Chester and Binks

They love each other.

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Drawing

I'm trying to get back into drawing and sketching again. I've been thinking a lot about it but not doing it! I thought it might be a good idea to start occasionally drawing things that I don't really want to draw, partly because I find them hard to do. This is an example.

Distracted

Just thought I'd show this sweet pic of my three little friends - this is how they were sleeping last night.

I'm sorry I havent posted for so long - it's due to the major distraction of having to pack up a house to fit into a boat. We are moving back to our narrowboat in August and having accumulated stuff from my late parents, husband, his parents and some great aunts, It's a huge job to try and sort it all out. Being of a sentimental nature doesn't help either!
As a result I haven't done any drawing or painting recently - but I'm looking forward to resuming it when this is all done!

Self Portrait

I used Fisher 400 paper for this 14 x 10 inch self portrait. I started off with a watercolour underpainting, and used all sorts of pastels, pastel pencils, hard and soft pastels. Unison are my favourite soft pastels - they are so buttery and the colours so vivid.

Keeping it loose

For sketching I get inspired by Martin and
Ira

Portrait of a little dog

I've just completed this portrait as part of my 'Pet Portraits' course. It's from a photo I found online. I used Wallis paper and started off with an underpainting. I have to say, Wallis paper is so brilliant - it's definitely my favourite, which is unfortunate because you can't get it in the UK any more. You can get it shipped from the USA, but it's quite expensive.