Motivation

Drawing and painting are things I haven't been doing nearly as much in the last two years. Studying and working has been eating away at my time and I haven't been doing what I love my most. Since finishing my semester I've begun working on my sketches again and it's been brilliant. 

My summer girl (above here) is one of my favourites. I actually drew her as part of my year.12 folio and every time I see her she reminds me of the hot days and numerous hours I spent in the art room, working on my folio, listening to Stephen Fry podgrams, and giggling with friends. 

Expression is something I really enjoy working on. It's difficult to achieve (for me) and so when I get it right, I get pretty excited. 

Sketches

Cassie Ainsworth from 'Skins' generation 1 is one of my favourite characters. I adore drawing her and this is one of my earlier sketches of her. Her big teeth, wispy hair, mismatched clothes and eerie eyes are brilliantly fun to draw.

The Magic of Carrie Hope Fletcher

A lovely youtuber/musician that I am a rather big fan of is one, Carrie Hope Fletcher. She has begun quite a beautiful campaign titled, 'things I'll never say'. It's a brilliant idea where people can send in anonymous confessions of things they'll never say to someone they care about, then Miss Fletcher draws a gorgeous illustration to go with it. This one is my favourite:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ItsWayPastMyBedTime

http://carriehopefletcher.com/

Hobbiton.

I went on a trip to New Zealand recently and visited the gorgeous 'Hobbiton' where the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' movies were filmed. It was incredibly beautiful and this is a picture of Bag End. To book tickets or read about the tour, you can go here: http://www.hobbitontours.com/

The sights are breathtaking, and you feel yourself enter into the incredible fantastical world that you experience in the books and films. If you ever have a chance to visit this place, I suggest you most definitely take it.

(The party tree)

Wrote a guest post for my lovely friend, Shannon's blog. All about the lovely Alice.

http://freedomtights.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/monday-guest-post-by-shannon-donovan/

Hermione

This is a painting/ drawing of what I imagine Hermione Granger to look like. She's a character I admire greatly and has always held a special place in my heart.

Drawing again.

I like to draw other people's characters in the way I interpret them, it helps me clarify my own.