Friday 31 July 2009

Tom Judd, juddy marvelous!

I spend A LOT of time watching pugs on Youtube (it's an addiction) but occassionally I find something that is just makes me quiver with excitement. This is the case with Tom Judd's video's. Such beautiful hand drawn illustrations and a use of music in the one below.



This one is a bit sinister, but I'm a bit sinister, so it appeals to me!



Tom I love your stuff.

Suana Verelst, lovely lovely!

Oh my goodness me, I've just unearthed this link from my bookmarks and just had to share it because this lady just makes me weep tiny happy illustration tears of joy! Her name is Suana Verelst, I came across her flickr profile whilst researching a recent project.

Please have a look at her website, she uses mixed media and composition in a hauntingly beautiful way:

http://www.suanaverelst.com/


She makes me smile.

Wednesday 29 July 2009

Papa's birthday!

It was my darling dad's special day recently. He really likes my fishy sketches so I rustled him up a quickie as a birthday treat. Unfortunately the stretched paper I used made working with the paints a little more difficult that the loose canvas sheets I usually use for these images but it turned out ok in the end.

New Portfolio!

Outside cover, Inside cover, Inside cover: Part deux

I've been a bit slow getting off the ground with this but I have finally received my new portfolio. It came complete with a nice sturdy slander case and is lined with beautiful soft pink fabric. I was so pleased with it that it received at least ten minutes of petting and cooing before I was able to put it down....

I got it done at Thackray & Spink Bookbinders in Headingley. Highly recommended!