Showing posts with label painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label painting. Show all posts

Friday, 16 September 2016

Monday, 5 September 2016


Illustration Friday's topic of - Traffic.
Gouache Designer Paint.


Concept Sketches for this illustration.


Wednesday, 10 August 2016


Illustration Friday - Topic TINY.. Illustration A4 , hand drawn and 
painted in designer Gouache. 

Monday, 7 March 2016


CHILDHOOD - The youngster sneaks out of the house and into a nearby rocket, for general space adventures.. Gouache designer painted :) A4 

Tuesday, 1 March 2016


NATURE'S REVENGE.. Topic - Village for Illustration Friday.
Part of the Teabag and Gouache range from M&S LOL

Wednesday, 24 February 2016


*Shelter. A very "folklore(ish) feel for this weeks Illustration Friday Artwork. 
I hope you like this as much as I did painting it :)

Saturday, 2 January 2016

Tuesday, 17 November 2015


*Felix the Naughty-lus. That bad mollusc is annoying his friend Sheena sea horse by making her a sea "race" horse.. ^^
For the topic of *ANIMAL - Illustration Friday.
*Painting in gouache. 


The base layer, creating the sea by lying cling film over wet paint.


That's "Naughty-lus" Painted..


All done and ready to scan :)

Wednesday, 11 November 2015


A quick one for the title of Whimsical. :)
It's off on an Adventure. Me to one day hopefully!

Wednesday, 23 September 2015


Illustration Friday topic this week - Mermaid. This is drawn and 
painted in Gouache designer paint. A4.


Playing with paint, setting out the scene.


After designing my mermaid - traced her and turtle on to the illustration


Sketching out the mermaid sitting on a turtle.. Using tracing paper.


Started painting, adding bubbles and a starfish to the mix too.


the illustration is coming along


Original sketchbook ideas/colour sampler for the piece.

Wednesday, 16 September 2015


Illustration *Evil Snail for: Illustration Friday topic; VILLAIN. Unfortunately
the piece is larger than A4 which is my scanner limit, so had to blend to half's the 
best I could...However, the image is all there regardless. Paint/Gouache   


Un-cropped A4 scan without full background.


Photo of artwork on watercolour paper on the desk during painting.


Background before Snail.. Loads of watery paint and blowing :)

Wednesday, 9 September 2015


Illustration for - Illustration Friday topic: OLD. Here you see painted in 
gouache, the oldest (only surviving) last Dodo on Earth. Recently discovered
fast asleep in a burrow on the island of Mauritius. Old Barrie.


During the painting process. Very enjoyable fun :)

Wednesday, 2 September 2015





An illustration based on the title; WORK. As you can see, it's a cloudy rainy
bus stop scene.. What is the reality is this: Monday morning and these commuters
are not at all happy, especially one in particular! Can you spot him?  


Original sketch ready to start painting.


Painting the scene in Gouache paint, Because that's what I use :)


Wednesday, 26 August 2015

 
 
An illustration based on the topic of People. This week's theme in Illustration Friday.

Saturday, 22 August 2015

 
What you see here is a couple of Mental Jellyfish. Jellyfish are fun
because I just wanted to play with some paint for the first time in 120 years.
I'm slowly working my way back into feeling again. = Therapy.

 
"Jelly" Fish

Monday, 20 October 2014

 
A recent piece of work by me Called; Love my Kite. Hanging on a perfectly colour co-ordinated room, of a pleased buyer... Well, Bought as a gift for a youngster, - "who I hope enjoys it very much." :)

 
Made for the wall I would say. Very pleased, it's the perfect spot ^^ I hope it brings a smile to whoever looks upon it. Bless you.

Wednesday, 6 August 2014


A illustration done for a friend. There is a bit of an "in-joke" in this between us, But fun all the same. I Might just do some more illustrations of this Mammoth, I think he as many stories to tell.!


Sketching "thumbnail" ideas in Notebook. :)

Monday, 31 March 2014

"STAGOSAURUS." - Painted in Gouache.
 
 Line drawing for Stagosaurus, before the painting process. 

I Change from children's illustration, mostly because sometimes I like to explore more and challenge myself a little more. Just personal and practice working with detail.

 Line drawing  before Paint. Gouache.