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Let there be Guppies

elise — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:47:37 +0000

I have just discovered guppies. How did that take so long? It’s funny how many things I’ve been completely disinterested in until I drew one and suddenly shazaam. Instant obsession! It happened for a while with ships when I went down to the docks one day with my mum to paint the old tugboats at rest. And now, fish. All kinds really. Tropical ones, damn-ugly ones, goggle-eyed, giant squid, fluthers of jellyfish, carp (the fishiest of all fish) and now, guppies.

Of course I should be doing something else but from time to time you have to give yourself an hour to wander down a creative sidetrack to get the energy levels up again. These side tracks are a must – down there you make discoveries – new characters, new techniques, new styles and subjects. Even fish.

Mondoodle 17-01-2010

elise — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:40:12 +0000

A funny little sea picture…

It’s interesting – this scanned at a different angle to the way I drew it and as I rotated it I realised that the orientation of the page completely changed the scene. So which one to choose – diving, rising, or swimming to the left?

Drawn late Monday evening, Monday 17th January 2010.

oh ek its cold!

elise — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:53:42 +0000

Ok so last week we were in Cairns. Yes a holiday! It was beautiful and warm and the seas were brimful of fluorescent fish. Like puppy here… oh what a gorgeous boy. Makes me want to get back into my fish book idea.

And now we’re back in Melbourne and it’s cold. Oh, so cold. So here’s today’s picture. Brrrrr