Digital Delight

Been playing with some drawing apps in the last few days, and I managed to give one of our cats a complete makeover! Much needed I think, though I don't think she agrees with me somehow ...

Pepper, the Pop Art Cat

(Digital painting)

Created from a very ordinary photo of Miss Pepper, taken on my mobile phone, the pushed & prodded through some photo & drawing apps, using both phone & ipad.  amazing what you can do when you start to have a play with these things.  Apps used were Picsart, Draw & Sketch HD, & Procreate.

And here's the original photo

Fantail progress

Background well & truly underway, now time to start work on the fantail....

A Surprising Find......

Yesterday a friend mentioned to me that she'd seen my work for sale somewhere recently, but she couldn't remember where.  After half a minute of puzzling she remembered that it was at Harrowset Hall Emporium here in Dunedin, a lovely wee shop specialising in "shabby chic" homeware & linen. I was gobsmacked! I was even further gobsmacked to learn that the work in question was a set of three watercolours depicting different arrangements of pears, & painted by me several years ago.  I'd gotten them framed in hopes of selling them, had been hopelessly unsuccessful with that, and had finally given them away to the school fair a couple of years ago.  Could they really now be for sale at one of my favourite shops? I had to see this for myself....

So at lunchtime today I slunk into Harrowset to have a look.  Poked around for a bit, couldn't see them, though I did find plenty of other bits & pieces that I'd happily have taken home with me had I had any money! Did I mention I love this shop?.....anyway, I was about to give up and leave when I spotted them - my paintings! Tucked tastefully into a wee corner, amongst some scrummy cushions & nic nacs! I was so excited! When the owner asked me if I needed any help, I introduced myself, told her I had painted those paintings, and would she mind if I took a photo? She was lovely, very complimentary about my artistic skills, and perfectly happy for me to snap away... 

So here is the evidence - my work in actual proper shop!  

And here's what the shop looks like:

That's Harrowset Hall Emporium, Princes St, Dunedin.  Go there!!

It's a red wine & rain kind of evening

It's autumn here in the South, and it's raining cats & dogs outside; I've finished my (paid) work for the day, dinner is done dusted, the fire is on, and I can't think of anything better to do than snuggle down with a red wine, my pencils & my Autumn fantail.....
Better get on with it then!

Next project!

My next project is underway! Have felt an urge to draw a fantail for a while now, so finally getting it out of my system. Have started this piece using watercolor pencil on Bristol board.  Fantail & autumn leaves....

And now it's all finished!

...and I think it's a keeper! And after about 60 hours of work on it, it definitely should be a keeper. So I guess it's off to the framers with it!

"Grace"
Watercolour pencil & ink