Drawing, drawing, drawn!

I have been very productive in the last couple of weeks. I went out and got some good quality, thick, watercolour drawing paper and some black pens with different nib widths. I’ve opened up my tin of pencils and began building up my portfolio of illustrations.

At the moment I’m focusing on enjoying myself and drawing things that I like, things that I feel like drawing, and things that are crawling my mind but I also have a whole list of specific items/subjects I’d like to draw pending on the markets I’d like to get into. I’m using black permanent marker pen as outline, and then I render with water-soluble coloured pencils which I blend with water and a tiny sable brush – the colour really jumps out from the page.

I’ve got at least 10 pieces so far - here’s a sneak peek of my favourite three!

Illustration Friday - Breezy

I found this great website called Illustration Friday - its a weekly illustration challenge. A topic is posted every Friday and then artists and illustrators from anywhere have all week to come up with their own interpretation.

This week's topic was Breezy so here's my little drawing of a dandelion blowing in the breeze... I think its a great way to build up a body of work on the side.

Drift with me...

It’s all happening at my end of town in October! This year, I will be one of the participating artists at the Drift on Main Street Festival.

The Drift is an inclusive community event where local artists and businesses have teamed up to display art in cafes, restaurants, boutiques and galleries to celebrate art in the Main Street community.

I'm really proud to be a part of it and am impressed with the way the City of Vancouver supports local artists and communities.

For now, you can check out http://www.thedrift.ca/ to find out more about the festival and to see some great artwork featured on the profiles pages – I’ve just posted some of my most recent pieces.

So keep October 3 & 4th free and come and drift with me down Main Street!