Thursday, January 28, 2016

New gadget

I'm not a great one for gadgets but this new light pad is brilliant and so much easier to use than a traditional light box.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Snow dogs by the sea

Started putting down some ideas today for the 'Snow dogs by the sea' project happening in Brighton later this year.  The organisers are looking for designs to decorate large dog shaped sculptures which will be placed around the town.
You can find out more about the project at http://www.snowdogsbythesea.co.uk

Friday, January 22, 2016

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Top Drawer potter


I visited the 'Top Drawer' trade show this week and amongst the exhibitors was Keith Brymer Jones, one of the judges from 'The Great Pottery Throw Down', making throwing pots look incredibly easy! 


Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Workshop


I took part in a workshop today looking at ways to transfer images.


The first used sticky tape.


Tape was stuck over the image and smoothed out.


Then the paper was washed off the back of the tape.


The tape was then dried and then stuck down on paper or card.


An example on paper.



The technique worked well on glass.


Another method used nail polish remover on the back of photocopied images.


This produced interesting results both on the print and the original.


The workshop was organised by SE20 Art group member Yolanta and you can find out more about her workshops at http://www.hatome.co.uk/

Monday, January 18, 2016

Vintage poster

Lovely vintage poster up at Crystal Palace station in south London.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Website update


It's amazing how time flies so I needed to have an update on my website.
If you'd like to take a look, it's at http://www.liswatkins.co.uk/



Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Directory update


Spent some time today updating my entry on the Directory of Illustration website.
Take a look here. 

Monday, January 11, 2016

Friday, January 8, 2016

London Urban Sketchers

The London Urban Sketchers meet up next Saturday for the first sketchcrawl of the year.  Canary Wharf is the location and you can find out the details here - http://urbansketchers-london.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/lets-draw-london-in-2016.html

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Phoenix Parade map details


A closer look at some of the drawings on the Phoenix Parade map.
More details about the project here.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Looking forward


Looking forward to March when the new book by David Stuttard is published containing my B&W illustrations.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Big birds


Drawing some of the large bird specimens at the Horniman Museum today.

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Phoenix Parade

I'm working on a map for an exciting project happening in Croydon this year.
More information here - https://spacehive.com/CroydonPhoenix