A Bear, Some Bees & Doggy Doo!

Day 187 of the Doodle Olympics - I thought I would have a break from posting small people doodles this week and go for something a little more eclectic, so here is a bear climbing a tree.

Day 188 of the Doodle Olympics - I had two images pop into my head as I was falling to sleep, so scribbled them down quickly in a notepad ready for redrawing. This was the first...

Day 189 of the Doodle Olympics - ... and this was the second... I don't know who they are.

Day 190 of the Doodle Olympics - We have been spending a fair bit of time walking alongside our local canal, and it is as though, as soon as the rain began to fall no one could be bothered to pick up their dog mess anymore. The fact is the rain doesn't wash it away very quickly, it is left there looking unsightly and ready for someone to walk in. It makes me very angry, shame on those dirty, disgusting, selfish dog walkers!

 Day 191 of the Doodle Olympics - Penguin on holiday.

Day 192 of the Doodle Olympics - I've also been doodling some ideas around the idea of flora, so here is a flower.

Day 193 of the Doodle Olympics - More flora.

Also this week... I have some more 'Kids in Costume' Paintings available on Society6

Found - Racing Cars

I've become quite partial to F1 recently and although I wasn't getting muddy at Silverstone at the weekend, I did watch the qualifying and the race on television (Yes, we got so much done :/), so this week all of the items I've found are related to racing cars. As usual they are all items available from artists and crafters in the UK and links to them can be found below. :)

Dinky collectable sports car rustic framed photograph by KettleOfFishDesigns

F1 Senna print typographic illustration by Sam Osborne

Michael Schumacher Ferrari F310 Limited Edition Signed Art Print by Tony Regan

Toy Cars 8 x 8" Print by Cassia Beck

Toy Race Car - Plush Race Car by Ana of Mysterious Cats

This Week... Pretty Presents & Chocolate Pancakes

This week... I spent some time with two of my favourite ladies and Gayley gave me my pretty bridesmaid present - super cute right? I spent a lazy Sunday with Fubby, I made us chocolate pancakes because that's just how we roll. I've spent A LOT of time, measuring squares, cutting out squares and folding squares into petals, eventually these will be, yes you guessed it, wedding flowers - folding paper is my whole life right now :) My ginger has suddenly put a spurt on. You may remember I had a bit of ginger in our kitchen that looked like it wanted to grow so I put it in a pot. Nothing happened for ages and I mean ages! I was on the verge of throwing it away as a lost cause, but then found, after rummaging around and prodding the soil a bit, a tiny green point coming through. It stayed the same tiny shoot for about three weeks, I thought it might be done, but then this, alright, it's still only small - but it is kind of huge too. I've also been organising, unfortunately I wasn't organising my own life (if only), I've been organising more titles to be sent out for review for UK Handmade.

Invasion Of The Small People

Day 180 of the Doodle Olympics - I have been playing around with kids in costumes... not literally, just drawing, and here is the dog costume. I've been painting the costumes freehand in acrylic, to start trying to get some painting practice in, you can see the result of the dog costume below.

Day 181 of the Doodle Olympics - So we are back with attempting to draw small people, I apologise if this goes on for a while. I plan to work on getting their proportions right, then I might try and get their eyes down, and if that goes well I might even try to make them look like the people they are supposed to look like :/

 Day 182 of the Doodle Olympics - Ooh look there, it is another small person... pointing...

 Day 183 of the Doodle Olympics - Small person with wonky eyes looking at something.

Day 184 of the Doodle Olympics - Small person in nappy (or diaper for any of my American friends). :)

Day 185 of the Doodle Olympics - Small person eating brains... no not really :) That is chocolate from an eclair around his mouth, not brains.

Day 186 of the Doodle Olympics - A quick doodle of something other than a small person, just in case it was getting a bit tedious. I'm a bit frustrated, I know I just need to practice, but it is hard to not to be doing as well as I've done before. I know, practice, practice, practice!

What else has been going on this week... As I mentioned above I've started painting freehand with acrylics. I think sometimes the temptation is to sketch everything first, to get it right before slapping the paint down, well I'm just slapping the paint down, and I'm really enjoying it. These guys below, can for now be found in my Society6 shop as prints, cards and phone skins, and there are a few more to follow!

Found - Rock-A-Bye Baby

I spent a lot of time hanging out with my friend and her baby last week, so this week's finds are all baby related. They all appear to revolve around animals too - I do love animal related goods! All items can be found online, from sellers located around the UK. Just click on the link to carry you off! :)

Food - A baby dragon: fine art limited edition print illustration from fantasy novel
Flight to Dragon Isle by Lucinda Hare

Wooden Blocks - animal mix and match by Julia Staite

Personalized Little Girl Name Painting Initial in Yellow by Fiona Carver

Two Fine Foxes - Onesie / Baby One Piece / Bodysuit / by Oliver Lake of iotaillustration

Baby sitting Bear 8x10 print by James Ward of jimbobart

A Initial Armadillo Baby Nursery Wall Art by Helen of Brightside

This Week... Puppies in Pushchairs, Hanging Out With A little Dude & Flowers From Afar

This week I was very excited at the car boot at seeing small dogs being pushed around in a pushchair - What is not to love? I spent a day hanging out with my friend and her little dude. We went for lunch at the Lion and Lamb Bistro in Farnham, love that little courtyard! Little dude Archie is just at the point where he is starting to smile, super cute! We had parcels from afar! The Philippines to be exact, I've never seen so many stamps in one place - there were some on the bottom too! So now we have a vintage suitcase full of wood shaving flowers, they are so pretty and I'm so pleased with them! They are available form Accents and Petals on Artfire.

Something That Looks A Bit Like Abraham Lincoln & Umbrellas

Day173 of the Doodle Olympics - Some doggy doodles.

Day 174 of the Doodle Olympics - This week has seen me obsessing over umbrellas. Not all of my umbrella shenanigans are here, but I do love an umbrella!

 Day 175 of the Doodle Olympics - Another umbrella...

Day 176 of the Doodle Olympics - ...and another. Here I was trying to go for a singing in the rain moment, but unfortunately the chap looks more Abraham Lincoln than Gene Kelly.

Day 177 of the Doodle Olympics - I would like to start doing more character drawing, but I know that if I ever want to be any good at it, first I need to master drawing people and understand anatomy etc much better. I've found out some old photos and I'm starting with children and all their odd proportions.

Day 178 of the Doodle Olympics - It is all quite odd, the slightest movement in line and a toddler can turn into an old person, and as for hands - don't talk to me about hands!

Day 179 of the Doodle Olympics - In fact, don't talk to me about feet either! ;)