I made a decision at the beginning of the year to focus more on my illustration than my writing this year. It suddenly made sense that this is what I should be doing because it was art that was my first love when I was young. I am rekindling that passion. So far it has […]
Continue readingNew Year – New Projects
It’s a brand new year and a perfect time to feel refreshed and get stuck into some new projects. I have participated in #doodleadayjan and started an online writing and illustrating picture books course which I am throughly enjoying. I need prompts to make me work and this has been great for getting me to […]
Continue readingInktober 2018 continued (and a little cat obsessed)
Here are the next lot of my #inktober2018 drawings: As you can see, I really got into drawing my little cat character. I like to call him shadow cat. Day 22 was as far as I got but it inspired me to do other drawings which also included cats 🙂
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It has been a while since I have participated in a drawing challenge. 52 Week Drawing Challenge founded by Tania McCartney ended and I got a part-time job as an art teacher in a local primary school. My time has become limited for my own creativity but I felt a longing to get back into […]
Continue readingA Fun Day Out Illustration Competition
The results have come in for the New England Illustration Prize. Well done to the winners and everyone who entered! My illustration for the theme ‘A Fun Day Out,’ didn’t get selected but I am okay with that. Being a writer means you get used to rejections. I come away feeling that I am glad […]
Continue readingKIDLITVIC & CYA CONFERENCE 2017
So much has gone on in the past month I do not know how I managed to fit it all in on top of a brand new job. So this post will be a bit of a photo fest to try and include everything. First their was KIDLITVIC2017. If you haven’t attended this yearly festival […]
Continue readingSCBWIAuNZ Sketch & Scribble at Luna Park
Today I participated in SCBWI’s Sketch & Scribble event held at Luna Park. It was so much fun. Lots of chatter, catching up with fellow writers and illustrators amongst beautiful views. What more could you ask for? Well maybe Luna Park being open for starters! Yes, it was closed but that just added to the […]
Continue readingJan – March 52 Week Illustrations
It is already the 4th April. I have decided not to worry about deadlines for the illustrations this year but rather focus on participating, developing my drawing skills and exploring new styles and techniques. I have also decided not to worry about completing each theme. This year I am going to complete the ones that […]
Continue readingDecember – 52 Week Illustrations
I feel this year my motto might very well be: ‘Better Late Than Never.’ I hope this isn’t a sign of things to come. I have always been a punctual person, like half an hour early kind of punctual, but this year I have already missed the dates for 3/4 of the themes for this […]
Continue readingNovember – 52 week Illustration Challenge
Week 44: Spain – acrylic paints I really enjoyed painting this illustration of my flamenco dancing flamingoes. I based it on a similar one from last year’s challenge of some foxtrotting foxes here: Week 36 – Â 2015 Week 45: Zebra –Â acrylic paints Then I came up with the idea of a zip-lining zebra! I […]
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