Sunday Sketches

It may be a bit late in the day but I'm here for another Sunday Sketches.  Today's sketch is a little fishy.  Just doodles really and allowing my pen to follow my imagination.

I hope you are all well and please join me to look at the other entries, I just know they will be fab!

Happy Sunday to you all.

Helen xx

Sunday Sketches

This weeks sketch for Sunday Sketches is based on the lyrics of an Elbow song, Great Expectations. I saw them at the O2 on Monday and they were brilliant....actually better than brilliant. We had fantastic seats and they played all my favourite songs, so I was one happy bunny.

The sketches are very much a work in progress as I am still trying to work out the composition of the picture, but I thought I would share my progress so far.

I hope you all have a great Sunday and please join me in checking out the other entries.

Helen xx

Sunday Sketches

This weeks Sunday Sketch is another whimsical piece......maybe the older more serene sister of last weeks.

I used too much water as the paper in my sketchbook crinkled up a bit, so I am thinking of applying gesso to the page first and then using acrylics to paint my next piece, whatever that might be.
Please check out the other sketches done, everyone is just so talented.

Have a great Sunday xx

Sunday Sketches

I haven't had that much time to be creative this week......actually lets rephrase that, I've been feeling so tired and a bit sick, that I haven't wanted to be creative, but instead I've taken myself to bed quite early most nights. Sleep has been what I have needed this week.

However, I made this little whimsical sketch in the hope to try out some new ideas and see what happens. It's halfway through as a sketch and I will put some colour on it, have a play about and may even use it as a basis for a painting at a later date.

Just putting pencil to paper, letting the pencil find it's own way and enjoying the process gratifies my soul.

Please join me in checking out the other Sunday Sketches hosted by Sophia as it's a great community of talented artists.

Have a sunshine Sunday xx

Sketchbook and journal heaven

One of the things I wanted to achieve this year was to keep a sketchbook. I have loads of these in various shapes and sizes but most of them remain blank. I just can’t resist buying them....I also love notebooks and look at the one my lovely Jim bought for me. For those who love Moleskins, the paper in this Rhodia apparently doesn't seep as much as a Moleskin - can't wait to try it so I will let you know.


I should really get outside more and sketch and I do have a little portable watercolour set in my desk at work for such occasions, but I don’t do as much as I should.

But at the moment a sketchbook is my new friend as with lots of things to sort out right now I haven’t had time to dig out a canvas and paint. So little sketches and doodles are really keeping my hand in and helping me work through different ideas to use when I do have time to paint. Here’s a busy one I did last night before heading to bed.....well I was on the way to bed, walked past my studio, went inside and switched the light on and before I knew what was happening Jim walked in some time later smiling, knowing that my art had called me. Could be why I overslept this morning.




I love peeking into other people’s sketchbooks, so if you have any links to any, please do share them.

Sorry for not commenting on as many blogs as I normally do...I hope to get back into the groove soon.

Enjoy your evening....I'm off to relax with a bath and a book.

xxx

Sunday Sketches

I have so much going on at the moment that I haven't had as much time to be creative....but that's ok. I am still doing some which is the main thing. This is a sketch of a design on Daisy's hat....just a little sketch in a little book, but it's still playing with colour, my pencils and my water brush.

These really are great brushes to use and I know some of you wanted to know about them from my post last week, so here's a link to a UK seller which has more information about them.
Please check out the other Sunday Sketches as hosted by Sophia.....they really are wonderful.

Have a fun and happy Sunday xxx

6/52 - Sketchbook

Another quiet week for creativity although I did attempt a quick sketch which I didn't have a chance to finish!
Here's to a lovely weekend!

Helen xx

5/52 - A quick sketch

As it's not been much of a creative week, I decided to take a photo of a sketch in my sketch book. I did this a while ago, but I just love the fact that when I did this, I wasn't worrying about the outcome, as it was after all, just a sketch.

I have just finished reading 'The Painter of Shanghai' which is based on a true story of the painter Pan Yuliang and how she transformed her life from being a prostitute to becoming a painter and how she challenged the culture of that era with her nude self portraits.

It was a fascinating read and at the end of the book there was a quote by Henri Matisse which I completely understood. The quote is:

Another word for creativity is courage

I completely agree.

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy every precious moment xx

Little Red Riding Hood

Well here she is:And doesn't she look miserable. Either she was looking at the wolf saying 'give it your best shot', or she really wasn't impressed with me!

Still it was fun to splash the colour on to see what she would turn out like.

I am very excited as I have a new monthly project in the pipeline...all will be revealed next week!

Have a great day!

Helen x

Kelly in Watercolour

I created this watercolour sketch last year, during Kelly Berkey‘s sketch challenge, but for some reason I didn’t blog about it (or send it to her). I did enjoy creating this, especially as I shy away from faces. I seem to be doing a lot of faces lately, mainly whimsical, but still, faces all the same. There must be a reason for that somewhere!

I’m off to bring my Little Red Riding Hood to life now.

Have a great evening, whether you are being creative or not :o) x