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Rose
This is my most recent drawing. Compared to others it was pretty quick. I’m trying to go back to having no backgrounds to speed up the time it takes to complete one piece, but I’m not sure if I like it as much as the mad tangles I usually make. In terms of making prints…
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Gentle Hibiscus
It’s been a hot dry summer, and it probably wasn’t the best time to plant new things in the garden. We had some bad energy neighbours move out from across the road so it was time to cut back our protective thick conifer hedges that hid us well (but also nearly reached power lines) and…
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February Flowers
Today I finished a piece that has taken a really long time to complete. Life has been a bit hectic so it was a slow pace the whole way with this drawing. I’ve already scanned it and put it in my Etsy shop (InkNature). I might be making prints out of it soon but for…
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Curse of Shadows
It’s been an exciting month, with the second book in the Amassia Series (by A.K. Wilder) coming out. The second book is titled Curse of Shadows. Exciting because I had the great opportunity to draw four additional chapter headers for this book to go with the original ones. Also because I am a huge fan…
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Camellia
It’s not often I draw or paint with pink, but I’m trying to not be so scared of soft colours that aren’t green, brown or grey. My last drawing was purple so I’ve already started a ‘feminine’ colour palette (probably terrible choice of description). Pinks and purples are sometimes tricky to work with for me.…
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Blue Potato Bush again
In bloom again and I couldn’t help myself. This time around I’ve drawn this plant with traditional medium and tools, watercolour and dip pen. It’s a bit darker than I was planning but that’s just the way it goes, sometimes it’s best to listen to the subject and not get too in-your-head about what it…
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September Lemons
I started this drawing in September and seriously misjudged how long it would take to finish. I didn’t factor in holidays or that I’d forget to pack my collage gear. Oops! As a nice piece of fate, where we are staying has two bountiful lemon trees so I had the real thing to draw from,…
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More Calendula
With a mass of new flowers growing on the plant outside, I didn’t feel too bad about making a handful of these calendulas sit in a vase to become the newest drawing matter. I’m not sure yet if they might have some ‘halo’ effects put on tomorrow, but incase I ruin the original drawing I…
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Calendula
I’m growing calendula in my garden at the moment, it’s throwing out some beautiful flowers. The colour is just amazing, you can’t help but feel happy when you look at them. It’s exactly what you need to see in Winter. My garden isn’t huge or fancy. In fact it looks like a mishmash of ideas,…