to hear what you think.
ta ta for now x


Sunday, June 26, 2011

Sketching it up at Dr Sketchy's

So I have been slack of late, busy with my studies, but never fear here are some sketches I did a couple of weeks ago at Dr Sketchy's. Poppy Cherry was the model and with some friends I sat back and sketched away while listening to some awesome tunes by DJ Knave Knixx.
A little rusty on my life drawing skills, but good fun was had.
Dr Sketchy is held once a month, and has these event all around the world, so check out the link to see if there's one near you!










Sunday, June 5, 2011

Sunrise over steamy pool

Some more photo's! I am always snapping pictures where ever I go, so I thought I might share some with you :)
I work twice a week at Boroondara Sports Complex in Melbourne which is a lovely 50m outdoor pool. I teach a stroke correction squad at 6am in the morning. Ouch! but what lovely sunrises I get to see! And there's nothing nicer then a steaming pool on a winters morning! enjoy :)




Cloud Ripple

I was rushing to the bus the other day, but just before I got on I though what a beautiful sky and snapped this pic. Hope you enjoy :)

Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Dan O'Connell Hotel

So I was a bit of a loner last Saturday, I was gasping for a cider, so with no one to hold my hand I went to the Dan O'Connell Hotel, an Irish Pub, by myself.
I always drive past and have always wanted to drop in. It was nice and cosy, and while I quenched my thirst I did this little sketch. I use to draw in this style alot, but haven't in recent times. I will definitely go back for more sketching and cider mmm....

Saturday, May 7, 2011

The Stall and such...

So I mentioned I had a stall last week at the 'Faction' for the ladie Killerz festival. It was good fun, and even thought quiet, it meant I had time to get creative and draw! So here are some pic's, hope you enjoy!

Making badges at the                                The stall. I will have to practice my setting up  
Sticky Institute Lots of fun!                             skills, it was a little higgledy piggledy 
Great place for zines too!                                                                      (I love that word!)
















  Little Sketches.......
            
                                'Dog Collar'                                    'Whoops'            

                              'Alice'                                                          and in colour....

I then found an old bit of cork board and used Alice in 'Let's go fly a kite'
 Zooming in............

Monday, May 2, 2011

The Exhibition!

 Here are some photo's of the Ladie Killerz Exhibition. There was some great work!



 I loved how the exhibition was displayed, and how artists work were spread out.

Here are some close up of my works. Again, sorry for the terrible photo's

Miss Corruption

Miss Conviction

Miss Vengence

Thursday, April 28, 2011

LADIE KILLERZ #4

I'm part of the exhibition tonight ans sharing a stall on Sunday with my talented friend Jacqueline Gwynne, come down and check out this awesome festival!


 
 
Time
Today at 6:00pm - Sunday at 6:00pm

Location
ONE FIVE FACTION
1-5 Wightman St
Footscray, Australia

Created By

More Info
LADIE KILLERZ is a weekend long, traveling festival, celebrating ladies and their killer skills in all things art, music, film and especially graffiti!

LADIE KILLERZ started 4 years ago as a bunch of like minded, graffiti loving, girls with a taste for trouble, a need to paint, a love of the party and a hankering for a change of scenery. Since the original gathering and paint jam in Brisbane, LADIE KILLERZ has hit Adelaide twice... now and grown into a ridiculous 3 day festival. In the past, LADIE KILLERZ has included; an art exhibition and sale, live music gigs, a film festival, and a chance to party and meet other female graffiti artists from around Australia. And the reason we keep on doing it? To have a massive graffiti paint jam of course!!

This year –Melbourne - will host LADIE KILLERZ #4 and will feature; an ART EXHIBITION + SALE, a huge BLOCK PARTY, WORKSHOPS, MARKET STALLS, and MASSIVE GRAFFITI PAINT JAM with your favourite ladie graffiti artists from Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and of course Melburn. This is going to be huge!!
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CONTACT
Website • http://ladiekillerz.blogspot.com/
Email • ladiekillerz@gmail.com

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Happy Joy Joy!!  Hope the Chocolate Easter Bunny brought you yummy treats!! xx


Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Sketchity Sketch

I had a little break from drawing after having a rush of exhibitions one after the other, but my hands start to twitch for a near by pencil and I simply can't resist! While waiting for a friend who was at the hairdressers, I sat with a cup of tea and let my pencil lead. I forgot how nice it is to use a grey lead with no strings attached!
They are only rough but oh what fun!

'Cross My Heart and Hope to Die'
(I do love drawing girls with issues!)


'Free as a Bird'
(referenced from a billboard add, it's a little NQR)

'Lightning Strikes Twice When Ur Around'
(How cute is she!)

'The End is the Beginning' Exhibition Artwork

I firstly have to say how sorry I am for the shocking photo's, having so many camera issues, but you get the idea.

They series is called The Lotus, The Dreaming and The Creation.
They are all painted on wood using mixed media. In each you can find a woman's face and a lotus, but the animals vary slightly. I have also use many symbols in each that represent the beginning and the end.

For me the Lotus is the most important part, symbolising that through struggle a thing of beauty can be created.
This is very far from my usual style, but I really enjoyed the process and having pieces that actual work as a series.





Saturday, April 2, 2011

Skulls and Bones Magazine

So, the exhibition 'The End is the Beginning' went really well, and it's such a relief that it was successful and now all done! 
It was fun and stressful all in one, as exhibitions often are, and marked the end of our course, Bachelor of Illustration, and the beginning of.... (I have yet to find a proper answer for that yet). 
I will put up my images soon, unfortunately my camera had issues and all my photo's have turned out horrible. 
But in other news, last year my class all submitted work for a new online magazine called skulls and bones. None of us heard anything back, but last week we discovered 5 of us are got in, me included! Am quite chuffed I must say to get a little boost in confidence. Here is the link, my image is on page 67. http://issuu.com/rocka-graphics/docs/skullsbones