Having a funk

I'm currently taking a class with Jane Davenport witch would normally get me exited and covered in paint but not so much. I feel like I'm forcing it at the moment and just making mud. Its probably because I am waiting on some test results and as much as i know it will be a fine part of me is still worried. 

Doing a lot of reading to take my mind off it. Maybe i should base my art on my book?

This is a quick page in my bod. Its all i could force out at the moment.

Square

We have finaly moved house and unpacked. Only problem is now im sick :(
However i have managed to get some work done . Im loving working on a square format. Not sure is this is a art journal page or a scrapbooking page . I love it. Thanks baby boy for helping mummy.

I'm back!!!

 I have been away for such a long time I started to feel like I can’t come back. I now to my own blog how messed up is that?

I started making deals with myself when I have made something that is really really really good then I can come back, but that’s just silly so I'm back now.

My baby boy was born on the 19/8/13 a little early and he was not very well for a little bit but now I have a happy healthy bundle of joy and I couldn’t love him more. I can never describe how much I love my son. 

I worked really hard copying a photo , I think it looks like him I'm so pleased with it. But then again who could draw/paint my baby boy and not make him super cute!

Yep that’s a sketch I did while he was breastfeeding sorry. 

I'm thinking of doing a art journal flip soon. have a full catch up on most things i have been doing art wise (not that much). Its not all baby related mush i promise.....

A family portrait and a few WIP.

So I still love the Kat McBride technique of painting faces. I have two to share I  think they are both still WIP. I'm don’t want to spoil them anymore.

Step away from the paint.

This girls hair got a bit out of control to say the least. Its meant to look like its blowing back in the wind, but instead it looks like she is a bit of a hairspray addict.  Needs work.

 

 

This is my attempt at a folk art angel, it was a clean-up back round form some gelli prints and originally I wanted the background to show threw the painting but it didn’t work out like that now she has random bits of colour on her face. Again needs more work.

 

And then there is this family as currently is (although I hope I'm not that big yet!) after I did the wedding picture last week I knew I wanted to paint us. I don’t this its as good as the first one but I do love it. Mummy Daddy and bump. Oh and in case you’re interested we found out we are having a boy!! Baby names needed!!

Pregnancy is a big thing.....

So I have been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately with the whole pregnancy. I feel like both other people and myself are second guessing everything I do or plan for this baby. That’s what this page is about.

It’s going to be a big change and it will be hard but I need to believe that I can do this.

It’s also my homework for Lifebook 2013 (still way behind) Unstumpification with Jane Davenport.  Your meant to use magazine images to copy from but the only magazines I had about where pregnancy ones.

I really like the way this turned out its not perfect by any means but it’s good for me.

Just scraping by.

Only having a few minutes here and there where I feel like I can do art. 5 to 10 minutes is better than nothing I suppose.

This is a class from life book  scales of light. In case you can’t tell that is a drawing of my baby in the corner based on ultrasound pictures (see last week). I don’t think this is ‘good’ but I love it. Was fun and I love that baby made it in to my art.

 

And this is just a 10 minute doodle in front of the TV. On tissue paper just some thing other then plain paper.  

The big secret revealed …..

Yeah so the big news is I'm pregnant with are first child. Bit of a shock but me and my husband couldn’t be happier.

This sometimes means that I get tired early in the evening and that’s why I haven’t been making much art. I have been told that I should stop being so sick and tired in the next few weeks so hopefully I will get back on top of things soon.

 

Here is my attempt a whimsy.  She’s painted on cheap drawing paper that caused a whole load of problems even after a healthy helping of gesso. Note to self stop being so cheap.