I have been going through my sketch pads and have found quite a few drawing and watercolours done while travelling. Like this one, from Luca, Italy. Some of them are not finished, or I didn’t plan very well and ran
Silly cartoons for promoting eyecare
The brief was to create some cartoon images that could be used by a group of optometrists. The theme we decided on was “isn’t it time you saw your optometrist?” with scenarios revolving around situations where an animal is mistaken
The agapanthus challenge
The challenge was to paint straight onto the paper with no preparatory pencil marks. Holy cow! Was I crazy? I was inspired by the wonderfully loose watercolour paintings of Jean Haines, but I discovered that I am way too detail
Goldfish brains!
Just to save my own sanity, I sincerely believe that goldfish brains can only hold about three seconds of data. The thought of those poor little piscene prisoners swimming around their bowls and tanks with even one thought in their
Waddle I do once I’ve quacked it?
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