Category Archives: General

Too hot for the studio

By elise | Published: November 19, 2009
So I’ve relocated downstairs to paint. One day I’ll have a nice air conditioner or at least well-paid polar bears waving ice cubes, but until then, there are some days you just don’t want to be up here. Tin roof and me caught between the sun and the hot air rising… There were people up here [...]
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Quick-draw – crusty pirate

By elise | Published: November 9, 2009
Here’s another Quick-draw. Oh I do enjoy these and I’m starting to get used to drawing without watching the page. I’ll upgrade it to HD when I work out how – the option didn’t seem to present itself this time. Do click the HQ button though for a better view. And you can turn off [...]
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Galleries

By elise | Published: November 2, 2009
I went in to the city on Friday to check out a show. Now, some of you will think that this would be a regular thing for an artist to do. Like film students go to cinemas and writers read books. Unfortunately not. I’m basically a tethered hermit-artist (more crab than monk – I’ll take [...]
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Mondoodle 26-10-09

By elise | Published: October 26, 2009
Painted at home and scanned on my new scanner. Oh so quick, so easy, so scanny! The joy of umbrellas. Is there anywhere they can’t take you? At home, 10.41pm Monday 26th October 2009
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Boots roughs

By elise | Published: October 25, 2009
I’m working on a new picture book called “My Boots in Season”. I’ve done the roughs and am ready to get going in the final art when I find out if the author and editor are  happy with the design and approach. Here’s one of the pages. I want to keep the final art almost as [...]
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making like a bee…

By elise | Published: October 24, 2009
No not buzzing off… Being busy. There’s so much on right now (although for once, no markets this weekend). I’m working like crazy to get Lots of things ready for Christmas. That means… Sorting out my exhibition (looking very like March – hooray!) And making new prints, pictures, cards, printing business cards, ordering bags and books and [...]
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The search for a new look…

By elise | Published: October 16, 2009
Yep – we’re messing with the look all right! The old look felt a little old and fussy. This is a little stark… sometime soon I hope to get it right! So please bear with me… In the meantime did you notice the new icon? That was fun. * Hey! Where’s the icon gone!? There should [...]
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On the run and fashion

By elise | Published: October 15, 2009
There’s a little bit of panic that sets in at times each year. It’s when I’m falling behind a little bit with new things looming and I start having unsettling dreams about being chased all the time. No difficulty in interpreting those particular bludgeons of the subconscious. At the moment I’m finishing designs for a cute [...]
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We're moving…

By elise | Published: October 13, 2009
The markets at the Convent are moving rooms… We used to be in the big room on the right (near the bakery and main gate direction), now we’ll be in the red room on this map. From the main gates it’s… turn right, pass the bakery, then turn left under the pergolas into the main courtyard [...]
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help – name me!

By elise | Published: October 12, 2009
So, obviously Mondoodle is a dodgey name but my imagination has left the building. Better name for the Monday sketch? I need help people!! Help!
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