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.

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

'The End is the Beginning' Exhibition Opening Night Friday March 25th 6-9pm

"The End is the Beginning" showcases the work of the first ever graduates
from NMIT's Bachelor of Illustration. The completion of their degree
heralds the beginning of their entry into the challenging and
competitive world of illustration. 

While each of the twelve artists individually presents their own unique
vision, the breadth of subject matter and styles exhibited illuminates
the multifaceted voice of illustration

 

Sketch for upcoming exhibition

For my graduate show, the theme is 'The end is the beginning', as we all finish the course but start our creative journey. In all my pieces I have used some animals, a koi, fawn, rabbit, fox and sometimes a cat and or bird. These animals fit together like a puzzle with a girl's face emerging.

I have used several symbols with the meaning 'the end is the beginning' and each picture has a lotus representing that through mud and struggle, something beautiful can emerge.

This is a rough sketch and while quite different from my final images in the exhibition, it is like the front cover of the story that is about to follow.

Photos for Water Element Exhibition

This photo was taken in Wales

This was taken from a lookout on the Isle of Capri in Italy

This was taken in Dromana, Victoria, Australia

My favourite photo was taken in Croatia in the Plitvice Lakes National Park. The water has so much limestone that this tree that has fallen in the lake has become a skeleton of sorts.

Little Sketch

This is a little painting I have done for an up coming exhibition. I love drawing quirky and edgy characters, and I was inspired by Camilla Rose Garcia who is an awesome artist.

I have used watercolour and acrylics on a 9 x 5 bit of wood. 
I didn't gesso the board as I like the wood to show through and I never know what exactly I will leave blank. For this piece her skin is not painted but the wood left blank.