First ever self-portrait. Ta dah! I didn't have to worry about the client saying that it didn't look like them this time since I WAS my own client.

Urban

I know. It's corny. The theme was Urban.

One Big Story

This is my submission for afccsketch.Some of the items may be familiar to many, and some less so.The tiny elephant is inspired from Frederic Clement's beautifully written and illustrated book, The Merchant of Marvels, Peddlar of dreams.
                               "I also have a troop of elephants
                                all as small as specks of sand
                                who come trumpeting from time to time
                                 into my teacup."

The potion with the "drink me" label, is from Alice in Wonderland  and is reported to taste of cherry tarts, custard, pineapple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast.

The broken sign which reads "Trespasses Will" is Piglet's late grandfather's name, "Trespasses William".

Purple Crayon is Harold's, the Kiss belongs to Peter Pan and the Doorway leads to Aslan's kingdom, Narnia.

Sadly, I wasn't able to draw the hour-lilies from Michael Ende's wonderful book, Momo, which were said to have colours and scents that no words were able to describe.

have a great weekend ahead!

Easter

I was throwing a couple of ideas around. This wasnt one of them actually, but I thought it was a bit more original than bunny-eared cats.

I'm trying to blog a little more regularly but I'm really not into writing (which is a bit strange cos I used to want to be a writer. Of course, I also wanted to be a magician, a spy, a pastry chef and a zookeeper...)

Happy Easter Holiday everyone!

On the desk

Ellie Cat having a post-breakfast nap.
Buildings. I did that last night, and added in the hot air balloon the first thing this morning.
Score sheets to learn for Easter service.
Lovely cards by KT Wong. Isn't the envelope pretty?

I had some ideas to do an Easter painting but I think that I really need to work on my paintings for the AFCC submission.

And do remember, today is Maundy Thursday, the night of the Last Supper.

Papercutting

I don't think this is for me!

Illustration Friday - Eyeglass

My take on this week's illustration challenge, Eyeglass.