Sweeping the Yard

Saturday Morning Football Practice

Pencil & black drawing pen
24cm x 15cm

I had to draw whilst out & about this morning, so waiting for my son's drama class to finish I drew the young kids & their parents etc playing Saturday morning footy.

I have posted this later than usual as we have had a very busy day. After a quick lunch we went off to our local village fete day & ended up there all afternoon! we are all exhausted but it has been a really lovely family day out.

Trees

Acrylic on Card

Another one done on the boot lid of my car this morning. I had to park under some pine trees and it was very windy, so I was bombed by pine needles, twigs & leaves. After battling against all that, this is what was produced. The trees were very tall pines that stood infront of my car with shrubs, bushes & small trees to the right of them. There was actually a fence running through them all, but it was a very ugly fence so I didn't put it in.

Subjective Reversal

Acrylic on Card

It's no.13 folks! Some days I find it very easy to paint, others are really tough! Today was one of those tough days, I have no clue as to where this idea came from. Blue ground, green sky & pink trees! A very strange lanscape of the imagination.

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The Canopy

Acrylic on card

I am not feeling my best today, however, I have made the effort as the 'show must go on' as they say! Today's piece is of a rainforest canopy. One of the shades of green I used has a slight metalic glimmer to it, I used this to make the leaves glow a little more, but it loses the shimmer a little on the web!

Summer Trees or (Go Fly a Kite)

Acrylic on card 19cm x 16cm

Although I am supposed to do each piece in the same place and at the same time each day, I have realised that it is an impossibility when you have a four year old to run around after. So, today I compromised.
I had to take my son to his theatre arts group which meets every saturday morning. So when I would normally be walking around the shops in Guildford High St, I took my project bag with me & worked on the flat surface of the boot lid of my car! So the time was the same, but today I had to change the venue. It was quite enjoyable working outside, but of course your acrylics dry more quickly!
Another beautiful sunny day and a warm 25 degrees.

Wide Open Spaces

Egg Tempera & Pen on card

I didn't feel very inspired this morning, although the weather is great again & all I had in my head was beach scenes! I decided though that a country scene was needed. It reminded me of hot summer days and country walks when I was a young girl, with insects buzzing about and long grasses tickling my legs.



I have used a medium that I am not familiar with - egg tempera - and then gone over with pen.