This week I am working on a portrait of a beautiful spaniel called Beau using Derwent Drawing Pencils and it is a real pleasure. She's a lovely looking dog, the reference photos are fantastic and I have the time to draw, so it is all going well to date. In fact, when a drawing goes this well, I start to worry that it is not good enough because it is not causing enough problems! I have had one minor setback in that despite knowing for a couple of weeks now that I have to draw a black dog, I didn't think to check my pencils and discovered that I only have one very short black pencil left - oops! Organisation has never been my strong point. However, three new pencils are on their way and I think I can eke out what I have until they arrive.
It being half term, I am trying to cram as much into the time I have at home as I can. Monday was cleaning & drawing, yesterday was baking (and drawing!) With Halloween fast approaching, it's time to make pumpkin pie, spooky cupcakes, and hollow out the pumpkin ready for carving. I even made soup with the insides of the pumpkin. Since we went to Salem for Halloween a few times, my daughter has really taken to celebrating the day, so rather than the apathetic efforts of years gone by, I feel obliged to try and make it a bit more fun for her. Today is the day to carve the pumpkin - I'm trying to find a design that is spectacular to look at but involving as little work as possible...
While we are talking about Halloween and the time of year, would someone like to inform my strawberry plants? These were found in the garden yesterday and very tasty they were too!
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