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Frozen self

Red Eyes

Watercolour in Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook.

News of the week

Brush markers and watercolour in untitled sketchbook.

Bed swap

Some blue watercolour paint bled into the face from another page in the sketchbook...

Ink pen, brush marker and watercolour in untitled sketchbook.

'Bye

Ink pen, brush marker and watercolour in untitled sketchbook.

30 October

Black ink pen, brush markers and watercolours in untitled sketchbook.

All lost

The weather has been relentlessly melancholy, good for holing up at home, drawing from photographs taken a few years ago.

Brush marker and watercolour in Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook.

Nap

Pencil and watercolour in large sketchbook

The pain of others

Marker pen in small Moleskine sketchbook.

Ink pen and brush markers in small Moleskine sketchbook.

My husband trying in vain to manage chronic migraine. It's hard to be a bystander of the pain of others, not knowing what to do. In the first spread, I used the pages in vertical orientation for an initial drawing, and then I changed my mind.

Cuddle (take 2)

Brush markers in Moleskine sketchbook, and pencil on the last page.


I was inspired by the mutual embrace the other day. Fátima scoops Possum up, and Possum just stays put, like a fur doll, very funny. Drew these from photos I took - you can see that, especially in the first spread. There's a quality of abstraction you get when drawing from photos that is usually absent (at least for me) when drawing from direct observation. 

Cuddle

Brush markers and watercolour in Windsor and Newton sketchbook.


Possum adores my friend Fátima (also a doggy person), who came to visit from Lisbon. It was dog on lap and ton sur ton of sunkissed hair on sunkissed fur. I messed up the scrawly sketch of Fátima's face, so got a bit of help from the camera!

Pain peak

Brush markers and ink in big sketchbook.

Birthday charms

Ink pen and watercolour in Windsor and Newton sketchbook

Ink pen and brush marker in small Moleskine sketchbook.

Bracelet in same position, same viewing angle, different sketchbook. I think I've made A. look too old... 

Lunch with friends

Pencil, pencil crayon and brush markers in Windsor and Newton sketchbook

Quick morning cuddle

Pencil in big sketchbook.

I think there won't be any more time to be at the computer today, we've got some friends coming from London for the rest of the bank holiday weekend. So a real quickie today.

One (Rosa) from a photo, two from tv

Pencil and pencil crayon in Moleskine sketchbook.

More of Pesach

All are pencil and pencil crayon in Moleskine sketchbook

Michael Portillo: Power to the People

Pencil, pencil crayon and watercolour in Moleskine sketchbook.

Pre-elections TV is hotting up. Watched Michael Portillo on people power: how the electorate might be given more of a say, starting with directly elected mayors to residents taking over their village shops.