chasing shadows

This one was interesting. I sat down at my desk, and noticed the shadow of the flowers on the page - upside down - so I just painted in the outline. Very quickly - the shadow was moving fast across the page! Then flipped it up the right way and filled in some details. Might have to see what other shadows I can find ...

the lilies are open

opening lilies

gerberas and lily buds

gerberas

more sunflowers

This one is updated from yesterday:

And this one is new:

sunflower

eucalyptus leaves

drawing with pastels

I went to a friend's home for a craft morning today - a chance to chat and work on any sort of portable creative projects we happen to have going. While the others knitted, crocheted and cross-stitched, I drew - this time with a set of pastels I haven't opened in years. And it was fun :) And messy :) And forced me to work quickly and without fussiness, which is something I'm concentrating on.

This was the result:

roman and saxon side-by-side

dover castle

map

giraffe

peacock

koi, japanese gardens, cowra

Floriade

Tortoise

London skyline: St Paul's from the Tate Modern

Pears

Charcoal: boy