Here are some sketches I make with different lead and coloured pencils in the evenings, when I just sit and play with ideas and see where they lead – if anywhere.  Just ‘muckin’abart’ really!

At first, when I started painting again, I was just re-familiarising myself with some media

and faces

Later, I tried timing myself to see what happened if I didn’t get stuck in detail

This ten minute sketch stretched to twenty minutes……

For some reason I spent an hour playing around with perky birds…

I’m not particularly good at birds and animals – but these were good enough to make me have a shot at Siddy last night – he doesn’t stay still long enough for me to get it really right – but I’ll keep going………

Someone else inspired me to play with modern day flower fairies….. the circled bits indicate I like that idea and want to take it further…….

I really like this one, the one that I’ve coloured – but she hasn’t gone any further yet:

The first one made it onto an art journal page

While the page was a bit of a wash out  – hence the lake and swans appearing – the fairy herself is great fun.  I like a fairy with attitude!

It’s coming along.  I’ve got several art journal pages to show you next time – I feel like I’m getting near ready to start work on canvas again…….

Thanks for coming by today, I love that you did!