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Illustrator photorealistic painting

Thatch drawn then coloured in Photoshop illustrator

Here is my latest work. It started life as a sketch of my husband Thatch while he was reading. I then painted it in Illustrator, using a Wacom tablet. I completed the painting over two days. I am very pleased

Posted in Chapters, Tutorials

I’m Back With a New Theme

Blue vase in pastel

It has been too long since my last post so I thought it was time to pick up my tools and begin again with a brand new theme. Lots of things have happened in the last 12 months, the best

Posted in Chapters

Molly the Cat – drawing in progress

Molly in pencil

With the deadline for my end of semester looming, I’ve been working on a poster that I’m trying to illustrate. I hadn’t intended it but this drawing of my former cat Molly will be a part of the final work.

Posted in Chapters

Wood Sprites

The three finished projects.

Someone asked me recently why I didn’t post more often and I really don’t have a suitable answer. I thought that perhaps I should change my we(blog) name from pontificates to procrastinates – but it’s already been done. So much

Posted in Chapters, Design, Inspiration

Balloons

Sunrise on balloons

Recently we rose before dawn and drove across town in the dark to a small patch of green in the middle of urban Richmond. I had heard that there would be a balloon launch to celebrate the first ever balloon

Posted in Chapters, Inspiration