Bearly There...

Here is a little watercolour study of a bear cub that I started this week, thinking it would be a quick & easy way to de-stress.  Turns out it was a bit more difficult than I thought!  Still a great way to escape the daily trials and tribulations though.

Pair Of Pink Painted Peonies...

 This was a rather nice commission, a pair of small watercolour paintings.  I have to admit I struggled a bit - peonies have an awful lot of petals!

They turned out OK however, and it was quite a learning experience although I'll wait a while before tackling such flowers again!

Busy Summer...

 At the beginning of the summer I received a very sweet commission - to knit replicas of a couple and their rescue collie, Brogan.  I thought it would not take long...how wrong I was!  Work suddenly took a busy turn and I had to squeeze knitting these in to any spare time I had...which was not much.

 However, we got there in the end and the family is now complete, ready to go to their real counterparts.

Another commission, one of a pair of small watercolour flower paintings.

Work has really stacked up this year - not complaining, but I need to either give up sleep or take on an assistant!

Poppy

Just completed this portrait of a Chinese Crested Powderpuff dog, one of the sweetest commissions I have ever had!  This was a painting that flowed, I enjoyed it so much.  Derwent drawing pencils and Coloursoft pencils, with acrylic highlights, on pastel paper.

Next up - a pair of flower watercolours.