Author Archives: ditterydots

Hello! I was asked to create a special mermaid picture for a little girl’s 5th birthday. Here is a time lapse of the piece. I thoroughly enjoyed making this piece and was delighted to hear that she was delighted with it!

Hello! I have really been enjoying making lots of pictures of bee and flower hair ladies recently. I mainly use watercolour and inks. Here is my latest painting.

Hello! I have been playing around with hyperlapse videos after my other half bought me a stand! It is really interesting to watch back and see exactly how you paint. I tend to do a bit here and there. I uses watercolour and inkredible inks to create this A3 piece. Another painting I have createdContinue reading “Hyperlapse painting”

Hello! I have been working on a canvas which is a bit outside my comfort zone. I prefer to work on watercolour papers. I used a photograph of my daughter as inspiration and just went from there. I used acrylics (another medium that I find difficult to use) and created the face and dress. ThenContinue reading “Mixed media flower girl canvas”

Hello! So I have bought a new A3 size watercolour sketchbook. I was finding that my little square one is great for small drawings but I wanted more space to create and to try expand my pictures a little. In my small sketchbook I created this little sleepy mermaid with tangled seaweed hair. I usedContinue reading “Strawberry fields forever”

Hello! I have been working on a large canvas that has been inspired by another drawing I did. I wanted to create another version of this but with lots more flowers and using the indigo blue background as inspiration. I used a ordinary canvas from Hobbycraft and covered it with dark blue acrylic paint. IContinue reading “Flower girl 2.0”

Hello! I have been working in my watercolour sketchbook a lot recently. I’m finding it is helping to quiet my mind when everything is felling overwhelming and helps me to relax. So I just wanted to share a few of the pages I have created so far.

Hello! So recently I was given a sizzex machine for my birthday! Super exciting!! I have been paying around with it and creating a few pictures with it. I have these beautiful dies that cut out wildflowers. I am using ones by Tim Holtz and they are just so delicate and exactly what I wanted.Continue reading “Flower girl”

Hello! I haqve really been enjoying drawing this little sketch over and over and over! She just looks so lost in the moment and is really enjoying the breeze that is blowing her hair all over the place! I used acrylic, gouache and watercolour paint for this drawing. I also layered some real pressed flowersContinue reading “Enjoy the breeze…”

Hello! My daughter loves to go to our local pottery shop and paint an item and we normally go during the school holidays. Sadly our local shop has closed as the owners have decided to retire and enjoy spending more time with their grandchildren. However I came across this company Popolo Ceramico who have placesContinue reading “Ceramic Painting”