Approx. 7″ in diameter.
Sakura ‘Glaze’ pen, Derwent Metallics and Coloursoft pencils, and Cosmic Shimmer Iridescent watercolour paints on black card.
Abstract
Mandala 23 Feb 2012
Approx. 7.25″ or 18 cm in diameter
Sakura pen outline. Derwent Metallics and Coloursoft pencils together with metallic watercolour paints provide the colour fill.
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NIcky’s Mandala
What to do when one has lost one’s voice … do the class homework to create a mandala for another person of course! (Yes, I know I’m going to end up having to do one for each of you my class…)
Approx. 6.5″/16cm in diameter.
Sakura Glaze outlines. Colour from Derwent metallic pencils and Derwent ‘Coloursoft’ pencils blended, with metallic paint highlights.
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Today’s abstract psychedelic crazy art is…
6.5″ x 9.25″ approx.
Sakura Glaze pen outline, various metallic pencils, paints and pens to fill in the design.
Totally lack inspiration for a title for this piece. Inspiration from observations of ammonites, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, formanifera, leaf skeletons, webs…and just my imagination and intuitive way of creating art. Turning black into glorious colour once again!
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For Sharon
24cm x 17cm (approx 9″ x 6.5″)
Sakura Glaze outline with various metallic pencils, pens and paints to colour on black card.
Done for a friend at work for her office – it’s been long promised!
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My Confused Heart
8″ x 4″ or 20cm x 10cm
Black technical drawing pen, watercolours and various metallic paints/pens.
The next in the “My Heart” series, which is accompanying me on the inner work I’m doing at the moment through meditation and also hypnosis (which is adjunct to me training as a hypnotherapist). I think they’re my current version of mandalas – though not worked ‘in the round’.
Confused certainly describes this one. I feel I’ve gone over the top with the sparkles and shimmers and ornamentation. There are places that are calmer, and they seem to be breaking through the more confused, busy places.
Of course, you may see other things in it.
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My scarred heart…
8″ x 5″. Inktense pencils with a water wash, fine black drawing pen and metallic watercolour pencils on watercolour paper.
Over the past couple of weeks or so, my emotions have been in a fair amount of turmoil, and this drawing has flowed out from my core. I finally settled down enough to complete it today. The turmoil has prevented me from settling to do much art lately, and I find my inspiration has gone somewhat. I know it will return, eventually, it always does. For now, however, I think it’s time for healing to occur in other ways, though art always has a part to play as a meditative activity.
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Searching for self-love
A teeny-tiny fussy little drawing at just 15cm x 15cm. It’s worked in black fine line pen, Zig Art and Graphic Twins with water wash provide the colours and iridescent gold water colour paint provides the highlights.
Just the thing to keep my slightly busy now I’m feeling on the mend.
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Rainy-day-Friday
It’s really raining heavily here at the moment. I love the sound of the rain, and the wind, while I’m cwtched up warmly at home. I went out around 8am to do my food shopping and was pleasantly surprised. I expected people to be at the local Tesco’s in their droves, but it was really quite quiet. Hurrah to that is all I can say! For a change, the process of shopping close to the bank holidays was relatively painless.
I finished the small piece of artwork above not long ago. It is just the thing to brighten up the gloomy day. It’s 17cm x 11cm and is worked in various media on white cartridge paper. There’s metallic gold on various parts, but it hasn’t shown up in the scanning.
I’m now officially way past bone tired and I suspect that after having another mug of tea and a bite to eat I may go and join the cat in bed.
Oh the joys of being on the winter break!
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Cornucopia 3
4″x8″ in size. Black Rotring pens, Derwent Inktense pencils with water wash and metallic gold watercolour paint on cold pressed watercolour paper.
This was completed while taking a break from reading/researching/note-taking/getting my head around the 2000 word essay I need to write for my hypnotherapist training course by next Saturday. I also need to transcribe my progressive muscle relaxation scripts too… as well as organise the people who’ve volunteered to be my guinea pigs during my training so that I can get some hours of practice logged.
The break was needed; as fascinating as the reading material is, as engrossed in it as I was, my brain was full, I’m still finding myself very tired after the tonsillitis this week and the upset tummy that I’ve had the last couple of days too. I will be retiring to bed as soon as I’ve finished wittering here!
Art is the Adventure 