illustration
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Sketchbook log
Hi guys. This is going to be a quick one. A few things that I am working on, or I shouldn’t be working on. It’s been really difficult this week and involves a lot of crying. She could be one minute very excited to go to the park, next minute have a meltdown and we… Continue reading
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My 3rd Artful box- Soft Pastel
By the end of last month I have received an email from Artful revealing the new artful box’s content: soft pastel. I am still quite happy to pay £35 for this edition although soft pastel wasn’t on the list of things I am going to buy. Bring it on, consumerism! About 6 years ago I… Continue reading
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Before bedtime
All join in! After dinner the kids were playing on the floor. I naively thought I could finally sit down and draw them quietly. But Juno stood up immediately and insisted drawing on my sketch book, then Bertie joins in to draw his sci-fi fantasy. So we sat together until bedtime. For the paint, I… Continue reading
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Rediscovering Colour Pencils
I have taken advantage of the Scrawlrbox and got some new Posca and Derwent Pencils. With the limited palette I started some super quick and simple drawings and I am quite happy with it. Recently I have rediscovered pencil colours, as they are clean and very versatile, and I can use them when I am… Continue reading
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One of the few things we have learnt as parents 1
This is one of the drawings I did when I was pregnant. I am sure there is no quicker way to grow up than being parents. In retrospective, my husband and I seem to have turned into two completely different people after having Bertie. Like every new parent, we had a lot of false assumptions… Continue reading
Daphne Bennett 