W.I.P.

Hi all my arty, creative, blogging pals!  Remember last week I said I had two little piccies going on in my head?  And then on Monday my little snow queen was born?  Well, this morning I woke up and the other little girl, an angel, was there again in my head and this time she had someone with her.  I told Lovely Man about my angel and he said "Why don't you go sketch her now?"  BUT  I had promised yesterday that I would do everything I needed to get done and go x-country skiing with him this morning.  So I said "No" she would wait.  I could see her very clearly and she wasn't going anywhere soon.

So this evening, after the skiing, the facebooking, the family phone calls and the beef stew and dumplings I got out the sketch book.  I had taken a photo of one of our local horses last week, with the intention of trying a horse sketch, which I got up on my computer screen.  And then it just all sort of appeared on the paper, and you know?  I'm really excited!  For a change I REALLY like her (and him)!  So much so I couldn't resist sharing the progress so far. 

Now question is...do I play safe and use watercolor crayons and acrylic as I have been for the other two I have done?  OR...do I maybe dabble with the oils I bought?  OR shall I do a truly mixed media - watercolor background as before, textured wings, acrylics and then oils for the face?

Answers on a postcard please!  Alternatively post them in the comments LOL!

Kelly's Challenge

Ok so I got a bit sorta lazy this week.  Well no, not lazy, distracted maybe.  To get to the point I had grand ideas on something different and then realised that I didn't have what I needed to achieve it! I thought about plan B but that didn't seem as appealing as Plan A, and so I went off the boil a bit!  As I can't just pop to a shop for art supplies (I have to order and then hang about for about two weeks waiting for it to tour Canada before arriving in my mailbox) it means that I have disappointingly produced.......another pencil sketch!  However, I am actually quite pleased with it as it is but I am keen to stretch out of my comfort zone and do something different with it.  To that end I have made a promise to Kelly that I will get it done....soon!

From my last post, Marlene if you're reading this, here is the link to the paper article with my caricature as promised!  The Echo - Different Eh!