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Daphne Bennett

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  • Thoughts before turing 37

    Thoughts before turing 37

    In 3 days it will be my birthday. I will be 3 36 has been a strange year. I have never done so much in a year, I think. I have started a Substack last year, before I started working, and a website/blog a couple of years ago, then I ran away and have hardly…

    Daphne Bennett

    October 6, 2024
    Uncategorized
    career, education, jobs, leadership, mental-health
  • Week 5 and 6 of Coloriombo

    Week 5 and 6 of Coloriombo

    Time flies! Este Macleod’s palette is inspired by Barbara Nissim. Not the style or colours that I normally would pick so it has been a bit of a challenge. Especially page two. I do like page one though, it’s a murmuration of Starlings that my sis-in-law and I witnessed after we went to watch the…

    Daphne Bennett

    February 20, 2023
    diary, journaling, weekly roundup
    artwork, drawing, drawing my days, gouache, illustration, love, motherhood, sketchbook, sketchbook art, watercolour
  • Week 4 of Colorcombo

    Week 4 of Colorcombo

    The 4th week of Colorcombo is inspired by Leon Spilliaert. On one hand I am glad I have done 4 weeks of journaling. It takes up a considerable amount of time. This week the colour is very cold and sad. It’s a fun thing to do but I am not sure if I really like…

    Daphne Bennett

    February 2, 2023
    diary, illustration, journaling, motherhood
    illustration, motherhood
  • End of January

    End of January

    I just can’t procrastinate any further. Now we have reached the end of the month and I still haven’t posted any updates. I am still finding my voice, the middle ground between being friendly and honest but refrain myself from oversharing. I don’t know I should write in English or Chinese, in written Chinese or…

    Daphne Bennett

    January 31, 2023
    diary, journaling, life lessons, updates, weekly roundup
    art, artist, diary, journal, journaling, motherhood, new year resolution, newadventure, paint your day, parenting, pencil, pencil colours, pencil sketch
  • Happy new year, another year.

    Happy new year, another year.

    First day of the year. This is the first time for a while I am alone in the house without my kiddies so I am going to write a quick post before they come back. It has been a very busy year for us. We have decided to move back to Darlington, put the house…

    Daphne Bennett

    January 1, 2023
    diary, illustration, motherhood
    artwork, Christmas, drawing, illustration, love, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, watercolour
  • So another half a year gone

    So another half a year gone

    More than half a year has gone. Ya we moved from Scotland to Darlo. That alone kept me very busy last few months. I haven’t got a childminder and Juno isn’t in nursery yet. So I haven’t had time to update website etc. Apart from housework and baby duties, I have also been busy making…

    Daphne Bennett

    December 1, 2022
    diary, illustration, motherhood
    artwork, drawing, gouache, illustration, motherhood, parenting, pencil colours, watercolour
  • What to do now? (weekly roundup)

    What to do now? (weekly roundup)

    I have been cutting down my time on instagram and Facebook. Deleted the apps and only check when there’s a couple specific things to look up. Am I happier? I don’t know, but the urge to post daily and check if anyone like or comment my posts are gone. Less likely to check on comments…

    Daphne Bennett

    June 18, 2022
    diary, illustration, Uncategorized, weekly roundup
    artwork, illustration, motherhood, parenthood, watercolour
  • Shopping with toddler.

    Shopping with toddler.

    I have used my new ultramarine Rawlinsonend.com and the watercolour paint from artful watercolour box in these two drawings. This is how we normally go out. As we are living in a hilly area, and pushing the buggy uphill kills my shoulders, I usually only take my sling to go out with Juno. She loves…

    Daphne Bennett

    June 11, 2022
    diary, illustration, motherhood
    artwork, babywearing, clingy baby, drawing, illustration, love, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, rawlinsonendwatercolour, watercolour
  • Getting dressed and other chores (weekly round up)

    Getting dressed and other chores (weekly round up)

    The days are very long. Kids get up early and not able to go to sleep until 10. And the younger one hasn’t slept enough. She is grumpy all day, every day, until evening. All day I have been so busy I rarely have time to sit down. Yet I am insanely bored. Last night…

    Daphne Bennett

    June 10, 2022
    diary, illustration, motherhood, updates, weekly roundup
    art, art material review, artist, artwork, blogging, diary, drawings, illustration, motherhood, parenthood, sketchbook, sketches, sketching childhood, toddler life, toddler tantrums, visual diary, watercolours
  • The Boy and the dog

    The Boy and the dog

    A little practice. Drawing from photo of son when he was 5 and the dog when it was still a pup. Lazy day, Juno’s nap was brief.

    Daphne Bennett

    June 2, 2022
    diary, illustration, little man, motherhood
    artwork, dog, drawing, illustration, parenthood, watercolour
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