A new sketch and shop announcement!

Hi guys,

This week is going to be CRAZY as we prepare for our trip, I can't believe we are going to be on our way to Wales this time next week.

I wanted to let you know that as of tomorrow 22 June I shall be shutting my shop while I'm over seas and will reopen it mid August when we are settled back in. So if there is anything you have had your eye on you have until tomorrow to purchase it otherwise you will have to wait until I come back.

This sketch was one that I did in front of the tele yesterday, I would love to paint it but probably won't get a chance this week as we are frantically packing and getting ready for our trip! I hope to do quite a few sketches whilst on my trip and can't wait to be inspired!!! Yay!!!

Pencil drawing

This past week I seem to have been playing around with faces. I wasn't 100% happy with the eyes I had been doing as I felt they needed a bit more life so I've been experimenting over and over with different ideas and seem to be settling on these sorts of eyes. I'm much happier with how the eyes are turning out now.

Portrait of Rhys

Today I thought I'd add a portait I sketched a while ago in pencil of my eldest son Rhys. I did it from a photograph and it was of a picture taken when he was about two.

I'm quite proud of it. He's growing up fast so it's nice to have little things like this.

Mermaid

This is a quick pencil drawing I did of a mermaid. I seem to have found my feet with drawing my characters that are 'people'. I struggled for a while with them as they seemed to come out looking a bit posessed. But I realised that that I needed to simplify it a little and found it alot easier.
I think I'll try to do a painting of her this week as I can see her with a beautiful blue green tail........