New Series of Illustrations - Little Pig's Bliss

Little Pig's Bliss - The Smell of Hot Apple Pie

5x7 inches

Coloured pencil on drafting film.

This is the first in a series of illustrations I will be doing featuring Little Pig, a cheeky piglet who's greatest pleasure is gained from the simple things in life, whether it is winter's first snowflakes, or a long soak in a hot tub. I have closed off all my stores for a month, to take a breather and to work on a few ideas that have been brewing. I welcome any suggestions you might like to share :))

Latest Commission - Molly and Kyzak

Molly & Kyzak

8x10 inch

Coloured pencil on Matte Board

I had been wanting to try out a portrait using coloured pencils on matte board and had resorted to attempting another self portrait, which was rather demoralising, partly because I'm the least photogenic person out there, and partly because there are a hundred more wrinkles, sunspots and the skin has given way to gravity since I last did a self portrait - LOL. Fortunately, I was saved with the commission of this gorgeous pair of kids - far more enjoyable than trying to draw myself!!!

Step by step Tutorial - cat portrait

Fry

8x10 inches

Coloured pencils on Matte Board

This will be the subject of my fifth tutorial for the magazine Fine Art and Decorative Painting.
I have used this gorgeous reference photo before and used it again with the kind permission of Kaibara87 from Flickr Creative Commons. Some of you might recognise it from an earlier artwork entitled 'Turquoise Eyes" and it was because of this kitten's stunning eyes, that I decided to use it again for the tutorial.

Dee Dee and Go the Socceroos!!!

Dee Dee

8x10 inches

Coloured pencils on drafting film

Who could resist doing this commission and drawing those gorgeous, soulful eyes.

Am off to bed now, as the whole family (apart from me) is getting up at 4am to watch the Socceroos play Germany - go the Aussie Socceroos!!!! I wish them all the best, but love my sleep, and I'm sure I'll hear all about it from the rest of the family in the morning!!! We have a lovely long weekend this weekend and since 3 out of our 4 boys play soccer we have had soccer games to attend on each of the three days - that's enough sport for me - LOL (I hope I don't offend all you soccer lovers!!!)

Tiny Commission - Monty

Monty

2.5 x 3.5 inches

Coloured pencil on drafting film

I love doing these little mini commissions, they allow you to focus on fine details, without having to fill in large blocks of colour. It is always the detail in any drawing or painting that I enjoy the most. I offer commissions in a range of sizes, but funny enough the two most popular sizes are either this one or the 8x10 inch. This darling little face was a joy to draw!!!

New Commission - Ryker

Ryker

8x10 inch

Coloured pencil on drafting film

It never rains, but it pours. I have been inundated with orders over the last couple of weeks and am slowly catching up. I can go a couple of weeks with no orders at all, and then it often seems I'll get a string of orders within a day or two (not that I'm complaining!) The gorgeous colouring in Ryker's eyes and coat made this a most enjoyable commission.

Latest Commission - Harriet

Harriet

8x10 inch

Coloured pencil on drafting film

It has been a long while since I have been asked to do a horse portrait, and since I always welcome a new challenge, I really enjoyed drawing this beautiful horse.

On a different note, we recently had a tornedo hit one of our small coastal towns Lennox Head, and whilst it caused a lot of structural damage, thankfully no lives were lost. Tornedos are a fairly rare event, here in Australia. It hits home then, when listening to the news this morning, and hearing of the devastating twisters in the US in the last few days that have caused both loss of life and structural damage - what a challenge it must be to live with the constant threat of these tornoados all the time. My heart goes out to those who have lost either homes or loved ones, and hope that anyone reading my blog is not affected.