Saturday 23 February 2013

If you castrated a Glow Worm, would it be delighted?

Ah happy Saturday friends!

Snowing here again unfortunately! Had to go out in it this morning to buy a canvas, came back looking like a snowman! Still, happy and warm now.

I finished my latest portrait today, a bit of a surprise one really of the lovely Dawn French. I'm not particularly a huge fan of hers (not that I dislike her or anything) but I stumbled across a photo of her and she just looked so pretty that I figured I had to draw her!

Anyway, here she is...




"Instead you got a babe with a bob cut and a magnificent bosom"



I may be taking a brief break from my portraits right now to do a painting based on my favourite song by The Smiths (random I know but I got the urge!) but once that is complete I shall be returning to my good old people capturing again!

Do enjoy the rest of your weekend folks!
Gem xxx

Tuesday 12 February 2013

It's a stud sir, and I don't mean the earring...

Hello hello, merry Tuesday all!

Well I was about to start doing a Jack Nicholson portrait last week but for some reason I couldn't force myself to get in to gear, so I kind of sat, and waited, and sat a bit more, and waited a bit more, but I just couldn't bring myself to start. BUT THEN! On Sunday night I suddenly felt the urge to start my James Buckley portrait (finally) and, having continuously put it off, I actually finished this portrait quicker than any other! So, here he is...



"A cow, it charged at me, so I had to knock it out. One punch."



Everyone probably knows James Buckley best as Jay Cartwright from The Inbetweeners, and who doesn't like The Inbetweeners right? Don't really know who to do next, was thinking about Morrissey since I seem to be listening to The Smiths a lot at the moment, but we'll see....

Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday all!
Gem xxx



P.S. Happy Valentine's day for Thursday!

P.P.S. I'm off work til Friday, wooooooooooo!

Monday 4 February 2013

Bring me sunshine....

Evening peoples! 
Hope everyone is having a happy Monday! The weather's awful here, people keep blowing away down the street!

Well I've done it again and not done the portrait I was going to do, but have in fact done another! Instead, I have done the lovely lovely lovely Morecambe and Wise, who are an absolute pleasure to look at while I drew them :)

Anyway, here they are - 


"Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love"


I don't think you can help but smile when you look at these two happy faces really can you? :) 

I'm not sure who I'm doing next so watch this space!

Enjoy the rest of your evening all! and if you live in the North East of England, don't go outside, the wind's lethal!
Gem xxx