3D project!

i have this papier mâché project going on in the studio, 

inspired by the Make Do Art workshop

and i am absolutely loving it! 

above is the beginning, the building of the shape and structure. 

they were meant to be little men but they are slowly morphing into birds...

for now ;) 

i've started the papier mâché building and now i'm waiting for them to dry 

before i can start painting them. 

at home

last year our house became an ever 

changing "art gallery". 

with the exhibition coming i had paintings lying 

everywhere, hanging here and there so i could 

"live" with them and make the changes needed. 

but now it's time to redecorate and settle things down.

i really wanted a reminder of my 365 faces challenge, 

so M and i carefully chose through the ones 

remaining and i had them mounted. 

 then last week we took on the labour of love 

of hanging them. 

(well i mostly watched and passed the tools :) )

they are between the entrance and the kitchen,

i pass them many, many times a day. 

 and that wall of little guys makes me ridiculously happy!

practice makes progress

my drawing practice is coming along... 

still not a strong enough habit

but i'm working on it.

after sunrise

my favourite time of day. 

happy easter, joyeuses pâques beautiful people! 

before sunrise

i am loving using my real camera again, 

there are moments a phone just can't capture. 

 early morning misty walk. 

new

i needed a new watercolour set

and i decided to splash a little 

 for a good quality one. 

oh and i added some inks too ;) 

i'd love to get better with watercolours, 

they are tricky but i've realised there is nothing worth

than trying to get a decent result out of

mediocre paint. 

plus this Sennelier set is just 

so incredibly smart looking, isn't it? 

the only "issue" is that the set is so handsome

that i'm too scared to start using it 

:) 

treat

we went on a little trip to the country for a few days. 

it was all a beautiful treat. 

after our incredibly hot summer 

it was extra special to get some cool and rainy weather. 

i took these photos on a late afternoon walk, 

dramatic sky before a thunderstorm. 

can you spot the big cloud bird above, in flight?