Cat in Winter

She may not want to be outside as much in the cold and snow, but Jasper still needs to keep an eye on her territory.

Still Life

While we were away for a couple of days over the new year, I treated myself to a book by British watercolor artist Shirley Trevena, "Breaking the Rules of Watercolour" and was inspired to paint this. She's much looser in her treatment - something I aspire to - but I definitely learned a few things.
My New Year's resolution is to do some drawing every day, even if it's just a quick doodle, though I won't necessarily be posting all the results.

Cyclamen

It feels good to be painting again after some time off. These are blooming very prettily right now.

Merry Christmas to all

Cinderella illustrations

Illustration Friday - snow

This is actually part of a larger piece that I did for They Draw and Cook last year.

Here's the original recipe. I enjoyed trying out several variations before settling on this one.

Character Studies

Having just completed the PiBoIdMo challenge of coming up with 30 picture book ideas in 30 days, I'm now trying to actually write some stories and better visualize the characters. These come from a story about a cat called Oscar.

And if anyone is interested in seeing the other entries for the Tomie de Paola contest go to this site.