I’m going to start this controversial subject off with a firm no! Unless you are directly tracing another artists work then it’s not cheating and shouldn’t be looked down upon. I came across this video last night of a woman putting down an artist and trying to prove they were tracing from an AI generatedContinue reading “Tracing – is it cheating?”
Beaver Cartoon
My next project is a beaver cartoon! I love beavers and think they’re so cute. We have them on the river near where I live and I’ve been lucky enough to spot them a few times. In fact this summer they even had kits! Drawing Process I started off by researching some pictures. It’s actually quiteContinue reading “Beaver Cartoon”
Thursday (mohuyoubi) 5th September
Konnichiwa! I am having a fun time in Japan. Last night I slept well. It was my first time in a traditional Japanese room -a futon on a tatami mat. It was awesome. We’re currently staying in an original edo era house. It even has the washi paper sliding doors. I love it. Our hostContinue reading “Thursday (mohuyoubi) 5th September”
4th September
Today has been a travelling day. We said goodbye to our hosts and set off to Shizouka city where I managed to collect a stamp. Unfortunately we were a little close to missing the train, the mountain roads were rather treacherous so Michael had to go slowly to avoid hitting another driver on a blindContinue reading “4th September “
3rd September
I started the day with an apple for breakfast. Fruit is a luxury here in Japan and hard to find so I was sure happy to find some. Then we drove to Kawanehoncho Village which was very traditionally Japanese. It had beautiful old houses and several shishi -odoshi which are meant to scare away bears,Continue reading “3rd September”
2nd September – Day 2
We checked out of our hotel at around 12pm and headed to Shinagawa station pausing for some egg sandos and onigiri on the way. I managed to order them using my basic Japanese and google translate. It’s very hard to get veggie food here which I expected, although 7:11 has a good range of veggieContinue reading “2nd September – Day 2”
Japan Adventures – Day 1
I slept in until 1pm! Think I’m recovering from the jet lag. Today I’m in Tokyo. I had a lovely time at the Mipig Micro pig Café Where we got lots of piggy cuddles in our private booth. They were so cute and well cared for. If we put them down they would jump straight backContinue reading “Japan Adventures – Day 1”
French bulldog and crocus
I started off with a piece of board which I coated with a coat of gesso. I wouldn’t normally use gesso for acrylic paint but the board was dirty so I thought it’d be good to put a base coat down so I could clearly see my linework when it was down. Had to waitContinue reading “French bulldog and crocus”
Making of Frog and Toadstool Appliqué
I’ve worked with children for many years and always love to encourage them to draw. I was inspired to do this piece by a doodle one of the kids came up with in these sessions. It was so cute that I thought it needs to be made into a finished piece! I started out drawingContinue reading “Making of Frog and Toadstool Appliqué “
Dreamland Craft Fair – 20th August
I had a lovely time at dreamland with city core creatives market yesterday meeting new people and talking about my art. I will have some new stock to add to the online store soon!