Popsicolor App...

I downloaded the Popsicolor App, here are my first attempts. It turns your photos into watercolours. Thus proving I am on my way to becoming Crazy Catlady Crowley™, all my photos on my phone are of the cat. Hmmmm.

Sketching...

Sketches...

I'm doing a bit of a spring clean and have found countless sketch books, so I aim to start scanning and uploading them over the next week! These are from ideas that I am working up for a picture book.

La Tranche Sur Mer...

I went on a family holiday to France, here are a few shots of things that I found interesting!

Berlin...

I went to Berlin for the weekend at Easter. What an amazing city, I really regret not moving there in my 20's! We started off with a really informative walking tour, followed by lots of museums, art galleries, and of course the nightlife. Here are some pics that I took while there.

Study morning...

I recently went to a study morning in the National Gallery; Fables and Fairy Tales in Art. A little bit of blurb about it from their website:

"This Study Morning will enable visitors to enter the magical world of Fables and Fairy Tales and see some enchanting images created by artists, poets, storytellers & illustrators in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Guest speakers will explore the art historical and literary backgrounds, together with a focus on the illustrator-creator of some contemporary images of fairies and fantastic creatures. It will conclude with a guided tour of the display Fables and Fairy Tales."

It was a fasinating way to spend a Saturday morning, I got loads of great ideas and learned of some new illustrators that I didn't know much about at all, including Richard Doyle and Richard Dadd. It was a great way to pair the study morning with the exhibition. And of course to see the Harry Clarke illustrations again (there was an exhibition of his on a few years ago that I attended). I love his illustrations and stained glass windows so much.

Doughal from Father Ted...

My very talented flat mate Alan Eddie painted this picture as a Christmas present for his lady. I love it. Have asked for a Ron Burgundy version for our house, but no sign of it yet!