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Gorgeous new dress from @idodeclaredesign and my handknit vest from a pattern by Teti's Knit Garden.

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I have finally mounted one of my finished cross stitches 🤦🏻 Seems like the fate of most of my finished projects is to linger in a drawer. It's a bit messy, and no matter how much I washed or ironed, I could not remove the faint hoop marks. Right now deciding whether to cover the sides and back with fabric or some kind of frame. But still, better than nothing!

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Study of a rearing horse.

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Commemorating some of my summer holiday memories as sketches. Bush swimming!

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I haven't posted much on this account lately, have I? Honestly I spent my end of year break doing other things mostly, I did not dedicate a lot of time to art or craft. But one thing I did do toward the end of last year was learn to crochet! Now to be fair I learned only a handful of stitches, but it was enough to make some items. I used a bunch of leftover yarn to make these little baskets.

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Oil on canvas.

#portrait #painting #oil #drawing #art #figurepainting #traditionalart #colours #oilpainting

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Last two pages of my watercolour pad all done! It's taken me almost a year, and I'm so happy to now be able to crack open the new paper I bought months ago 😂

Top is based on a photo I saw somewhere online, bottom is based on a photo I took while walking recently. Kind of amazing how many different landscapes I've been able to paint with a simple triad of paint tubes.

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Wore my newly adjusted jacket out to buy a blåhaj

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It's been a while since I've felt like painting. Got to that uncomfortable plateau where I am pretty happy with some of the art I could produce, but also very aware of my shortcomings as a watercolourist. It's nice to try something again though. This is, I guess, now the second in a series based loosely on photos I've taken while out and about in my area.

Daniel Smith watercolours in Quinacridone Gold, Permanent Alizarin Crimson and Ultramarine Blue. Fabriano Artistico A5 hot pressed 140lb cotton paper.

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Handknits look so nice after their yearly shave, wash and reblock.

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Pretty chuffed by this chalk bag I made. Based on Leila Makes' Lil Bucky Bag. Also upcycled an old broken umbrella for the interior, so it's water resistant!

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Gäddtjärn, akvarell/watercolour, 17x12 cm

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Vine Charcoal sketches on news print

#charcoal #drawing #pastel #figure #art #figurativeart #newsprint

#figuredrawing #portrait #blackandwhite

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Recent bits and pieces from the sketchbook, first half of August 2024

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NEW PANTS

I went into a focus hole on Saturday and spent about 11 hours sewing these. My back and shoulders did not thank me (I need to learn ergonomic sewing).

It's nice to have an office wardrobe that is increasingly homemade. I like my casual style, but I enjoy expressing myself differently at work (and being able to say 'thanks I made it' whenever someone in the office comments).

Vintage Simplicity 4-hour pant pattern. Self-drafted button fly. Shirt is a mashup of several vintage patterns and some self-drafting.

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me and who ??

gouache on paper

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Some of the art I made during the printmaking workshop I did over the past few weeks.