52-Week Illustration Challenge: Week 26

Week 26: San Francisco

For me San Francisco is the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, information technology companies like Cisco and the iconic houses on the tv shows Full House and Charmed.

See the 52-week Illustration Challenge page for more information about this art work that I have created.

Harmonious Circles

Today I attended my second Sylvia Marris art class.

We painted circles in harmonious colours using acrylic paper and paints plus I added in some watered down ink. We used stencils, pens with stamps, brushes and q-tips to assist in the design creation.

I loved exploring the different ways that circles can be used.

To see more about the creation of this artwork go to my Art Explorations page.

52-Week Illustration Challenge: Week 25

Week 25: Past

This week I had firm idea that I wanted to paint a pair of dinosaurs and when I sat to sketch the idea was already fully formed in my mind.

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Dinosaur Illustration Ready to Paint

Ready to begin painting the PAST theme illustration on a quiet Saturday night at home alone. With Guardians of the Galaxy 2 playing in the background - cranked up the sound a little bit.

To see complete illustration see here.

Developing Plot

Today post it notes help me develop my plot and identify the holes in my story.

See more about my process here.

52-Week Illustration Challenge: Week 24

Week 24: Multiculturalism

This week I wanted to show my Polish heritage. This illustration shows the national dress that my aunts, my little sister and I have all worn. My Polish grandparents arrived in Australia in 1950.

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Interviewing Characters that Count

After being inspired by the Cate Whittle workshop that I attended on the weekend I interviewed my new character, Lillian May Stewart, who is in year 5. (Note: Lilly's name might be changed as there are currently a few younger reader books whose main characters are named Lily.)

Now that I have interviewed Lillian May Stewart I have a much better understanding about her personality, likes, dislikes and how she reacts to situations. Lilly is beginning to become a believable character, not just some light weight, flimsy little girl.

To see more about this workshop go here.

52-Week Illustration Challenge: Week 23

Week 23: Texture

This week's illustration comes from the art class I did with Sylvia Marris.

Once I completed the piece I felt wow that has great texture so here is my whimsical painting. This is a style I'd really like to explore again the parring back to shape and line to create images.

See the 52-week Illustration Challenge page for more information about this art work that I have created.