My daily photo project went well, better than I could have hoped really. OK, so I didn’t quite manage a whole year of daily photos…*but* I did learn a lot and this little break has helped me refocus. The photos I did take, one for every day of this year until May 5th, can be…
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Day One:
I did it, I actually put up my first photo of 2014! You can see it by following this link: Flickr Thank you, take care x
Possible new project, maybe, probably…
I just re-discovered my Flickr account, it has been sat there for 4 years, all empty and lonely – poor thing! So, I guess I’d better learn how to use the site and put some photos up eh? Thinking of starting a year-long project, where I can post new things I discover, create and capture….
Makeover time
Hello there After hours of editing, I can finally share Espy Art’s new look, I do hope you like it: New Website! I’ve chosen to keep everything clean and simple, with a little artistic touch here and there – with more exciting things on their way soon! The old design was a little fiddly to…
Peace and quiet
As my life is pretty hectic at the moment, I enjoyed drawing this moment of silence and serenity. This design is based on my lurcher, such a lazy girl but I love her ^_^ Here she has stopped to take in the fresh air and sunshine, before sprinting off again to explore. As you can…
Puppy love
Look who’s back! I felt bad for the lack of art, so I made a brand new background for the blog, neat huh? You may notice this matches my website too, now everything ties in nicely. Anyway, enough about that, you’re here to see more new designs so I shall provide: This pup is loosely…
Kitty!
I like drawing cats, usually tall and skinny or short and plump. This particular kitty has a hint of ‘Snowbell’ (Stuart Little) and ‘Salem’ (Sabrina). It seems I am heavily influenced by childhood memories of TV and film. Or it might be because I still watch the same things now! As you can see, the eyes changed…
What am I up to? Where have I gone?
I realise that things have been pretty quiet on this blog lately. Truth is, I just haven’t been on many adventures, if any, and as a result have little to share with you. I could post pictures of the meals I eat, the view of the street from my studio window or tell you about…
Lost and found
As with most of my work, I start with nothing and gradually build up an idea. This is no exception, I began with a white square on the screen and a brown, charcoal-effect brush tip selected After scrubbing out a background, I let my pen flow until this gangly hound took shape. He is out…
Flower girl
I’ve been going back to some older drawings that I have scanned in over the years, to give them a makeover. These kind of designs can be tweaked and added to many times as my style develops. As soon as I drew this girl, a colour scheme sprang to mind – pastel lilacs, blues and pinks….
Three dimensional fire breather
Work in Progress: It seems I just can’t get enough of these mystical beasts, starting to wonder if I should go back to fluffy critters for a while, but not just yet 🙂 Working in 3D is my new favourite thing, getting to work with the virtual clay and mould it to create anything I…
Stone scales
Its good to be back, I missed being on here yesterday! Oriental dragons are so varied and intricate, this is my first in that style. Starting with a pencil drawing, I then added shading and highlights (using a white pen). As with most of my work, I continued working in Photoplus until I was happy…
Dreaming of dragons
Back in dragon mode tonight, I may well add more to this little guy but I need to rest my brain for now! I loved my little dragon doodle as it was, however I love to experiment so went ahead and tried out a different style anyway I gave him a ghostly look, with gentle moon…
Everybody wants to be a cat
I like to scan my pencil scribblings, then I can work over the top without losing the ‘charm’ of my original sketch. I then go over the outlines to make them clearer, before playing around with colours. What started life as a very small doodle, has evolved into the cat you see below! I think I…
Wild child
Here is a sneak peek at an idea for a possible series I am working on: I grew up with books, films and tv shows about humans transforming into animals, like ‘Woof!’ (a child who could turn himself into a dog, but it was a secret, shh!). Naturally I always wanted to have such a…
Sketchy pup
My dog is quite the poser, which is handy as I love to take photos of my handsome boy. You can see how this sketch built up, starting with a pale study and moving through darker shades until I had picked out his features nicely. This really is a quick study, I used a photo for…
A fine feathered fellow
Look at me go, two doodle posts in as many days! This youngster was a digital drawing, where I just let my pen flow in whichever direction felt right. First to appear was a pair of spindly legs, and a large watchful eye followed soon after. It came as no surprise to me really, I…
A doodle a day (I hope!)
As well as my usual designs that I am working on, it is my plan to share a different doodle every day. I say doodles, they will be (usually) quick sketches or made up ideas, sometimes a whole pageful So, this is the first page: A scruffy chap with no name, who sprang to mind…
Pictures, at last!
Well, its just not an art blog without the art is it? This is a self-portrait I did a little while ago, to try out a style I now enjoy using for lots of my art. It has a kind of paper cutout feel, while the spot of shading adds a 3D effect, which I…