Badger, Badger, Badger... No mushroom

I've been busy completing a commission for a family portrait which has been lots of fun. I will be able to share it soon once it's been given as a present!

It was lovely to hand over the finished work as the person who commissioned it was over the moon. Always a good feeling! 

I'm currently working on some prints for my shop but in the meantime here's some sketches and sneak peaks!

I may have been watching the Brothers Grimm film again. I do love it!

I shall be working on a pirate picture once I finish the current piece.

These littl firey chaps turned up in my sketchbook. As did a few squirrels!

A cheeky fairy

This piece came about while watching the Brothers Grimm. The pose of the bear was inspired by one of the character in the film.

 

I liked the sketch so much I've decided to make it into a larger piece and here it is on my lightbox.

I do like a good colour swatch!

Here's a peak at the inked up bear:

Here's a peak at the badger!

After drawing the badger I was reminded of the Badger, Badger, Badger, Mushroom song (by Weebl - I'm sure you can find it on YouTube as I did) which I then showed to Chickpea who thinks it's hilarious. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Teri

Round up 31st August 2014

I'm running a bit late with this one. Chickpea starts school this week so it's been busy! All very exciting though.

Anyway, here's some sketchbook work from me:

@Daily__Doodle (Twitter) topic of Dinosaur as we say goodbye to another screen icon in Sir Richard Attenborough. 

Working out what different ages look like:

Sketching some different faces (other than Chickpea):

Some ideas:

A random elephant:

Cinderella characters:

Fairy Godmother

Cinderella

Prince Charming

Horse and Carriage

Chickpea:

This is my favourite

Thanks for stopping to look at my blog. I hope you liked what you saw.

Have a great week,

Teri.

Weekly Round Up 21st June

It's been a busy week as usual. I'm pulling together the work I've been doing for a particular piece. I have managed a few Daily Doodles too.

All the pictures below are from my sketchbook and photographed badly with my phone!

Sneaky Peek at the large piece I'm working on:

This little character appeared in my sketchbook this week - Grumpy Squirrel:

Daily Doodle topic - Spot the Dog (Eric Hill the creator of Spot passed away recently), mine's an outtake from the books:

I also had a morning a bit like this:

Another Daily Doodle - Boy and a Cardboard Box. Paper plates are the way to go:

There was a bluebell fairy who wished everyone a good Friday:

Friday's Daily Doodle was Caterpillar Girl. I managed to get some colour on this one:

Finally Grumpy Squirrel has been doing interpretive dance across my sketchbook:

I have the feeling I'm going to have to give grumpy squirrel a different name as he is likely to keep reappearing in my sketchbook! Any name suggestions for grumpy squirrel are welcome.

Daily Doodle Round Up 13th April

From my sketchbook:

This week's collection of Daily Doodle's (see Facebook and Twitter and join in the fun) topics:

Dancing Banana

Bad Fairy

Girl With A Pet Monster

Small Boy Big Hat

Elephantom (which is a wonderful book and now stage show)

Something A Little Different...

A picture I've just finished for a little girl's bedroom. I hope she likes it; especially as it is a picture of her! 

After drawing and drawing this picture it just seemed to work in this style. Most important was the hat and the little cloth the fairy is holding. I took the design from the picture of the original cloth I was sent and used it on the fairy's clothes.

Fairy Guinea Pigs

It's been a while but I've been busy with some large pieces of work. 

From my sketchbook: Fairy Guinea Pigs, and who's to say magic doesn't come out of their bottoms when they fly?