Jessie Lilac Blog

Hello again!  Sorry it's been a while, I've been without my laptop for the past few weeks and I can't work out how to post on Blogger using my tablet so as you can imagine, it's good to be back using a laptop again! So would you like to see what I've been doing? I've been making a doodle day in my art journal, doodling whatever happens to come out on the page. I never plan them, they surprise me as much as anyone with the imagery that comes out. Now is the time you might want to go and grab a cup of tea and come back here to settle down for a few minutes because there are quite a few I have to show you! 😁 These first few are done using my trusty Posca pens.       These are done in watercolour with the addition of black and white pens.(above pic and below) More watercolour with some black penwork. My other new favourites are my Tombow pens that you might remember me talking about in my last post.  They m...

I've had a very busy weekend with family and travelling so I'm sorry that my giveaway announcement is a little later than promised! Thankyou for all your lovely comments telling me which print you'd like to win. I'd love to send you all the print of your choice but there has to be one winner, and the name picked out of the hat is: Donna Maria Lynn  Well done Donna! As you can see I've been having more fun in my sketchbook with my new Tombow pens and Distress Crayons. The nibs of the crayons are quite thick, like a lipstick but I find they come into their own when used as a background. When they're dry, I like to draw with a black pen on top. The Tombow pens work very well on top of the background too. We had a long journey to make on Sunday so we decided to stop at Glastonbury for a break on the way home. It's been quite an action packed few days. My youngest son was flying back to Spain, my eldest son got engaged and we accepted an...

Hello, a very happy new year to you! 2016 was quite a year for many people and that includes me! I've moved house and then spent every day for many months working on it. I've also said a sad goodbye to 3 of my baby chicks as they went their separate ways seeking their fortunes. 2017 heralds a brand new start for me, I haven't posted here for ages as there just wasn't any time to do artwork let alone write a blogpost. It's good to be back in the bloggesphere even though I am aware that there might not actually be anyone out there reading this any more.😉 If you're out there, thankyou for visiting!   ♡  ♡  ♡ So would you like to see my newly spruced up website? Click here for the link if you'd like to visit the site and see it in all its glory. ;)  I was given some lovely gifts for my birthday and christmas. One of them was a set of  Distress Crayons. The page above from my sketchbook was first covered in a layer of gesso to give it some textu...