I finally finished this coloured pencil drawing of a turaco - the bird was finished days ago, but the shrubbery took a long time! I'm very pleased with this, especially as it is my first foray into using Derwent Coloursoft pencils. I need to take a better photo in daylight...if we ever get any decent daylight...then this one will be up for sale.
Last night on Twitter I joined in the W.H. Smith Sketch Off - they gave us a photo and it was our job to sketch it by any means within an hour and a half. The photo was of Roald Dahl and was a lovely subject, plenty going on in that face! I managed to complete it in about an hour, despite having it on my lap and wrestling with the dog who also wanted to be on my lap. I think with teaching children on a regular basis and having to sketch all kinds of things at speed in order to show them what I am talking about has improved my own sketching skills immensely.
I received the February Art &Parcel package yesterday and was thrilled to see some Chinese brushes, ink &paper inside - can't wait to have a go!
Currently on the needles - this little beauty. LOVE this yarn!
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