This month I decided to follow the prompts in the Doodlewash May Art (smile makers) Challenge. The first prompt (actually for yesterday, May 1) is ‘flowers’ – my sketch is of the neighbours balcony where they have a few flowers growing, plus a paper one. Although our balcony is heaving with plants I realised we don’t grow any.
Wed-2-May-2018
My daughter studying in the UK was thoughtful enough to send my wife a bunch of flowers in time for Mother’s Day – they are still just about alive…so I did a quick sketch of them one evening.
Sun-18-Mar-2018
Yesterday we attended my eldest daughters high school/IB graduation party. All the graduates were given bunches of flowers as well as certificates of course. It was a very nice evening – great to see all the kids so happy at having complete a grueling course. Proud parents!
We rarely have cut flowers in the house, so I had to draw them before they wilt.
Sat-27-May-2017
Here is a little sketch in ink and watercolour from late last night of the roses and chocolate kisses I bought for my wife on Valentine’s day.
Wed-15-Feb-2017
Here is another sketch at memorial park, where the parents of my wife are burried. We visited as it would have been my mother-in-laws birthday today. This is done in watercolour and ink – but it turned out a bit timid looking…maybe I should have concentrated on just one basket of flowers.
Sun-8-Jan-2017
Here is the vase of flowers the hotel kindly put on the glass coffee table – I was surprised because they look so perfect I thought they might be plastic! I did this sketch in watercolour, a UniBall pen and watercolour pencils.
This ink and watercolour drawing was done sitting on a bench at my friends house near Calne – a perfect and idyllic sunny spot in the morning. Another one for #WorldWatercolorMonth