Sunday Sketches

Well a week after my last blog post I am back with a half finished sketch of Pip. It's been a week where I haven't blogged, but where I've spent time with my family, remembered the passing of my dear Dad and dealt with some serious day job work stuff. So I haven't really made the time to do much blogging or creative stuff. My soul has needed the break.

Time with the family was really needed and I will post some pictures soon of a farm trip.

I hope you are all well and that life is being kind to you and please head on over to Blue Chair Diary's blog to look at the other Sunday Sketches entries.

Helen xxx

Sunday Sketches

Sorry for the awful iPhone picture but we are heading out to Brighton today to see my best friend, so I didn't have time to get the fancy camera out.

I've made it to another Sunday Sketches.....so feeling very chuffed with myself. Pip has reared her pretty head again and this time finds herself on a Desert Island......I've not finished the drawing yet as want to add in some other sea creatures, so it's very much a work in progress.

Hope everyone is having a lovely Easter and a great Bank Holiday weekend.

Please head over to the wonderful Blue Chair Diary's blog to check out the others.

Happy Sunday xx

How to draw a dragon by Lynne Chapman

I am a great lover of Lynne's work and this is great to watch.

Hope you're having a good weekend!

All you crafters are safe......

From what you may ask? Competition!

The other day I decided to make myself a little business card holder as not only do I have cards, but I have some in respect of Jim's photography business which I am a part of. So I decided to pick some felt and make a holder for them. And here it is (no sniggering please)....

If you are a whizz with felt and needlecraft then please forgive my feeble attempt. However, no matter how it turns out I really do enjoy the process. I love being creative full stop.....even if it does look like something I did at school.

Anyway, it does the job, is mine and there is not another one like it :o)

It's almost the weekend which I am very happy about. Although Easter is an emotional time for me as my Dad passed away over the Easter weekend three years ago, it will be nice to have some time off the daily grind and be with my family and friends.

I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend and that the weather is like it was last week (if only).

Helen xxx

A photo from the archives...

Yesterday I was thinking about the painting holiday in St Ives I went on some time ago....July 07 to be precise and how invigorating it was. How much fun I had being with creative souls, none of whom I knew at the start and how we all painted the same scene so very differently.

I need another painting holiday and I think St Ives is just the ticket. I mean just look at their studio (although I think it has been revamped now). Can you feel the history of the place.....smell the paint.....drink in the atmosphere? Heaven.

Have a lovely Tuesday!

A lovely weekend and a Wedding!

Boy am I tired today. Jim and I had a busy weekend where we photographed the wedding of Laura and Matthew. Although the weather was colder than the preceding days, it was a lovely wedding and guests had flown in all the way from Australia. Above is a collage of some of the photos.

Then yesterday little Daisy and Ollie kept us on our toes so we took them to the park to try and run off some of their energy......didn't really work :o)

Still a lovely weekend and I am looking forward to a nice long Bank Holiday one coming up!

Happy Monday.

Sunday Sketches

Another Sunday Sketches - wow this is becoming a very good habit :o) These are Lien's Converse - they are black but I just wanted to draw the outline. I am debating whether to go over them in ink and then use an ink wash, but I kind of like the simple sketch, It was fun to do and really relaxing too.

Talking of relaxing, I am so tired today after helping Jim photograph a wedding yesterday and we didn't get home until late. So entertaining a 5 and a half year old and an almost 4 year old is taking every last ounce of energy I have. We are off to the park in a mo, so hopefully they will run off some of their energy while we try and relax.

Please head over to Blue Chair Diary to check out the other Sunday Sketches.

Happy Sunday x