Head in the Clouds

During the run up to my last exhibition I started to work on an image for the phrase head in the clouds. I had very specific idea of what I wanted and tried numerous times to get in down on paper. First time I perfected the face, but the body had a weird shoulder and the ink ran too much, next the cloud was good but dress was all off. So by the third try at a final draft I abandoned the image for the exhibition. 

In finding the three drawings again I began to work on them in Photoshop, layering the items that worked and deleting the wonky shoulder and hook nose (I had managed in one attempt). I love this way of working and I think the final image is pretty strong. 

Sometimes in seems a shame that it doesn’t exist as an original anymore but it will be a handsome print.

Forgotten Today I Feel Like... Exhibition

How did I forget to upload these?
I think I might have had some sort of blog/brain misfunction late last year where I truly forgot to upload so much work.

So in September I did a little exhibition titled Today I feel like ...
The idea was to try and illustrate the smilies and phrases people use to describe the way they feel or what they would like in that one day.

I had just been on my enhanced course at CSM and I was excited to challenge my representational skills (if that is even a thing) 

It's A Bad Hare Day

A Zombie

I'm Pulled In A Million Directions

A Big Bear Hug

I've Kissed Too Many Frogs

I Always Put My Big Foot In It

I've A Head Full Of Ideas

An Old Oak Tree

The Weight Of The World's On Me

 All of the images were produced with coloured inks onto cartridge paper and some were A2 in size. The photos were taken in a bit of a hurry as I had just finished all the works and was perparing to wrap them up for my display. Nothing like a bit of last minute madness to keep you on your toes, eh?

Bunny Girl

"Go Be A Bunny Girl" they said "You have the ears for it!"

It's hard to be a powder blue bunny in average rabbit warren. Her long legs and ability to stand and pose was something else that set her apart. Shunned for her glamour Suzy left and headed for the mansion.