Elephants

Time flies... I am busy with drawing lessons for children, 

and we have lots of fun drawing animals!

In class we also had to draw an animal in expressionistic colours 

to express feelings and emotions.

I chose the elephant, here you see a part of my painting:

Textile and craft fair

Inspiration from textile artists. A while ago I visited a Textile and Craft Fair, curious about old techniques and new techniques on weaving, different types of yarn and so on.

I saw this woman in traditional clothing, wearing a bonnet with dots and a lovely matching sweater.

Lots of embroidery and weaving, and I found some nice pieces of ribbon and cottonyarn. 

With the technique on this picture, the nice lace trimmings in red are made. 

In Dutch we call this technique "kantklossen".

ADAD 28: Last drawing

Okay, so last two drawings... 

The second one I have made into a painting. 

We are studying the works of the Dutch painter Leo Gestel 

(a nice exhibition of his paintings is now to be seen in the Singer Museum). 

He used a lot of different styles, one of which is pointillism. 

We were asked to make a painting in this style, inspired by his use of colours.

I have enjoyed this A Drawing a Day-project.

It is not always easy, I find it difficult to find subjects to draw.

But this pushes me to experiment and try drawing different things, 

and I experienced that drawing grows on me. The more I draw, the easier it gets.

And I also discover which style I like.

ADAD 27: Love for Italian shops

ADAD 26: bushcraft illustration

Combining the love for nature and art together!

ADAD 25: pumpkin and more

And a pumpkin and more veggies:

ADAD 24: food illustration

Inspired by an Italian cookbook with beautiful pictures,

I made this drawing with pen and watercolour: