As mentioned before (I think), 2014 was a very unproductive year for me creatively, for many reasons too boring to go into. However, 2015 has been way better. I have been working on lots of new projects, ideas and concepts. Plus which, I have made some significant sales of original art this year, which is always a blessing.
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Aquarelle water colour paint and acrylic ink on water colour paper. This piece is loosely based on a traditional Kimono design that featured peonies and butterflies. I used the colours as a jumping off point, though kept the palette simpler. Available in my Society6 Shop as a print, iphone cover, tote bag and more.
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As I am supposed to be taking it easy after surgery, and slobbing around the house while my hubby looks after me and the urchin, I have been mostly painting, sketching and working on web design stuff. Here are some sketchbook pieces that I particularly liked. The top image are some ideas for more lino cutting and stamp carving, second one was drawn whilst watching The Rescuers and Star Trek with Orla, and the last one, well…my chair in the living room is next to my bookcases and my books, need I say more.
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I forgot to blog my Japanese painting. I finished it weeks ago and totally forgot to blog it. I did upload it to my Facebook page however, and then forgot about it. How silly, particularly as I really enjoyed painting this one.
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Comes in many forms and from many places. One of my artistic inspirations comes from a source that I have returned to many times and in fact has inspired me since I was a little girl, and that is the art and design of both Japan and China. I have been collecting Chinese and Japanese art, porcelain, and embroidered silks since I was a young girl. I visit the Chinese and Japanese permanent exhibitions at the V&A on a regular basis and have been doing so for years, and I own many, many books on the art of both cultures. So, it’s no surprise therefore that I would revisit those themes and motifs periodically.
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