A little bird told me

I've been playing around with a bird sketch to add to the block 'library' for totes amaze bags...thinking of totally tweet bags...made a drypoint print as well...here's the proofs. Loving the green foliage, gives some depth to the bird.

Chip off the old block

This weekend has mostly been about printing tote bags. My daughter and I need to make and sell craft items to raise money for a guide trip she's doing in 2015... tote bags seemed a good idea. I want to call them 'Totes Amaze Bags' but apparently I'm not allowed.

Robot love and dogs

I've listed these paintings on Folksy...

Purple dog - acrylic on canvas 

We have a lovely old greyhound who is officially 'blue'. He's often the inspiration for drawings. I thought he would appreciate being represented as a purple hound!

Robot love - acrylic on canvas 

I was making some decorations for a friends little boy and drew this robot for him, I thought it would make a lovely illustrative painting for a robot enthusiast

Yellow dog - acrylic on canvas

This is inspired by a drawing of our little dog Molly. She is often sniffing for exciting smells - when she's not dashing around that is! She is pale cream in colour and the yellow exaggerates her natural colouring and tendency to stand out against the background.

Who let the dogs in?

I need to make a painting of a Jack Russell terrier for a friend… I do a kooky drawing, love this, I make a start on the painting...it's a little ruff (excuse the pun) but has promise. I appear to be stuck in a dog drawing phase - could be worse!

Skater

When I was a student I made a pencil drawing inspired by a wood engraving by Agnes Miller Parker "Down the River" and used it as a Christmas Card for my Father. Recently, whilst clearing out his possessions, I found the card, kept with all of my letters and the photographs I'd sent over the years. I remembered what a lovely image it was. Using my drawing I've created the print "Skater" trying to capture the simplicity of my pencil line, using linocut to refer back to the original process of wood engraving.

Greetings All

I've had a series of greetings cards printed. Available form my Folksy Store:

folksy.com/shops/rachelmcw

Very professionally printed by Redcliffe Imaging Ltd

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

We have had a couple of occasions recently to be beside the seaside, always a good time to have a sketchbook on hand. I love the whiteness and cleanness of seagulls, hopefully captured in my simple sketch. 

Our dog Molly, when at the seaside for the first time, ran around for about three hours tirelessly running running running. She's fairly sand coloured and blended well with her surroundings.