Taken from Disney: finished

Sometimes all it takes is a bit of Disney to bring a smile to your face.  I don’t care how old I am

Taken from Disney

A work in progress…

Dragon

The little boy who I drew the turtle for has a friend who asked for a dragon.  Here he is

Flowers in Mauve

After I had shown a friend my Purple Flowers painting they asked if I could do something for them but in more of a Mauve… I think this is Mauve?  Either way, they liked it; turns out it was an anniversary present for his wife

I got carried away with this one and didn’t take a break; I now have a really sore shoulder from hunching over it (I tend to crawl around my canvas rather then using an easel throughout)… totally worth it though due to the sentiment behind it

Christmas Wonder

For ages I sat back and thought of a lovely Christmas scene to sketch.  I wandered around shops, felt cheer from Christmas trees, listened to my Christmas playlist and got the old Christmas DVD’s out; I also sought inspiration from the images on Christmas cards.  Whilst they were all so lovely and joyful and so wonderfully festive, I still didn’t sketch them.

Then I saw an image of a small child with the expression that all young children have at Christmas, that we all once had, the wonder, the surprise, the curiosity, the pure amazement of the magic before us; everything from sparkly baubles, fairy lights, snow flakes to empty boxes and pretty paper caused us excitement and caused a bubble of excitement deep within to burst.

Christmas means many different things to many different people, a time of forgiveness and joy.  A time of perpetual hope… Tis the season to be Jolly!  It’s a Holy Night.  A peaceful night.  It’s a time to show love and kindness.  A time for giving.  A time for making someone smile and spreading the joy.  And of course, it’s for the children…

… Including us big ones

Merry Christmas x

Just to share: an Enchanting Evening

Me and a friend visited an Enchanted Woodland a few weeks ago.  It was so beautiful…

… and so colourful!

There were hidden gems everywhere.  This little door beneath an old tree was one of my favourites.  Many people wandered past without even noticing it which, to me, added to the magic; like I was part of the secret

The deeper you went into the woods, the more you discovered…

… like the picnic area.  Such a truly magical place!

I wish I could have taken the child me along with adult me, she would have adored it… I probably wouldn’t have been able to drag her away though; the adult me just about made the exit I’m not a photographer, the images were taken on a standard digital camera so really I have not done the woodland justice.  I’m just a daydreamer (and a drawer) who wanted to share something beautiful at this magical time of year.  Hope you enjoy them and that they take you somewhere amazing