Jessie Lilac Blog

Here's this week's painting for Illustration Friday .  The word is ' Pink .' I used my pink Poscas on top of a watercolour background. Have a great weekend! xx

Here's my submission for this week's Illustration Friday . The word prompt is 'Crown'. I did this with my Posca pens on an acrylic background. Lions aren't something I've drawn very often so this was a little bit out of my comfort zone to begin with but the flowers were fun. Have a great week Jess xx

I often find my art influenced by the sea which might not be surprising as I live near the coast in Devon but since I can remember I've always loved stories about mermaids and selkies. I saw the film Miranda  starring Glynis Johns when I was very tiny and the memory of it has always remained with me. When I'm near a rocky coastline I always imagine what it must be like to live nestled in a rock pool and to escape into the secret underwater world just like Glynis Johns! Does anyone remember Aqua Marina from the children's TV series  Stingray ? I have a very faded memory of her but I do remember that for me it was the best part of the show. I've just looked it up on Youtube and it's nothing like how I remember but something about it must have stayed with me even at that very young age. Anyway, years later I watched film 1984 film  Splash with Daryl Hannah as the mermaid. I loved how she had to learn about living in the human world and learnt how to