Day 114: Wonder-Fox!

All that swea...I mean sewing payed of and I am really proud to present WONDER-FOX!! Like Wonder Woman just canine/feline (I always think of the fox as half-half animal).

I never buy expensive materials for my projects so this is a mix of one felt square, a scrap of velvet and a buttons from car boot sale. 

My worry is though, as charity shops are getting quite expensive, where am I going to source fabric next?

Day 82: fox in flowers

Thursdays are normally oil painting days for me but since the weather is so good that had to go on hold. Now you probably are thinking that I am having some time off, having tea in the garden, watching birds and the river...oh how mistaken you are..how I wish it was so. 

Nice weather means hard work on the boats. I have been scrubbing and painting for last three days hence i am exhausted. I spend two hours cramped in a tiny cabin so my legs hurt so badly now that I was contemplating throwing myself down the stairs this morning rather then having to take steps down :)

It's all good though, I am learning new skills and that is always a bonus in my book. 

For today I managed to scribble a fox...now i am going to thr.. I mean go downstairs for a cup of tea before bed..

Day 69: A really good drawing of fox cub:)

Well I was determined to come back with revenge on my own drawing. After the horse drawing disaster ( although people have been really kind to me about that one) here is a drawing I am really happy with. Instead of assaulting the paper with B pencils and smudging, I was following advice of an wildlife artist and drawing with H pencils from left to right so not to smudge, using a brush after eraser rather then hand to keep a crisp finish. Happy with that:)

Day 44: Fox and Bird on tissue paper

This is one of my doodles that happen mainly while waiting in a cafe for a cup of something nice. This is drawn in pen on a tissue paper as that was all that was available but I really like it. The plan is to make it into something but time is a premium at the moment so we'll see what happens...

Day 16: Feltie fox

A feltie fox today, back to foxes I'm afraid. My practice, at the moment, is to find simple designs and recreate them as one offs just to get my skills going. This is inspired by Savannah Caroll's design. Easy and cute.

Day 13: Rabbit's Cousin Fox

Thought that rabbit should have some company.