Illustration Friday: Water

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This week's word for Illustration Friday is 'water'.

 I tend to have areas of blue in some of my paintings that end up as a river or the sea and the one above illustrates just that. It started with a base of acrylic paint and when that was dry I added the details with a dip pen and some ink.

In the tradition of my last couple of posts, here are some more sketchbook pages, each very different to the next but all of them drawn without planning or forethought...


I've discovered a white gel pen that can draw on top of opaque colour, I'm sure to wear it out soon!

There's that flying girl again.


I don't have any pets to draw from, so dog owners please forgive any errors in anatomy here. I do however know what a cup of tea looks like and did this from memory. ;)
So if you excuse me, I'm off to drink mine.
Bye for now!

Comments

rachel awes said…
looooove your water!!!
in all of it...
ADORE! xoxox
13 October 2012 at 13:25
martinealison said…
Quelle belle surprise avec cette publication... Je me suis régalée!
J'aime particulièrement cette petite fille qui s'envole avec les petits oiseaux sur ses cheveux...
Des couleurs rayonnantes.
Gros bisous
13 October 2012 at 17:59
Young at Heart said…
sooooooo love your drawings!!
13 October 2012 at 18:33
Dear Fireflies said…
I'm loving this color fiesta! I'd plunge into your painted sea any day! :)
13 October 2012 at 21:02
Carol said…
Such a feast of colour and happiness, Jess, Love your flying lady and i could envisage 'water' as a quilt design.
Hope you are having a good weekend.
Carol xx
13 October 2012 at 23:24
Introverted Art said…
Jess your little pooch is pure joy. He has the cutest face.
14 October 2012 at 00:30
Tammie Lee said…
so wonderful to see each piece, so cheerful and overflowing with joy.
14 October 2012 at 02:07
Kyra Wilson said…
Love the flying girl! :)
14 October 2012 at 13:04
Jess said…
Thankyou kind people. :) xx
14 October 2012 at 14:44
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